arachne-digest Tuesday, February 15 2000 Volume 01 : Number 996
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:11:39 +0800
From: J J Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: large pdf2txt
Thanks for the information :-(
I suppose Adobe offer guidance on how they deal with large
files for their PDF2TXT service (I must look some time) but
my lame approach has been to complain to websites that their
documents should not be supplied as PDF with no alternative.
In our supposedly more interactive age am I the only one who
finds the prominently flagged feedback channels don't usually
work? The ones who've got their act together respond very
quickly. But the majority: zilch. And I'm not talking mainly
about complaints and "smart Alec" comments.
Jake
>I check it with big document with lot of graphics.
>How large it was ? Enough. Near 15 MB.
>I have it at my site, so it don't take too much time to
>send it. Just ten lines in Perl (near 2 minutes).
>After 2 days i got only first page without any images (it
>was title of book with just three lines of text). Other 686
>pages lost in cyberspace.
>
>Sergie
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:04:07 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: OT Re: what is .pdf
Hi
"Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Are you by any chance running a DOS extender like DOS4GW.exe ?
>> Maybe this thing needs to run in 32bit mode. :-((
GM> That might be it. I _do_ have DOS4GW.EXE in c:\1common
GM> And my path statement includes c:\1common
GM> I'll remove c:\1common from my "path" and be right back.
GM> -----
GM> That's not it.
GM> (still worked fine)
You already have written the solution.
You have cwsdpmi in your path.
(The other extender rtm.exe, dpmi.dll is ANOTHER DPMI server, which is
needed for other programs [I think some pascal compiler makes executables
requiring it])
GM> Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:54:34 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: OT Re: what is .pdf
Hi
Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
CV> QDPMI is NOT loaded as I have never needed it for anything before.
Now it would be handy :)
And many other programs need it. (eg DJGPP Arachne as Michael has announced
it)
CV> I think I want to keep it that way.<G>
Why ?? QDPMI needs less than 3 KB of memory and can be loaded high.
ANd for example it speeds up the new pkzip 2.50 which is able to use DPMI.
CV> I see no mention of special DPMI services in the docs I have for
CV> Himem and emm386.
The MS-DOS versions don't proviode DPMI.
DR-DOS does, but it is EXTREMELY buggy. (caldera advises you to disable it
and load another DPMI server instead)
CV> I thought ALL memory managers used protected mode anyway.
No ... himem not, emm386 yes.
But _USING_ protectedmode itself and providing a protected mode interface
(DPMI) are 2 things !
CV> Are you by any chance running a DOS extender like DOS4GW.exe ?
CV> Maybe this thing needs to run in 32bit mode. :-((
DOS4GW is a VERY old way of providing full memory access.
Almost all new programs use DPMI.
Eg you load a DPMI server (eg QDPMI <3 KB) and you can use 16 or 32 bit
programs, which can access linear memory.
CV> - Clarence Verge
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:00:57 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: p.s. Local time trials
Hi
Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
CV> I was not using virtual screens so that extra delay was not in the
CV> result.
CV> Just doing a page down takes the same time in Arachne as the initial
CV> load - say 5.5 seconds - while Netscape does it in about a third of a
CV> second. That's 18 times faster !
I think this is exactly the problem.
You're not using virt. screens.
If I understan them correctly Virt. screens is simply the layout of the
page. (eg it is rendered one time, and after that the virt. screen is used)
If I'm right, than this means that if they are disabled, than arachne has
to render tha page veverytime you scroll.
CV> - Clarence Verge
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:52:49 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: Sound Blaster 16
Hi
"Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MD> However, when I tried to play some of the midi files, Arachne
MD> could not do so.
You need a program, that plays midi ....
Some folks here found a really good one, which can be integrated into
arachne. (shame on me I have forgotten their names ... Roger Turk maybe ??)
MD> Anyway, I'm happy that I got this far with it
GREAT !
MD> Michael L. Dawley
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:28:02 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: What is .PDF (& XPDF)
Hi
"Edenyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
E> Silly directory names,
Unzip it without the -d option ...
