heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin) (08/14/90)
Will "news", rn, etc. compile and run properly under Esix
on a 386/25?
Also, how does vp/ix work out for running dos apps on
Esix?
I want to make sure I don't get myself into another
"Coherent" type thing here... :-)
Thanks in advance,
Bill
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Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix)darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) (08/15/90)
In article <2075@sud509.ed.ray.com> heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin) writes: > >Will "news", rn, etc. compile and run properly under Esix >on a 386/25? You don't say which news but here is a list of stuff that I have compiled and running on my Esix 3.2D running on a 386/25: C News Elm Rn GNU C GNU Make Smail 2.5 Plus a ton of other PD stuff. No problem. > >Also, how does vp/ix work out for running dos apps on >Esix? I installed Interactive's VP/ix and it works fine with a few exceptions: - When you want to switch virtual screens you have to press Alt-SysRq followed by Fx where x is the desired screen - 1. Currently only the left Alt key works but I believe Esix is working on fixing this. - The length of the beep is about 4 or 5 seconds. This can really get your nerves. So far no one has suggested a way to fix this. Other than that I do all my DOS development in Unix and simply call the DOS compilers and linkers to create the programs. I have even modified GNU Make so that it knows how to create DOS .obj and .exe files. I find that it works quite well. > >I want to make sure I don't get myself into another >"Coherent" type thing here... :-) > Don't worry. Esix is a "real" Unix. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid) | D'Arcy Cain Consulting | MS-DOS: The Andrew Dice Clay West Hill, Ontario, Canada | of operating systems. + 416 281 6094 |
jon@savant.uucp (Jon Gefaell) (08/18/90)
In article <2075@sud509.ed.ray.com> heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin) writes: > >Will "news", rn, etc. compile and run properly under Esix >on a 386/25? I'm running ESIX, and C news, trn (a recent rn superset, I used to run rn, but switched to this), less, kermit, Zmodem, elm, ad nauseum. There _are_ things you often have to change around (minor) and mostly things work like they do for Interactive. I'm also running FAS Async Drivers, a Polled LP driver (so's I could free up IRQ's for the ARChive tape drive and mouse, and WD8003E Ether net adapter...) It's great stuff... BUT, I'm kinda dumb, and don't have mail working right, so I couldn't answer privately in e-mail, net.bandwidths godz please be kind :) > >Also, how does vp/ix work out for running dos apps on >Esix? > >I want to make sure I don't get myself into another >"Coherent" type thing here... :-) > >Thanks in advance, > >Bill >-- >Bill Heiser > Work: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com > {decuac,necntc,uunet}!rayssd!tdw201!heiser > Home: Bill.Heiser@f240.n322.z1.fidonet.org (Fidonet 1:322/240) > The Think_Tank BBS (508)655-3848 1200/2400/9600-HST > Other: 75106.2332@compuserve.com > Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix) -- +----------- Domain? DOMAIN? We Don't Need No Steeeenkin' Domain! -----------+ |I wish I had something interesting to put in my .signature file, but I don't| +-savant!jon@virginia.edu {...}!uunet!virginia!savant!jon jeg7e@virginia.edu-+
john@cstreet.uu.net (John Poplett) (08/22/90)
In article <1990Aug17.191803.13873@savant.uucp> jon@savant.uucp (Jon Gefaell) writes: >In article <2075@sud509.ed.ray.com> heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin) writes: >> >>Will "news", rn, etc. compile and run properly under Esix >>on a 386/25? > >I'm running ESIX, and C news, trn (a recent rn superset, I used to run rn, but A superset of rn??? My eyes deceive me, surely. -- John Poplett @ C Street Software | A woman who doesn't change 312 Wolff St. Oxnard, Ca. 93033 USA | her mind, doesn't have one. (805) 486-7807 / john@cstreet.com | ~ Mae West
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (08/23/90)
In article <1990Aug22.070152.10361@cstreet.uu.net> john@cstreet.UUCP (John Poplett) writes: | A superset of rn??? My eyes deceive me, surely. The authior is working on a superset of GNUemacs now... ;-) -- bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen) sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) (08/24/90)
>>I'm running ESIX, and C news, trn (a recent rn superset, I used to run rn, but > >A superset of rn??? My eyes deceive me, surely. Nope, not at all. It's based on "rn", but handles discussion threads (the "t" in "trn"). It can show you a list of the discussion threads (constructed using the Reference: lines and the Subject: lines) in a group (rather than showing you all the *articles*), lets you select and read a thread, and lets you walk up and down the thread's tree. Some of us think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.