On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, "Kali McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (actually James) wrote:
> Hi, I am James, Kali's partner. I like OS/2. I installed Arachne under > Warp 4, and found it to be perfectly usable and sprightly. Don't forget > to go into the properties box, select DOS Settings, and give arachne > full access to the com port. Select Direct access, restrict to specific > com port. > Note OS/2 can bugger up com ports - if the mouse is in the wrong place, > it can 'own' all com ports, & not release them ! This si, however, quite > avoidable ! Yes...use your SettingsNotebook for the DOS settings that are applicable Also, for speed performance over serial lines, use the Quatech Serial Port Drivers: http://www.quatech.com/Application_Objects/FAQs/os2drivers.htm OS/2's SIO (Serial IO) drivers that come with OS/2 were always a bit dicey (their absolute latest are a fix, but, still not the best). Ray Guinn wrote some replacements (shareware) that have VERY much increased functionality, but the "nag" when you use them, and most people do NOT need the additional functionality. However...Quatech has free drivers that do a superb job, without the additional functions...and they drop right in....the download is only 111,110bytes and the README is specific and understandable. >> I woulden't mind trying Arachne under OS/2 as I like the operating >> system in preference to Win 3.1 for the GUI. > It is an excellent upgrade. Do have at least 16 Mb for reasonable > performance. By the way, I got a really nice spider icon came up > automatically for arachne ! Well...???....where's that link....????....for the spyder ikon, I mean.....<g g g g>...I make me a spyder icon for my v2.1, but I lost it, somewhere, making the transition to Warp 3... > OS/2 DOS emulation is FASTER than DOS DOS emulation. The only drawback > with using arachne under OS/2 is that the TCP/IP is not shared across > the system. No, the TCP/IP with Connect says the stack is available at Decimal 105, which is Hex 0x69, I'm investigating getting Arachne (or anyother DOS) program to see that, and use it....if this happens, then running two (or even three, or more) Arachnes at one time, all pointing at different sites, would be possible....or...at least, running Arachne, IRC-client, and telnet client...all at the same time. I've done this with native OS/2 clients, but haven't gotten the DOS complements working, yet.. > I.E if you get Netscape 4.76, use IBM's alternate dialler, > you can ftp, telnet, ping etc all at once. Of course, a properly setup > arachne supports ftp, telnet and ssh anyway, so ok! >> Wonder what you think ? > TES YES YES YES ahhh I agree....<g> ...gregy -- This mail was sent by a user of Arachne - The Ultimate Internet Client