E> wanting DPMI (what?),
Dos Protected Mode Interface
Simply copy cwsdpmi.exe into the path
E> wanting GZIP....
download gzip :)
(it needs it for compressed pdfs ... IMHO)
E> Has anyone got 0.9 to work on DOS 5.0? What's the secret?
If you have gzip.exe and cwsdpmi.exe in path it sure should work !
E> It's high time that we had something for reading them - it's
E> getting so that everyone publishes everything using them now.
It works great here .... (much better than GhostScript)
Because of silly american crypto regulations it can't process encrypted
PDFs.
I have also tried GhostView to view .ps files.
But I can't find how to zoom into them, and the press enter prompt allways
overwrites parts of the graphic output.
E> Ron.
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 07:52:47 -0500 (EST)
From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Arachne does not connect to SMTP-server
>From one moment to the other Arachne does't connect to my SMTP-servers
>mail.gmx.net and mail.talknet.de. Help please.
Maybe the SMTP server requires POP3 access within 30 minutes before SMTP access.
I read that about GMX but am not familiar with mail.talknet.de.
Support the International Alliance for Compatible Technology
http://pages.cthome.net/iact/
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 07:54:43 -0500
From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sound Blaster 16
Ricsi wrote:
>>Hi
"Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MD> However, when I tried to play some of the midi files, Arachne
MD> could not do so.
You need a program, that plays midi ....
Some folks here found a really good one, which can be integrated into
arachne. (shame on me I have forgotten their names ... Roger Turk maybe ??)
MD> Anyway, I'm happy that I got this far with it
GREAT !
MD> Michael L. Dawley
CU, Ricsi<<
Nope! Not me. Guess again <G>.
Roger Turk
Tucson, Arizona USA
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 09:01:52 -0500
From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Arachne load error
Steve,
I have Arachne loaded on two computers, one is a 586/133 MHz with 8 MB ram
(originally a 486/33 MHz) and the second is a P75 with 40 MB ram. The best
that I can do on the 586/133 is Arachne 1.48. 1.49 (with dynamic images)
won't load or crashes, I don't remember which. On the P75, I have 1.60b1
loaded and it works great!
Suggestions: Turn the animated X-I logo off. (In ARACHNE.CFG look for
"Logo" and change it to read, "Logo 0".)
In ARACHNE.CFG, do you have the home page set to "home.arachne.cz"? At some
point Michael P. changed his URL to this, but I can't remember when.
Hope this helps.
Roger Turk
Tucson, Arizona USA
Steve Evans wrote:
>>I've been trying for months, off and on, to get past "Arachne load error".
I seem to have gotten further than many new Arachne users. For now, it is
version 1.50 (had the same trouble with version 1.49). Let me know if you
think 1.60 has any real chance of faring better.
I've tried it on two machines --one a 386 with 2 megs of RAM and the other a
486 with 8 megs RAM -- same symptoms on both. Using MS-DOS 6.22, no EMS,
DOS loaded high. Before starting Arachne MEM shows 697k of conventional
memory free and 6.9 MB XMS free. I have tried to configure it as simply as
possible. Modem is a US Robotics internal set to port 1, irq 4. I tried
setting slower speeds. I have tried substituting the actual port address in
the Arachne.cfg, but it makes no difference --connection is usually
successful anyway. I am using everything as the Arachne installation set up
automatically.
I have a Compuserve account and a Freewwweb account. I can connect to both.
After dialing, it returns "Installed packet driver handler at vector 0x60".
Then it tries to locate the start page. I have verified that both
Compuserve and Freewweb are assigning a new IP. On exit from Arachne, the
Arachne system variables all show values (MYIP, REMIP, NETMASK, PEERMRU --
though Freewwweb assigns 0.0.0.0 to NETMASK). I have been careful to clear
the cache (F8) and either reboot or SET MYIP= before each redial while
testing. MYIP always shows a new value.
