arachne-digest Tuesday, February 15 2000 Volume 01 : Number 997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:45:03 +0000 From: "Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 1.60 in VGA mode ! On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 07:52:54 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Michael, > I forgot to mention this about the redirect to NUL. If you use >> it > will add the currentl debug info to the file. Using > will overwrite > it, so it won't grow larger over time. > Was this for DOS Lynx386 or for Arachne? How would this be applied to Arachne? > UKA_PPP uses EPPPDD (87632 bytes), otherwise I have only used EPPPD. > I have been thinking of buying a new computer, and don't want any MS flavor of > Windows. I have been thinking also about the possibility of Alpha or Ultra > Sparc instead of Intel/compatible. Then I get 64 bits and won't be obsolete > when Intel Itanium and AMD's counterpart are released. I read on Be Web pages > that Apple was keeping their newer processor specifications secret for their own > Mac OS, and Be would not be able to continue with BeOS on PowerPC. That deters > me from the thought of going with PowerPC. MacOS's lack of command prompt would > be a severe culture shock. I will likely want to run Linux and NetBSD. > Thomas Mueller > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas, On my Compaq 575 I use a Netdial 1.3 - Arachne 1.60 combo using epppdd to connect, and have the output redirected to a "output.txt" file with a >. It cuts down on the amount of output that scrolls down the screen, and it's in "output.txt" should I want to look at it. It's interesting, but I have no control over what's there, all I am concerned with is 100% connections, and I get that now. I have several computers, mostly old ones, and work with one for a while, then move the improvements I develop to the others, if applicable. Some don't get played with much. All of them, however, have getting on the web as their focus. Arachne is used on all of them, as is WIN 3.1. On this one, I have WIN 98, and get into Arachne and Bobcat using a boot disk. WIN 98 can let me into my old configuration at bootup if I F8, but passes me by a lot of times, hence the boot disk. Those machines you are thinking about exploring seem quite powerful, and it would be a challenge to get them running with Netscape, etc. You might have to say goodby to Arachne if they don't have DOS on them, I'm not sure. Thanks, Michael L. Dawley Pearl, Mississippi - -- Compudyne 486DX4-100 -- DOS 6.22, WIN 98, Arachne 1.60 - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:35:08 From: "Dale Mentzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: micq On 14 Feb 00 at 13:46, Daniel Pruitt wrote: >>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? The first time you logon with MICQ, you get prompted for a UIN (user ID number) or enter 0 (zero) then a password (you will be prompted) and the ICQ server will assign you a UIN. It is probably a good idea to record these, but the program records them and you should not need them agains except if the program gets damaged or deleted. Regards, Dale Mentzer ICQ 64286265 >> >>-- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client >>Dan -- Arachne V1.50;beta, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/ >> >> >> >>It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser. This mail written by a user of Arachne, the DOS Internet Client WWWWW World Wide Web Without Windows http://home.arachne.cz Arachne DOS Browser Home Page ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:14:18 +0000 From: "Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:57:39 +0100 (MET), Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 ... Bernie, I didn't get play.exe in the package. I'll look at the website and see if I can find it. How big is play.exe? Is it possible to send it to me as an attachment? Right now, I am using plany that comes with Arachne. I copied plany.exe to my "sounds" directory, and am using .wav files in my .bat files I use to get Arachne and Bobcat. Having lots of fun with those .wav files, but would like to do the .mid files too. Thanks, Michael L. Dawley Pearl, Mississippi - -- Compudyne 486DX4-100 -- DOS 6.22, WIN 98, Arachne 1.60 - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:07:01 -0500 (EST) From: Gregor J Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: GNU live video system? On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Or Botton wrote: | Is there, anywhere, a live video protocol/system that is open-source | or etleast not heavily protected by patents? | | All I know of is Video Live (which was squashed by Real), Real | video, and the dreaded Windows Media. What else? Or, I am not sure if this is what you are looking for, but you could take a look at Video4Linux. This is stuff maintained by Alan Cox, one of the main Linux kernel maintainers. He is adamantly opensource. It is all here: http://roadrunner.swansea.uk.linux.org/v4l.shtml HTH - -- Gregor J Jones mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Boston MA ------------------------------ 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 ... