I've refrained from getting into the internals of "dialog", but it does not look as if I have any choice. The core dump in "modconf" and the suppression of character echo in the boot floppy are both caused by a (reasonably simple) bug in dialog concerned with its trying to render a string that is too wide for its window. Thus, I'll fix that this weekend and release a new boot floppy set.
Thanks Bruce -- Pixar's "Toy Story": Over 1/3 Billion dollars world box office so far. Bruce Perens AB6YM [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hams.com/