With Compuserve it is more successful. Arachne starts downloading the
assigned start page. Sometimes it will finish. Usually it stalls, while
the X-I logo keeps animating the lightning pattern. After a long wait, I
will try pressing R to refresh, or G to enter another URL and the status
line will change to "Connecting to home.arachne.cz [or whatever URL], port
80", stalled again with the X-I logo showing the multicolored spiral
animation. Then I will try pressing G again for another URL. Status line
changes to "Asking for domain name server for [whatever URL]" and the X-I
logo animates the blue/green square pattern. Finally it times out, reads
"Cannot locate computer [URL]" and goes to the Arachne Load Error screen
"Cannot open connection/ Arachne was unable to load requested URL/ Possible
reasons:" and none of the reasons or Arachne documentation is much help.
But even if the start page finishes loading, any attempt to hyperlink or go
to a new URL just stalls again in the same way.
With Freewwweb, it dials, connects, "Installed packet driver . . ." and
assigns IP. Then the status line reads "Asking domain name server for
[start URL --doesn't matter which one I try]". Finally it times out, status
"Cannot locate computer [URL] and goes to the same Arachne Load Error page.
I have tried lengthening the time out, but it doesn't seem to matter. I
have tried substituting an Arachne.cfg used successfully by another
Freewwweb subscriber in my local Los Angeles metro area, but I get the very
same symptoms.
Before I post copy of my own Arachne.cfg or other details, I am hoping that
one of you expert Arachnites will recognize these symptoms. Looks like a
great program, and a perfect way to salvage several cast off DOS machines .
. . if only I could get it to surf beyond the start page. And I was hoping
to give up Compuserve in favor of Freewwweb. I have searched every Arachne
help file and various installation notes posted on Compuserve forums and
other web sites. I have lurked this mail list for some time hoping to spy
some clue. Are Arachne-Digest discussions archived anywhere?
Steve<<
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:05:25 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Virus Alert!
Gregy wrote:
>> software; I can imagine what fun it could be to have that CMOS virus
>> program activated while attempting to install BootMagic or System
>> Commander. I'll be your worst nightmare would be pleasant in comparison.
>
>Nope....manual and install instructions for Boot Manager and System
>Commander, et al say to turn it back off while you do the install, then
>turn it back on...BUT...AMI Bios doesn't require that, as long as you
>answer "yes" (i.e. let the program continue with its instal)
Actually my BIOS didn't complain when I rewrote my MBR (under the
installation of Lilo).
BIOS does claim to have "ChipAwayVirus Detect" or something like that. I
guess there are diffrent degrees of "cmos av programs".
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:05:24 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT Re: what is .pdf
Glenn wrote:
>> CV>Pkunzip complained that it couldn't create the directory XPDF-0.90-DOS
>
>> Ah... you used -d maybe?
>
> Yes, that happened to me as well.
>(had to use pkunzip without the -d option)
My batch file uses -d as well - but besides that pkunzip returned an
errorlevel (which my batch file interpreted as an error and told me about
it) everything worked and the directory xpdf-0.90- contains the files.
I've got PKunZIP 2.50 perhaps this is the reason why it works for me?
BTW: It's obvious that the person that made this ZIP is a UNIX user
(probably Linux). Most UNIX zip/tar/gzip-ed files contain the name of the
directory in which they should be put. (No free choice there). The
incredibly stupid filenames are another sure giveaway - pdf2txt would be a
much better name instead of pdftotex. But since the program works (for me
atleast) I'm not complaining :-)
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:49:31 +0300
From: "Vasily Zatsepin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: POP3 stops
Hi Sergei,
IMHO, it can be simple as a cure from common cold: just reinstall your end.
And if the option fails - your prob is on server end.
BTW does it depend from ypur server load (OK at nights/mornings and fails
otherwise)?
On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 04:24:18 +0030, Sergei Kramar wrote:
> Hello listers,
> I have a problem when getting large e-mails (>10-15 kB) via POP3
> protocol from my provider. First 2-3 kB are delivered quickly but
> the rest is transferred very slow: recieving 500-800 Bytes, pause about
> 20-30 sec, recieving next 500-800 Bytes, more longer pause, etc., up to
> break of POP3 connection. If I connect to POP3 server by TELNET via 110
> port and give him RETR command manually, I receive e-mail of any size
> very quickly to my terminal. Outgoing e-mails upload without problems.