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:42:19 -0400 From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Learning HTML Hey youze guyz! Nothing like alphabet testing for learning new things. Here I was trying to learn about HTML and TAGS and all that other stuff, and trying to get things done so I could open up my editor and start seeing if I can get some customized macros made to make tagging and untagging easier, but ended up first having to hand edit my hotlist.htm [because some of the entries are outside acceptable parameters set up for htlstmgr.exe -- I checked source code] to make certain I didn't lose any of the new links I grabbed in the last two days, and !voila! I learned new things! Today I learned how to drop an anchor and make a line that will take me to that anchor. <G> I also learned how to put these neat separation lines above &/or below something on the page. And I learned that not all TAGS have a matching opposite. All this, just from trying to get another job out of the way. Being an Arachnite [arachnids am spiders, and I only have 2 legs] has more advantages than are apparent at first glance. };> l.d. - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:27:11 -0400 From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Why no graphics now? When I first started using b1 I loved the fact that the page was converted to include all the graphics. Now it isn't doing that any more. How come?? I use virt screens, so shouldn't it be saving everything in one file?? l.d. - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:45:39 -0800 From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Is this a bug ? Bernie wrote: > > 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. Hey, it's just a flag ! <G> If my batch files find SYSTEM=CRAP then they know they have to re-boot to load all the stuff windows won't let me run. - - Clarence Verge - -- - - Help stamp out FATWARE. As a start visit: http://home.arachne.cz/ - -- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:02:51 +0000 From: "Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:38:30 -0500 (EST), Gregor J Jones wrote: > 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 > -- > Gregor J Jones mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Boston MA Hello Bernie, Gregor, and All: I downloaded 95DOSAPP.EXE and located play.exe. It runs some of my midi's but not all. Also, I can't figure out how to get Arachne to call it. I can do that in .bat files in front of and behind Arachne, as I do now with my .wav files and plany.exe, but I am wondering how Arachne can use play.exe. Right now, if I click on a .mid file in Arachne, Arachne can't play it, just allows it to be saved to my c:\sounds directory, where I have play.exe I then exit to dos, and type "play song3.mid" for instance, and play.exe plays it, if it's the right format. Some midi's won't play for some reason. Arachne does the .wav files nicely, however. Thanks, Michael L. Dawley Pearl, Mississippi - -- Compudyne 486DX4-100 -- DOS 6.22, WIN 98, Arachne 1.60 - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:43:02 -0500 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT Re: what is .pdf * This message is in MIME format. - --MIME-multipart-message-boundary-950586183 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:43:57 -0800, Clarence Verge wrote: > 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 ?? The attached file _should_ clear things-up (a little bit anyway)<g> (report created by WATCH.EXE) BTW, it also indicates the importance of _all_ files needed by an "application" being located in the same directory. - -- Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/ - --MIME-multipart-message-boundary-950586183 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN ;name=report.txt Content-ID: arachne-namespace/c:\report.txt Content-Description: File "report.txt" (type TEXT/PLAIN, size 2 KB) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable $19 Get current drive - (C:) $3E Close handle 5 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 6 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 7 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 8 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 9 