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Started by Russ Nelson
Fri, 16 Feb 1990 16:44
Public Domain Linker with source in C
Author: Russ Nelson
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 16:44
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 16:44
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I just found a public domain linker with source in C that someone uploaded to grape.ecs.clarkson.edu. I haven't tried the program yet, but it seems like it should work... The file is on grape.ecs.clakrson.edu in /f/uploads as linker.zip Here's the only author attribution I could find: /*+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | This program is released to the public domain by the author on | | February 15, 1989 at the Software Development Conference, | | San Francisco, CA. With the understanding that there are no | | warranties of any sort either expressed or implied, you may use the | | code in whole or part for any lawful purpose. The author does not | | warrant or guarantee that this code is fit for any particular purpose. | | You are under no obligation to acknowledge the author when using this | | code, but you may do so if you desire. The author neither seeks nor | | desires any contributions for this code. | | | | Should you desire to communicate with the author, the preferred method | | is via the author's bulletin board, Pontchippi. Pontchippi is an | | OPUS board. You may contact it directly at 504-244-1417 or via net | | mail to node 390/105. The board has a 9600 baud US Robotics Courier | | HST modem. Should you contact the board directly, access to the board | | is granted immediately up completion of a very simple questionnaire. | | | | The author wishes to acknowledge and thank Jack Purdum and Tim Leslie | | of Ecosoft for their assistance and support. In addition to Jack and | | Tim, Steve Russell of SLR Systems was also of invaluable assistance. | | All helped in this project by debugging and offering their expert | | advice and guidance. They always had time for me seemingly whenever | | I requested it. | | | | Finally, this program is dedicated to the memory of my father-in-law, | | Mariano "Val" Valentino. The only request the author makes for | | using the program is that the program name be left as "VAL" in his | | memory. | | | | David Troendle | | New Orleans, LA | | February 10, 1989 | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/ -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667 Violence never solves problems, it just changes them into more subtle problems
DOS 3.3+ environment space
Author: Jason Coughlin
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 20:21
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 20:21
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In DOS 3.2, one could specify DOS's environment space in the config.sys file with a line something like (I don't remember the exact syntax): SHELL=c:\command.com /e:512 (That may have been /p:512, I can't remember exactly). The point is that they changed it in DOS 3.3+!!!!!!!!!! And of course, the manual doesn't even mention the environment space (Working with Ms-Dos is like having a nickel shoved up ...). Does anyone know how to increase the environment space for DOS 3.3+? Pls email responses as I hate PC's and don't read the group. Thanks for the information!! -- Jason Coughlin ( jk0@sun.soe.clarkson.edu , jk0@clutx ) "Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of." - They Might Be Giants
Re: DOS 3.3+ environment space
Author: Randy Spangler
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 22:23
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 22:23
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In article <1990Feb16.202111.5163@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> jk0@image.soe.clarkson.edu (Jason Coughlin) writes: >In DOS 3.2, one could specify DOS's environment space in the config.sys >file with a line something like (I don't remember the exact syntax): > >SHELL=c:\command.com /e:512 > > >Does anyone know how to increase the environment space for DOS 3.3+? > Actually, it's pretty simple for DOS 3.3. Debug command.com, then display :0EB8 - this should be 0Ah. This is where COMMAND.COM stores the size of the environment table. Change it to whatever you want, and write the changes back to disk again. This has the nice advantage of taking no additional space or anything. However, it will only work for DOS 3.3. The way I got this address was by debugging command.com with the command line argument to increase environment space: debug command.com /e:256 And then tracing along until command.com parsed the command line. About the time it finishes reading the argument, it converts it from ASCII to hex and then writes it to :0EB8, overwriting the 0Ah default. Then I quit debug, restarted it, and changed the value. Works fine on my computer. The same process should work for 4.0 and above. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Randy Spangler | The less things change, the | | rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu | more they remain the same | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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