> HTTP and FTP download are working nomally also.
> Any ideas/comments?
Good luck,
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Arachne WWW browser v.1.50 SRC - registered
Visit http://arachne.browser.org/ - Web browser for DOS
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:16:40 -0000
From: "Mel Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Modem nodems!
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OK GaNGUE,
Still trying to get the 233 working with Arachne, without success. The =
modem is a "Pro-media" Data/Fax/Voice Modem and says on the box it's a =
V90 PCI 56k unit.
The machine (pentium) says it's on COM1 but doesn.t recognise it at all =
there, and just ignores it. A DOS diagnostics program I have says it's =
on COM3 and the machine recognises that it is there but refuses to =
initialize it from there, using ATZ, AT&F, and AT&F0.
Any more ideas cghaps and chapesses?
Regards
Mel
Using win 'cos rach don;'t work ;-(
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>OK GaNGUE,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Still trying to get the 233 working =
with=20
Arachne, without success. The modem is a "Pro-media" =
Data/Fax/Voice=20
Modem and says on the box it's a V90 PCI 56k unit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The machine (pentium) says it's on =
COM1=20
but doesn.t recognise it at all there, and just ignores it. A DOS=20
diagnostics program I have says it's on COM3 and the machine recognises =
that it=20
is there but refuses to initialize it from there, using ATZ, AT&F, =
and=20
AT&F0.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Any more ideas cghaps and=20
chapesses?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Mel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Using win 'cos rach don;'t work=20
;-(</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:37:09 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: link to gnupyright sources of arachne
Christoph wrote:
>That's absolutely right. But I just can READ C, unfortunately not WRITE C!!
Oh, that's a new one.
>But that should be enough to search for bugs.
There aren't many in there... There are of course a few, but the times
between when they actually happen are so few (IMHO) so that it isn't a much
needed project.
>My work could be creating a APM-package (see my posting about PGP)..
I bet any help is appreciated. (not that I need PGP but I'll bet someone
else thinks he/she needs it <g>)
>BTW: Normally I connect to my mailserver just ones a day.
>So I'm a little bit slowly compared to f.e. Glenn, Clarence and the others.
Once a time it could go two weeks between the times I got my mail, now I
fetch them once a day or more.
I need to set up some way to download and send my mail when I'm in school
as well, but that's not so important yet.
BTW: I was not the one that eventually changed the page at
http://gnu.arachne.cz/ - for quite obvious reasons, I don't know czech :(
(Knowing it would really help me understand the source code better).
Still the lopif package isn't up yet (you'll need to complain to Michael
about this <g>).
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:57:39 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16
Michael L. Dawley wrote:
>However, when I tried to play some of the midi files, Arachne
>could not do so.
I don't know about sbbasic.exe but Creative have an *extremly* good DOS
MIDI program called play.exe perhaps it came along?
The reason why I think it's "*extremly* good" is because it is the ONLY
MIDI program (for DOS) that works on any of my computers. Now if I had a
non-standard card (some "noname", GUS, etc.) then I wouldn't complain. But
I only have standard SB16 cards and still none of the other programs work
(and I really really would like to get some of them to work since my sister
keeps bothering me about the fact that she wants a Kareoke program that's
freeware (none such exist for Windows)).
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:06:17 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Is this a bug ?
Clarence wrote:
>Well it's normal for me.
>i.e. I cannot run Windows under these conditions.<g>
But what kind of setting is it? I've never even heard of a "system=" setting.
>This part ??
>
>Hotlist C:\ARACHNE\HOTLIST.HTM
>History C:\ARACHNE\HISTORY.LST
>CacheIndex C:\ARACHNE\CACHE.IDX
>CookieFile C:\ARACHNE\COOKIES.LST
>CachePath C:\ARACHNE\CACHE\
>Cache2TEMP Yes
>MailPath C:\ARACHNE\MAIL\
>DownloadPath C:\ARACHNE\DOWNLOAD\
Aha! Change these back to their original values and we'll see how it goes.
