timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) (03/15/91)
About two weeks ago, I asked for a patch from PC-DOS 4.01's COMMAND.COM to allow a larger default environment. However, much to my dismay, all I got was replies from a dozen idiots telling me to use the command-line switch. If the command-line switch worked, I would have used it!!! Do you think I'm stupid enough to not know about the /E:nnn switch??!?!?!?!? Now please, could someone post or email the PATCH. PATCH!!!! PATCH!!!! NO SWITCHES!!!! Geez. Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------- The Time Traveler Truth is after all a moving target a.k.a. Timur Tabi Hairs to split, and pieces that don't fit Internet: timur@seas.gwu.edu How can anybody be enlightened Bitnet: HE891C@GWUVM Truth is after all so poorly lit -- Rush
daneman@czech.sw.mcc.com (Michael Daneman) (03/15/91)
In article <2860@sparko.gwu.edu> timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) writes: > > About two weeks ago, I asked for a patch from PC-DOS 4.01's COMMAND.COM > to allow a larger default environment. However, much to my dismay, all > I got was replies from a dozen idiots telling me to use the command-line > switch. > > If the command-line switch worked, I would have used it!!! Do you think I'm > stupid enough to not know about the /E:nnn switch??!?!?!?!? Now please, > could someone post or email the PATCH. PATCH!!!! PATCH!!!! NO SWITCHES!!!! > Geez. > I'm glad there are people out there, like you, who appreciate it when other people try to help them. Remember, the people who replied to you tried to be helpfull. And for that you call them idiots? So far I can only see one idiot here. The people on the net don't work for you and owe you absolutely nothing. So if you didn't make your request clear enough, that's your fault. So if you want help and discussion, use this news group, but if you want someone to abuse, hire a maid (no disrespect to maids intended). -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "No clever quote available today." -Mike.
ESR@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Ed Russell) (03/16/91)
In article <2860@sparko.gwu.edu>, timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) says: > >If the command-line switch worked, I would have used it!!! Do you think I'm >stupid enough to not know about the /E:nnn switch??!?!?!?!? ....... How are we supposed to know how stupid you are?
ralphs@seattleu.edu (Ralph Sims) (03/16/91)
timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) writes: > About two weeks ago, I asked for a patch from PC-DOS 4.01's COMMAND.COM > to allow a larger default environment. However, much to my dismay, all > I got was replies from a dozen idiots telling me to use the command-line > switch. For DOS 4.0, and maybe 4.01... debug command.com -e 3C2A 20 -w -Q Before you do this, dump offset 3C2A and see if it returns OAh. If so, the patch should work. Subsituting 2F for 20 in the above patch should yield 752-bytes of environment (DROP THE TRAILING 0 FROM 02F0h). This information is liberally stolen from the latest issue of PC MAGAZINE, March 26, 1991, page 390. I'd suggest looking at a copy and check this over, to make sure I didn't miss something drastic. The other offsets for various versions of DOS: 2.0 - 0BCF 2.1 - 0BCF 3.0 - 0F2C 3.1 - 0D11 3.2 - 0D4F 3.3 - 0EB8 -- halcyon!ralphs@seattleu.edu The 23:00 News and Mail Service - +1 206 292 9048 - Seattle, WA USA +++ A Waffle Iron, Model 1.64 +++
traub@rtf.bt.co.uk (Michael Traub) (03/18/91)
In article <4934@czech.sw.mcc.com> daneman@czech.sw.mcc.com (Michael Daneman) writes: >In article <2860@sparko.gwu.edu> timur@seas.gwu.edu (The Time Traveler) writes: >> >> If the command-line switch worked, I would have used it!!! Do you think I'm >> stupid enough to not know about the /E:nnn switch??!?!?!?!? Now please, >> could someone post or email the PATCH. PATCH!!!! PATCH!!!! NO SWITCHES!!!! >> Geez. > >I'm glad there are people out there, like you, who appreciate it when other >people try to help them. Remember, the people who replied to you tried to >be helpfull. And for that you call them idiots? So far I can only see one >idiot here. The people on the net don't work for you and owe you absolutely >nothing. So if you didn't make your request clear enough, that's your fault. >So if you want help and discussion, use this news group, but if you want >someone to abuse, hire a maid (no disrespect to maids intended). Perhaps the highly intelligent audience out there are unable to read the questions before replying? Michael Traub BT Customer Systems, Brighton Systems Centre. traub@rtf.bt.co.uk