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myong@harp.aix.calpoly.edu () writes:
>        I have been running Oberon (an operating envronment 
>that runs on top of DOS) for some time without any particular 
>problems.  Recently, I installed DJGPP, the DOS port of GNU C, 
>onto my computer, and now trying to run Oberon locks up my 
>machine.  I don't even get the "Loading Oberon . . ." message.

I found this problem (this *exact* problem) some time ago, and
if I recall it had to do with Oberon being confused by environment
variables starting with 'OBJ' -- like OBJC and so forth used by
DJGPP. I eliminated the environment variables systematically to
see which ones caused the problem, and then defined them in a
batch file that called the setup for DJGPP, and just used this
when needed.  

Of course, I don't have that problem any more; I'm using the
Windows (Win32s) version of Oberon and it seems somewhat less
touchy about use of himem and so forth. (Also, system 4 seems
to be quite portable across platforms, and has a lot of nice,
new features, some of which (IMHO) reduce or eliminate the need
for Gadgets, but that's another story...)

Bottom line:
1. Get rid of those environment variables, and
2. preferably, switch to Oberon/Windows.

-greg
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Greg DeLozier/Senior Scientific Analyst, Loral