(Actually you probably only need to change cachepath and downloadpath).
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:46:39 -0800
From: Daniel Pruitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: micq
I have seen the talk about mICQ and I had it comfigured but I didn't know how to get
an ICQ number, excuse my ignorance but is
that supplied by my isp or is there a special server I need to connect to in order to
receive a number?
- -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client
Dan
- -- Arachne V1.50;beta, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 01:54:10 +0300
From: "Sergei Kramar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Arachne load error
On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:01:28 -0800, Steve Evans wrote:
> ...With Compuserve it is more successful. Arachne starts downloading the
> assigned start page. Sometimes it will finish. Usually it stalls, while
> the X-I logo keeps animating the lightning pattern. After a long wait, I
> will try pressing R to refresh, or G to enter another URL and the status
> line will change to "Connecting to home.arachne.cz [or whatever URL], port
> 80", stalled again with the X-I logo showing the multicolored spiral
> animation. Then I will try pressing G again for another URL. Status line
> changes to "Asking for domain name server for [whatever URL]" and the X-I
> logo animates the blue/green square pattern. Finally it times out, reads
> "Cannot locate computer [URL]" and goes to the Arachne Load Error screen
> "Cannot open connection/ Arachne was unable to load requested URL/ Possible
> reasons:" and none of the reasons or Arachne documentation is much help.
> But even if the start page finishes loading, any attempt to hyperlink or go
> to a new URL just stalls again in the same way.
> With Freewwweb, it dials, connects, "Installed packet driver . . ." and
> assigns IP. Then the status line reads "Asking domain name server for
> [start URL --doesn't matter which one I try]". Finally it times out, status
> "Cannot locate computer [URL] and goes to the same Arachne Load Error page.
> I have tried lengthening the time out, but it doesn't seem to matter. I
> have tried substituting an Arachne.cfg used successfully by another
> Freewwweb subscriber in my local Los Angeles metro area, but I get the very
> same symptoms.
Hello Steve,
I beleive the problem you described is caused by the kind of your Internet
access not by hard- or soft- ware on your local computer. I see two
possible reasons: i)wrong DNS server setting in your arachne.cfg,
ii)disable or wrong Proxy.server setting in your arachne.cfg.
To localize i) problem you can point as URL pure IP address (not the
hostname) of your provider host. In this case DNS-server will be not
involved in the connection process and you get your provider home page
certainly. Then you can try to connect to another internet server by the
same manner i.e. type in the URL field pure IPaddress not the hostname.
If this does work for your provider server only and doesn't for outer
net, therefore, your traffic passes through the proxy.provider server and
you should set UseProxy to Yes and set correct address of HTTPproxy in
arachne.cfg. If you don't know IP address of your provider servers
you can call him and ask or you may learn them with the help of any of your
friends who has Internet access via Unix or WinNT compatible machine by
NSLOOKUP utility.
Good luck,
Sergei.
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- -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:37:47 -0800
From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Arachne load error
Steve Evans wrote:
>
> I've tried it on two machines --one a 386 with 2 megs of RAM and the other a
> 486 with 8 megs RAM -- same symptoms on both. Using MS-DOS 6.22, no EMS,
> DOS loaded high. Before starting Arachne MEM shows 697k of conventional
> memory free and 6.9 MB XMS free.
Hi Steve;
How much conventional memory do you really have free ?
Type MEM /C >MEM.log and post a copy of MEM.log.
If you have 697k free I need to know how you did it. <G>
- - Clarence Verge
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- - Help stamp out FATWARE. As a start visit: http://home.arachne.cz/
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:20:20 -0800
From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Modem nodems!
Mel Evans wrote:
>
> Using win 'cos rach don;'t work ;-(
Ok Mel we got to get you on racne 'cos Outlook Express doesn't put in any
carriage returns and sends it twice on the same page.<g>
Using Comtool (supplied with Arachne) try this after doing a coldboot to DOS.