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 10 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 11 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 12 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 13 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 14 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 15 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 16 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 17 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 18 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 19 - Fail, Invalid handle $4D Get return code $47 Get current directory - OK, () $3D Open file pdftotex - Fail, File not found $4E Find first file matching C:\xpdfdos\pdftotex.exe - [RHS ] $4B Exec program C:\XPDFDOS\PDFTOTEX.EXE Command line : \pdf\act9911.pdf \temp\act9911.txt $30 Get DOS ver. - ( 6.0 ) $3E Close handle 19 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 18 - Fail, Invalid handle $4B Exec program C:\XPDFDOS\CWSDPMI.EXE $4B Exec program \CWSDPMI.EXE $4B Exec program C:\1BATCH\CWSDPMI.EXE $4B Exec program C:\1COMMON\CWSDPMI.EXE $30 Get DOS ver. - ( 6.0 ) $3E Close handle 0 - OK $3E Close handle 1 - OK $3E Close handle 3 - OK $3E Close handle 4 - OK $3D Open file EMMXXXX0 - OK, Handle =3D 0 $3E Close handle 0 - OK $3E Close handle 2 - OK $4D Get return code $3D Open file C:\XPDFDOS\PDFTOTEX.EXE - OK, Handle =3D 5 $3C Create/ Truncate file c:\cwsdpmi.swp - [ ] - OK, Handle =3D 6 $3E Close handle 5 - OK $30 Get DOS ver. - ( 6.0 ) $19 Get current drive - (C:) $43 Get file attributes, file =3D \pdf\act9911.pdf - OK - [ A] $43 Get file attributes, file =3D \temp\act9911.txt - Fail, File not found $3D Open file /.xpdfrc - Fail, Path not found [ repeated * 1 ] $3D Open file \pdf\act9911.pdf - OK, Handle =3D 5 $3D Open file \temp\act9911.txt - Fail, File not found [ repeated * 1 ] $3C Create/ Truncate file \temp\act9911.txt - [ ] - OK, Handle =3D 7 $3E Close handle 7 - OK $3E Close handle 5 - OK $3E Close handle 4 - OK $3E Close handle 3 - OK $3E Close handle 6 - OK $41 Delete file c:\cwsdpmi.swp - OK $4C Exit with return code - ( 0) $19 Get current drive - (C:) $3E Close handle 5 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 6 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 7 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 8 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 9 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 10 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 11 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 12 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 13 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 14 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 15 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 16 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 17 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 18 - Fail, Invalid handle $3E Close handle 19 - Fail, Invalid handle $4D Get return code $47 Get current directory - OK, () - --MIME-multipart-message-boundary-950586183-- � ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:07:24 -0500 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (OT) MIDI files in DOS (was Re: Sound Blaster 16) On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:57:39 +0100 (MET), Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 ... Have you tried Cubic Player??? http://www.cubic.org/player/ Get the player itself (ocp251.zip) _and_ all 8 "GUS Patch" files. (you'll need ARJ.EXE to decompress the patches) If you've never heard a MIDI the way it was _meant_ to sound... You won't believe your ears !!! <g> The only time I heard them played this well was with a Linux MIDI player. (the Linux player also requires the Gus patches to do it on an SB card) - -- Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:31:46 -0500 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:02:51 +0000, Michael L. Dawley wrote: > Hello Bernie, Gregor, and All: > I downloaded 95DOSAPP.EXE and located play.exe. > It runs some of my midi's but not all. Also, I can't figure out > how to get Arachne to call it. I can do that in .bat files in front > of and behind Arachne, as I do now with my .wav files and plany.exe, > but I am wondering how Arachne can use play.exe. Right now, if I > click on a .mid file in Arachne, Arachne can't play it, just allows > it to be saved to my c:\sounds directory, where I have play.exe > I then exit to dos, and type "play song3.mid" for instance, and > play.exe plays it, if it's the right format. Some midi's won't > play for some reason. > Arachne does the .wav files nicely, however. Prepare yourself for.... "Mime.cfg editing class #101"<g> Compare these lines from my