Hi,

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:29:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Here are some more test results of the Arachne 'your computer'
> function:

Strictly, it's WWWMAN who seems to be responsible for this function
(please type

cd \arachne
wwwman -l file:@:*.* >\temp\yourpc.htm

at DOS prompt, and you'll get the lockup on MS-DOS 7.10 as well).

> a) MS-DOS 6.0 on different machines: works
> b) MS-DOS 7.10 (AKA the DOS from W98) on different machines: blocks

a) can be as well DR-DOS 7.03
b) can be as well MS-DOS 7.10 from Windows 95 (Toshiba OEM version
   with FAT32 support).

It looks like WWWMAN has trouble with interpreting available drive
letters under plain MS-DOS 7.10; someone who has the sources should
carefully check every DOS function call (e.g., with Ralf Brown's
Interrupt List). Some internal system structures are much different
in DOS 6.x and 7.10, and there are some bugs in MS-DOS 7.10 that
"disappear" when Windows GUI (or rather its virtual drivers) takes
over much of the DOS functionality.

Hope this helps,

Michal

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