(So windows can't screw anything up)
Type:
COMTOOL 1 ^b0 AT&F ^cr ^
If it appears to "hang" at any time, hit "cntrlC".
You should get AT&F echoed followed by "OK".
If that doesn't work, try this:
COMTOOL 1 ^d1 ^b0 +++ ^T10 ATZ ^
and then:
COMTOOL 1 ^b0 AT&F ^cr ^
again.
If no luck here, then maybe it's not on com1.
Change the "1" in the test lines to "2" and try again.
If that doesn't work, maybe it's not a real modem. :-((
Read Comtool.txt for more info.
p.s. If you are using PCED or DOSKEY turn them off. PCED, at least, blocks
COMTOOL. Probably because it's a buffer stuffer.
- - Clarence Verge
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:43:57 -0800
From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT Re: what is .pdf
Bernie wrote:
>
> BTW: It's obvious that the person that made this ZIP is a UNIX user
> (probably Linux). Most UNIX zip/tar/gzip-ed files contain the name of the
> directory in which they should be put. (No free choice there). The
> incredibly stupid filenames are another sure giveaway - pdf2txt would be a
> much better name instead of pdftotex. But since the program works (for me
> atleast) I'm not complaining :-)
Hi Bernie;
But WHY does it work for you ?
The really strange thing here is how many people it DOES work for who apparantly
are using either a 32bit DOS extender or a Protected Mode Interface without
being aware of it.
Is everyone using DOS in a Window box ??
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:38:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Gregor J Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16
On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Bernie wrote:
...
| I don't know about sbbasic.exe but Creative have an *extremly* good
| DOS MIDI program called play.exe perhaps it came along? The reason
| why I think it's "*extremly* good" is because it is the ONLY MIDI
| program (for DOS) that works on any of my computers. Now if I had a
| non-standard card (some "noname", GUS, etc.) then I wouldn't
| complain. But I only have standard SB16 cards and still none of the
| other programs work (and I really really would like to get some of
| them to work since my sister keeps bothering me about the fact that
| she wants a Kareoke program that's freeware (none such exist for
| Windows)).
Bernie, I think you will find play.exe on this page:
http://www.creative.com/support/files/download.asp?reg=0&OS=Dos&prod=sb_16&select=Get+Files
I have a Creative Vibra16 sound card that I picked up cheap on the sale
shelf at Microcenter...came with a CD, but I couldnn't find anything on
the CD that didn't "this requires Winnnndoze". Since I don't do Windoze, I
got the software for the card from that page. There's some intereesting
stuff there.
Best regards
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Boston MA
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 01:50:10 +0100 (CET)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
Subject: OT Re: what is .pdf
Hi
Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
CV> The really strange thing here is how many people it DOES work for who
CV> apparantly are using either a 32bit DOS extender or a Protected Mode
CV> Interface without being aware of it.
CV> Is everyone using DOS in a Window box ??
No ... but very many people have cwsdpmi in their path !
CV> - Clarence Verge
CU, Ricsi
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:23:34 +0000
From: "Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16
On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 23:46:33 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote:
> I have drivers for Windows and DOS for a Sound Blaster Pro if ypou
> would like to try them. I never neded to use the DOS drivers. I don't
> know why they bother to make them. I also have programs for testing
> your card and diagnosing the settings. Plus a lot of extra programs
> and sound files. Let me know if you want them and I'll ZIP them to you.
Mark,
I got it going. Went to:
http://www.creative.com/support/files/download.asp
and got sbbasic.exe downloaded to a disk and set it up on
this computer.
I notice that Arachne cannot play midi files, only .wav files
using plany.exe.
I have been having fun setting up various .wav files to play
as I go through my menu, etc. and Arachne. I have to call them
in the .bat files I have on this setup. I put all the files
in a directory c:\sound, along with plany.exe from Arachne.
Do you have something that will play the midi's in DOS and/or
Arachne?
Thanks,
Michael L. Dawley
Pearl, Mississippi
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