Thank you Michal, That DOES help. It confirms what I had already suspected.
Namely, that this bug is acually in MsDos v7.x Be that as it may. I'm certain that we can find a way to "stomp" that bug. On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:49:28 +0100, Michal H. Tyc wrote: > 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, -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm http://www.thispagecannotbedisplayed.com/
