vanleeuw@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu (James Van Leeuwen) (07/21/90)
This is a reply to an mail message sent to me by Alex Kiernan at HiSoft. Neither I (or my system) could successfully address it and it bounced back about four times... > In article <1990Jul13.235517.1011@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu> you write: > >I need help! I attempted to use Laser C on my ST, but whenever I went > >to change the environment settings, I would bomb out. I just got Lattice > >C Version 5 (from HiSoft), and the same problem happens. I am using a > >Mega 2, TOS 1.4, and an ICD FaST 30MB hard drive. I have tried removing > >all desk accessories and AUTO folder programs, with no success. I haven't > >tried it with Lattice C as of yet, but I believe that I ran Laser C off of > >floppies, it ran fine. Please reply via mail. Thanks!!! > > > > > >Jim > > When you say you change the environment settings is this via the > Environment command of the integrated compiler or otherwise. > > I don't know of any bugs of this kind, but it will me be who would fix > them. > > Alex Kiernan, HiSoft. Alex, The problem I had was in the integrated compiler with the Environment command. Well, I believe that the problem has been fixed. A kind person from the Netherlands replied to my message a day or so ago with some interesting information. He described a virus which steals the BIOS trap (#13) and watches over/modifies Rwabs() actions. The virus apparently only affects the root sector of the hard drive and modifies any program which makes a call to Rwabs(). After changing hard drives, and re-installing Lattice, it seems to fine so far. Does this seem reasonable to you? Thanks for your response. If you have another mail address, let me know. Your message came through fine to me, but it doesn't seem to want to work the other way around. Jim -- "We didn't start the fire, / ___/_ Jim Van Leeuwen it was always burning / / / \ The University of Dayton since the world's been /___/__/ / UUCP: vanleeuw@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu turning..." --Billy Joel /______/ GEnie: JVAN