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Subject: Re: DOS environment
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 13:03:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 10 13:03:54 1985
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In article <392@whuts.UUCP> 2212msr@whuts.UUCP (ROBIN) writes:
>This has been posted before but it seems to be of continuing interest
>to net subscribers.  NOTE - I'M STILL LOOKING FOR ADDRESS TO PATCH
>FOR USE WITH DOS 3.1 (ON IBM-AT).
>
>This patch increases the environment size from 128 bytes to (H)0080 (128
>decimal) paragraphs of 16 bytes each.
>
>
>For DOS 3.1, an undocumented feature of the SHELL command is used
>in the CONFIG.SYS file:

Overflowing thanks!  We are using IBM GKS, plus a network-to-UNIX thing that
necessitates long path strings, and we are having a lot of trouble with
filling the environment.
    The IBM DOS v3.10 Reference clearly states (SET command, p7-165 para 3)
that if you haven't loaded a stay-resident program, the environment will
be expanded automatically beyond 127 bytes.  But I find it doesn't.  However,
if I load GRAPHICS first, I can cram in 193 bytes and no more.  What's going
on?

James F. Carter            (213) 206-1306
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