t-rayc@microsoft.UUCP (Raymond CHEN) (06/02/90)
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! [@(#)faq.csip 4.5 Last revised on 4/27/90]
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! [@(#)faq.csip 4.6 Last revised on 4/30/90]
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raymond@math.berkeley.edu My email address is the password
! cd pd1:<msdos.sysutl> Switch to the proper directory
tenex Magic word, see below
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raymond@math.berkeley.edu My email address is the password
! cd pd1:<msdos.gif> Switch to the proper directory
tenex Magic word, see below
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tenex Magic word, see below
! get inter190.arc Get the file INTER190.ARC
quit Clean up and leave
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tenex Magic word, see below
! get gif_lib.zip Get the Turbo C GIF library (include source)
quit Clean up and leave
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Here is a way to check if you are doing binary transfers correctly.
! Compile the following one-line C program: main(){printf("%c",161);}
Run it by typing "a.out >binary.fil". Transfer the file
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Here is a way to check if you are doing binary transfers correctly.
! Compile the following one-line C program: main(){puts("\250\n\250");}
Run it by typing "a.out >binary.fil". Transfer the file
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DOS prompt. If you are doing things correctly, you should see
! a lowercase i with an accent mark.
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DOS prompt. If you are doing things correctly, you should see
! the following:
! ?
! ?
! except that the question marks will be upside-down.
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interrup.zip in directory /afs/cs/user/ralf/pub or from
! SIMTEL20 as PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL>INTER*.ARC (the most recent version
! as of 1 Feb 1990 is INTER190.ARC). This listing is updated four
! or five times per year.
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interrup.zip in directory /afs/cs/user/ralf/pub or from
! SIMTEL20 as PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>INTER290.ZIP (as of 1 MAy 1990).
! This listing is updated four or five times per year.
t-rayc@microsoft.UUCP (Raymond CHEN) (07/03/90)
[
Summary of major changes:
Keith Petersen is no longer administrator of the SIMTEL20 archives.
Brian O'Neill has temporarily lost internet access.
The csnet ftp server has been shut down indefinitely.
This context diff may be applied via the `patch' program. Since the
FAQ file is not very long, it's probably easier just to snag a new
copy.
--rjc
]
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! [@(#)faq.csip 4.6 Last revised on 4/30/90]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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! [@(#)faq.csip 4.8 Last revised on 7/2/90]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.4) The unpacking program said that the archive was corrupted.
1.5) What public archives exist, and what are their IP numbers?
1.6) I do not have ftp access. Can somebody email me the files?
- 1.7) Those answers didn't help. Can you go into more detail? And how
- do I get these "uudecode" and other programs?
CHAPTER 2: PROGRAMMING
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1.5) What public archives exist, and what are their IP numbers?
The most famous such is WSMR-SIMTEL20 [26.2.0.74], the White
! Sands Missile Range in New Mexico USA, whose MSDOS archives are
! administered by Keith Petersen (w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil).
This is a very busy site, so try connecting at really obscure
times of day. (SIMTEL20 is in the Mountain time zone, -7 hours
relative to GMT.)
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1.5) What public archives exist, and what are their IP numbers?
The most famous such is WSMR-SIMTEL20 [26.2.0.74], the White
! Sands Missile Range in New Mexico USA.
This is a very busy site, so try connecting at really obscure
times of day. (SIMTEL20 is in the Mountain time zone, -7 hours
relative to GMT.)
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word HELP to BITFTP@PUCC. Using this service to ftp to SIMTEL20
is discouraged, however.
- Another FTP server is at info-server@sh.cs.net. Send the message
-
- request: info
- topic: help-ftp
- request: end
-
- to info-server@sh.cs.net to receive instructions.
-
If you don't even have email, most MSDOS SIMTEL20 files are available
for downloading on the Detroit Download Central network at 313-885-3956.
It is not a free system but the hourly cost is only 17 cents.
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It's also accessible on Telenet via PC Pursuit and on Tymnet via
StarLink outdial.
- 1.7) Those answers didn't help. Can you go into more detail? And how
- do I get these "uudecode" and other programs?
- Brian O'Neill (oneill@bass.bu.edu) has written primers on obtaining
- files from comp.binaries.ibm.pc and via ftp, as well as a Starter's
- Kit. He has graciously made these files available via email. Send
- the following message to uuserve@bu-tyng.bu.edu:
- address your-internet-address [BITNET users must use this]
- size 1500
- ascii
- send bin.man
- send ftp.man
- send starter.kit
- end
-
- This will transfer all three files via email. If you don't need a
- particular manual, omit that line. Make sure everything starts
- at the beginning of the line. Give the server a couple of days
- to respond before you start complaining.
-
-
CHAPTER 2: PROGRAMMING
2.1) How do I program the mouse/joystick? What does interrupt X do?
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Here's a checklist:
! [ ] Consult the "old.questions" index on my mail server to see
! if somebody else has asked the same question and to see who
! responded. Send them email asking them for their opinions.
[ ] Write a letter to the Better Business Bureau.
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Here's a checklist:
! [ ] Consult the files "products" and "old.questions" on my mail
! server to see if somebody else has asked the same question and
! to see who responded. Send them email asking them for their
! opinions.
[ ] Write a letter to the Better Business Bureau.
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In general, if you are looking for a program, look first in the file
PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.ARC. This is a directory of all the files
! in SIMTEL20's MS-DOS archives. Keith Petersen spends a LOT of time
! keeping it up-to-date. Please make the effort worth his while.
! (And I'm pretty sure he won't mind an occasional thank-you letter.)
You can also send requests to my email server to search through the
index for a word or phrase.
- Every month or so, Mr. Petersen also posts a list of SIMTEL20's new
- acquisitions to comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d.
-
5.3) What about GIF images? How do I view a GIF image?
GIF images are kept on wuarchive.wustl.edu (/graphics/gif),
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In general, if you are looking for a program, look first in the file
PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.ARC. This is a directory of all the files
! in SIMTEL20's MS-DOS archives.
You can also send requests to my email server to search through the
index for a word or phrase.
5.3) What about GIF images? How do I view a GIF image?
GIF images are kept on wuarchive.wustl.edu (/graphics/gif),
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one, but also looks up programs in the SIMTEL20 index, the grape
index, and the chyde index. (So you have no excuse for not looking
in these indexes before posting a request.) If you send email to
! raymond@math.berkeley.edu with the subject "Command" and containing
the single line "help", you will receive instructions; sending the
! message "send directory" gives you an index of all the files
available on the server.
One file in particular you might be interested in is "faq.more"
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one, but also looks up programs in the SIMTEL20 index, the grape
index, and the chyde index. (So you have no excuse for not looking
in these indexes before posting a request.) If you send email to
! raymond@math.berkeley.edu with no subject and containing
the single line "help", you will receive instructions; sending the
! message "directory" gives you an index of all the files
available on the server.
One file in particular you might be interested in is "faq.more"raymond@pepto-bismol.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen) (11/03/90)
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:<MSDOS.INFO>INTER290.ZIP (as of 1 MAy 1990). < This listing is updated four or five times per year. --- > SIMTEL20 as PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>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 <MSDOS.INFO> 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 > <td12@ddagsi.bitnet>. 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.