Mime.cfg with the ones in your Mime.cfg audio/midi MID|d:\\audio\\cndmidi\\cndmidi.exe $1 audio/x-midi MID|d:\\audio\\cndmidi\\cndmidi.exe $1 ;not enabled by default: file/.mpg |@call C:\\1batch\\arampeg.bat $1 file/.mpe |@call C:\\1batch\\arampeg.bat $1 file/.avi |@call C:\\1batch\\araavi.bat $1 file/.mov |@call C:\\1batch\\aramov.bat $1 file/.mp1 >HTM|APM.EXE -h http://www.multimediaware.com/qv/qv>$2 file/.mp2 >HTM|APM.EXE -h http://www.multimediaware.com/qv/qv>$2 ;file/.mp3 >HTM|APM.EXE -h http://www.multimediaware.com/qv/qv>$2 file/.mp3 |@d:\\audio\\DOSAMP\\DOSAMP.EXE $1 -downsample file/ghostscript.dgi >HTM|APM.EXE -h http://www.naf.cz/arachne/apm/gs>$2 file/.ps >HTM|APM.EXE -h http://www.naf.cz/arachne/apm/gs>$2 file/.mid |d:\\audio\\cndmidi\\cndmidi.exe $1 file/.s3m |@d:\\audio\\mod\\cp.EXE $1 file/.mod |@d:\\audio\\mod\\cp.EXE $1 Got the idea??? - -- Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ 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/ ------------------------------ 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 ... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:27:11 -0400 From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Why no graphics now? When I first started using b1 I loved the fact that the page was converted to include all the graphics. Now it isn't doing that any more. How come?? I use virt screens, so shouldn't it be saving everything in one file?? l.d. - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ 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 ... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:35:08 From: "Dale Mentzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: micq On 14 Feb 00 at 13:46, Daniel Pruitt wrote: >>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? The first time you logon with MICQ, you get prompted for a UIN (user ID number) or enter 0 (zero) then a password (you will be prompted) and the ICQ server will assign you a UIN. It is probably a good idea to record these, but the program records them and you should not need them agains except if the program gets damaged or deleted. Regards, Dale Mentzer ICQ 64286265 >> >>-- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client >>Dan -- Arachne V1.50;beta, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/ >> >> >> >>It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser. This mail written by a user of Arachne, the DOS Internet Client WWWWW World Wide Web Without Windows http://home.arachne.cz Arachne DOS Browser Home Page ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:17:13 -0800 From: "Steve Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne load error Thanks abundantly all for your quick replies. Roger, It was version 1.48b that I first tested, and I have been trying updates ever since hoping to discover it working one day. I will try your suggestions. Sergei, I will also try your suggestions (if I can). I keep thinking it must be something obvious and simple in my setup. As I mentioned, other users of the Freewwweb and Compuserve ISPs in my local area are connecting and surfing via Arachne quite successfully with only the Primary and Secondary DNS, no proxy server address. But you may be right. I will try to get Freewwweb techs to work with me. One interesting note: Yesterday, Freewwweb SMTP server refused to deliver my email addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so I had to use a Compuserve connection to mail this. I am assuming that they have arachne.cz domain blocked as a supposed spam relay address. Clarence, As you will see (MEM.log below) my reading of the free DOS conventional was a bit hasty. Largest executible program size is actually 598k -- isn't that enough for Arachne? You can also see that I have several handy-dandy utilities loaded high. Surely, I must have tried testing Arachne originally with a pure DOS configuration, but I really can't remember. I will try again, just in case one of those utilities is simply conflicting with Arachne's use of memory. Do you know if Arachne uses any of the high memory area? Modules using memory below 1 MB: Name Total = Conventional + Upper Memory -------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- MSDOS 34,189 (33K) 34,189 (33K) 0 (0K) HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K) EMM386 3,120 (3K) 3,120 (3K) 0 (0K) COMMAND 4,208 (4K) 4,208 (4K) 0 (0K) SETVER 528 (1K) 0 (0K) 528 (1K) ANSI 4,240 (4K) 0 (0K) 4,240 (4K) CAPSLOCK 544 (1K) 0 (0K) 544 (1K) DOSCLIP 10,272 (10K) 0 (0K) 10,272 (10K) PRTSCFF 512 (1K) 0 (0K) 512 (1K) ENCORE 1,328 (1K) 0 (0K) 1,328 (1K) DRVSPACE 39,440 (39K) 0 (0K) 39,440 (39K) Free 697,808 (681K) 612,496 (598K) 85,312 (83K) Memory Summary: Type of Memory Total = Used + Free ---------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Conventional 655,360 42,864 612,496 Upper 142,176 56,864 85,312 Reserved 393,216 393,216 0 Extended (XMS) 7,197,856 226,464 6,971,392 ---------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total memory 8,388,608 719,408 7,669,200 Total under 1 MB 797,536 99,728 697,808 Largest executable program size 612,400 (598K) Largest free upper memory block 75,248 (73K) MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area. - ----- Original Messages ----- Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 5:02 PM Subject: arachne-digest V1 #996 | arachne-digest Tuesday, February 15 2000 Volume 01 : Number 996 | From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Subject: Arachne load error | | 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. | From: "Sergei Kramar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Subject: Re: Arachne load error | 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. | From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Subject: Re: Arachne load error | 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> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 09:11:29 +0000 From: "Edenyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Ghostscript (what is .pdf) Dear Richard, It IS possible to put Ghostscript in the directory of YOUR choice and still have it find its fonts. But it IS obscure!! Maybe these batch files that I use will help you. There are three - one each for screen and printer and one that will give you the choice and select page numbers: GS.BAT runs Ghostscript to display on the screen. Press RETURN after each screenful to get the next. You won't get a text prompt overwriting the display. === GS.BAT ======================= @echo off c: cd c:\graphics\gs set GS_OPTIONS=-q -Ifonts -dNOPROMPT call c:\graphics\gs\gs386 %1 -dBATCH set GS_OPTIONS= cls ================================== GSPRINT.BAT sends it to a laser printer without needing you to press RETURN after it sends each page. === GSPRINT.BAT ================== @echo off c: cd c:\graphics\gs set GS_DEVICE=ljet4 set GS_OPTIONS=-q -Ifonts -dFIXEDMEDIA -dNOPAUSE call gs386 -r300 -sPAPERSIZE=a4 %1 -dBATCH set GS_DEVICE= set GS_OPTIONS= pause cls ================================== SHOWPDF.BAT is a combination of the previous two. In addition, it allows you to state start and end page numbers of the document. It requires you to have CHOICE somewhere on your path. I think that this came with MS-DOS 6.22, although I use it with MS-DOS 5.00. === SHOWPDF.BAT ================== @echo off rem Ghostscript starter 1/2/2000 rem New, improved version. rem Uses %TEMP%, so make sure it's big enough! rem cls if "%2"=="" goto ERROR if not "%3"=="" goto START rem rem Issue a message if starting and ending pages not rem specified on command line. rem :ERROR echo. echo. echo Invoke %0 thus: echo %0 [filename.ext] [start page] [endpage] echo. pause goto END rem rem Start by copying file to temporary directory. rem :START copy %1 %TEMP% >nul echo. echo GhostScript control.... :CHOOSE echo Processing %1, echo Starting at page %2, echo Ending at page %3. choice /C:DPQ Display or Print file, or Quit if not errorlevel 3 goto PRINTIT del %TEMP%\%1 goto END rem rem Send file to printer. rem :PRINTIT if not errorlevel 2 goto VIEWIT c: cd c:\graphics\gs set GS_DEVICE=ljet4 set GS_OPTIONS=-q -Ifonts -dFIXEDMEDIA -dNOPAUSE call gs386 -r300 -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dFirstPage=%2 -dLastPage=%3 %TEMP%\%1 -dBATCH set GS_DEVICE= set GS_OPTIONS= pause cls goto CHOOSE rem rem Send file to screen. rem :VIEWIT c: cd c:\graphics\gs set GS_OPTIONS=-q -Ifonts -dNOPROMPT call c:\graphics\gs\gs386 -dFirstPage=%2 -dLastPage=%3 %TEMP%\%1 -dBATCH set GS_OPTIONS= pause cls goto CHOOSE :END ================================== Hope that you can make some use of these! All the best, Ron. ============================================================= On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 03:23:34 +0100, Richard Menedetter wrote: > Although GhostScript is rather strange ... > Searchpath for the fonts is hardcoded either to . or to c:\gs\fonts > If ps files are viewed with it directly the font is so small, that I can't > read it ... and there's a text saying press enter which overwrites some of > the rendered ps file ... > Maybe somebody can help ... > PS: If you don't want to install it into c:\gs > you have to move everything from gs/fonts to gs. > (and you have to edit ps2ascii so that it enters the gs dir, because the > search path is only . or c:/gs . I did it with the 4dos commands > pushd/popd) ------------------------------ End of arachne-digest V1 #997 *****************************
