Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:3248 comp.os.msdos.programmer:1801 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:10239 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!ucsd!ucbvax!agate!pepto-bismol.berkeley.edu!raymond From: raymond@pepto-bismol.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Changes to the Frequently Asked Questions Message-ID: <1990Nov3.053328.6100@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: 3 Nov 90 05:33:28 GMT Sender: usenet@agate.berkeley.edu (USENET Administrator) Reply-To: raymond@math.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen) Followup-To: poster Organization: U.C. Berkeley Lines: 159 For those playing along at home... 1c1 < [$Id: csip.faq 4.10 90/09/02 20:35:43 raymond Exp $] --- > [$Id: csip.faq 4.12 90/11/02 13:02:30 raymond Exp $] 58c58 < 5.2) Where can I get curses? vi? emacs? How do I remove a TSR from memory? --- > 5.2) Where can I get UNIX-like utilities? How do I remove a TSR from memory? 66a67 > APPENDIX B: OTHER SOURCES OF ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS 85a87,90 > In particular, if you wish to add something to the FAQ, don't just > post an article saying ``This should be in the FAQ'' because I probably > will miss it. Send me email directly. > 267c272,273 < chyde.uwasa.fi 00readme Timo Salmi (ts@chyde.uwasa.fi) --- > chyde.uwasa.fi HELP Timo Salmi (ts@chyde.uwasa.fi) > Harri Valkama (hv@chyde.uwasa.fi) 312a319,325 > The archives at chyde.uwasa.fi are also serviced by a mail server > that is still in an experimental stage. Send mail to hv@chyde.uwasa.fi > with a subject of "chyde-request" (no quotation marks, lowercase is > important), and whose body contains the two words "send help" (again, > no quotation marks, lowercase is important). Do not include a signature > because it confuses the server. If you do not understand, don't > use the email server. 313a327,329 > It must be emphasized that mail-based file transfer is frowned upon > by system administrators, and you are strongly encouraged to use ftp > if at all possible. 323,324c339,340 < SIMTEL20 as PD1:INTER290.ZIP (as of 1 MAy 1990). < This listing is updated four or five times per year. --- > SIMTEL20 as PD1:INTERxxx.ZIP (the last three digits > indicate the version number). 331c347,353 < The hard-core (hard-code) method is to say --- > First comment is that direct video access is poor program engineering > since it ties your program down to a particular hardware configuration. > (Device drivers and TSRs are also known to reprogram the video board, > thereby making accurate direct video access difficult.) > > Nevertheless, here's the answer, more to illustrate the concept > rather than as a suggested method of action. You can say 335,336c357 < and treat "screen" as if it were an array. A more flexible < approach is to say --- > and treat "screen" as if it were an array. You can say 397c418 < the Borland Forum on CompuServe. There is also a Turbo-C mailing list --- > the Borland Forum on CompuServe. There is a Turbo-C mailing list 399c420,421 < (There's also a Zortech-C mailing list on uunet!ztc-list-request.) --- > > There's a Zortech-C mailing list on uunet!ztc-list-request. 413c435,436 < [ ] Write a letter to the Better Business Bureau. --- > [ ] Write a letter to the Better Business Bureau. They've been > archiving this sort of information for years. 427a451,453 > In particular, a long summary of the debate over Mark Williams' > "Coherent" product is available from my archives. > 435c461 < TIFF, BGI, OBJ, EXE file formats? How can I write my own BGI driver? --- > TIFF, BGI, PCX, OBJ, EXE file formats? How can I write my own BGI driver? 452,456c478,484 < GIF, TIFF and BGI file formats are available on SIMTEL20, and the < formats for .OBJ and .EXE files can be found in the MS-DOS Encyclopedia. < On SIMTEL20 is also the Borland BGI toolkit, which can also be obtained < directly from Borland. Many questions and answers about BGI files < are logged in the file "old.questions" in my archives. --- > SIMTEL20 has GIF, TIFF and BGI file formats, as well as the Borland BGI > toolkit (also available from Borland). The formats for .OBJ and .EXE > files can be found in the MS-DOS Encyclopedia. The PCX file format can > be obtained from ZSoft (their address is in the old.questions file). > > Indeed, SIMTEL20's directory is just chock full of > assorted technical information. 590c618 < 5.2) Where can I get curses? vi? emacs? How do I remove a TSR from memory? --- > 5.2) Where can I get UNIX-like utilities? How do I remove a TSR from memory? 593c621 < These programs and others are available from SIMTEL20: --- > Here's just a *sample* of what's available from SIMTEL20: 600a629,630 > There's plenty more where they came from. > 607,610c637,642 < There are several different emacs implementations for the PC. You can < get public versions like MicroEmacs and Freemacs or commercial < programs like Epsilon or Unipress Emacs. The similarity to GNU Emacs < varies. The file "editor" in my archives discusses this, as well --- > The GNUish MS-DOS project is moderated by Thorsten Ohl > . Their efforts can be found on SIMTEL20 > and elsewhere. > > There are several different emacs implementations for the PC. > The file "editor" in my archives discusses this, as well 687c719 < for anonymous ftp (see question 1.1) from math.princeton.edu --- > for anonymous ftp (question 1.1) from math.princeton.edu[128.112.128.157] 692,694c724,738 < People who cannot ftp can request the files via email. Send < email to rjc@math.princeton.edu with no subject and containing < the single line "help" to receive instructions. --- > People who cannot ftp can request the files via email. Before sending > mail to the server, make sure you are using the instructions from the > most recent version of this file. > > Send email to rjc@math.princeton.edu with no subject and containing > the two lines > > path your-return-address > help > > replacing "your-return-address" with a valid reply path > *from*me*to*you*. (British users take careful note!) > Actually, the server tries to guess the return path, > so the "path" command is needed only if your mailer puts bogus > headers on outgoing mail. 700,702c744 < One file in particular you might be interested in is "faq.more" < which contains answers to MORE questions, but which weren't included < here for reasons of space. Its table of contents follows: --- > APPENDIX B: OTHER SOURCES OF ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS 703a746,748 > The answers to the following questions can be obtained from the > archives described above, as the file "faq.more". > 724c769,770 < 14) How can I toggle NumLock/CapsLock/ScrollLock from a batch file or program? --- > 14) Why is my program limited to only 20 open files? How can I increase > this value? 728a775,779 > 17) How do I disable call waiting? > 18) Redirecting printer output into a file. > > Prof. Timo Salmi also has his own collection of Frequently Asked Questions. > Watch for his periodic postings.