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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
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      You should probably also check that your question hasn't been asked
!     to death before.  Many of the files on my email server address
      commonly-asked questions whose answers are too long to list here.
!     I also keep an index of previously-asked questions on my email server.
!     Instructions on using the email server are posted separately.
  
  0.3)  Somebody just said that a { Mac, Amiga } beats the socks of a PC.
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      You should probably also check that your question hasn't been asked
!     to death before.  Many of the files in my archives address
      commonly-asked questions whose answers are too long to list here.
!     I also keep an index of previously-asked questions in my archives.
!     Instructions on accessing the archive can be found in Appendix A.
  
  0.3)  Somebody just said that a { Mac, Amiga } beats the socks of a PC.
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      FCC to impose surtax on modem usage:  This is simply not true.
!         Consult the file "fcc" on my mail server for a letter from
          the FCC debunking this rumor.
  
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      FCC to impose surtax on modem usage:  This is simply not true.
!         Consult the file "fcc" in my archives for a letter from
          the FCC debunking this rumor.
  
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      files publicly available for transfer via ftp.  Usually, this is done
      by logging in as userid "anonymous" and giving your electronic mail
!     address as the password.  (Although rumor has it that nobody actually
!     saves the passwords typed to the ftp program.)  It's only polite to
!     minimize your connect time, since each machine can service only a
!     small number of ftp users at a time.
  
      Beyond this rather sketchy description, the details vary from machine
      to machine.  On many UNIX machines, you can get information by typing
!     "man ftp".  In any case, check with your sysadmin for information
!     peculiar to your site.
  
      Here is what a typical ftp session might look like.
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      files publicly available for transfer via ftp.  Usually, this is done
      by logging in as userid "anonymous" and giving your electronic mail
!     address as the password.  It's only polite to minimize your connect
!     time, since each machine can service only a small number of ftp users
!     at a time.
  
      Beyond this rather sketchy description, the details vary from machine
      to machine.  On many UNIX machines, you can get information by typing
!     "man ftp".  In any case, check with your system administrator for
!     information peculiar to your site.
  
      Here is what a typical ftp session might look like.
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      file for that particular archive site for information.
  
+     Mike Jones (mrj00496@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu) maintains a comprehensive
+     list of archive formats, available for anonymous ftp from
+     ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.59) in the directory doc/pcnet.
+ 
+ 
  1.4)  The unpacking program said that the archive was corrupted.
  
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      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.)
  
      In the PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS> directory, the file AAAREAD.ME
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      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
!     behind GMT.)
  
      In the PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS> directory, the file AAAREAD.ME
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      My email server has the index files for SIMTEL20, grape, and chyde.
  
!     A much larger list of ftp sites is posted to comp.archives
!     sporadically.  You can also send the message "send help" to
      comp-archives-server@twwells.com (or to comparc@twwells.com
      if your mailer doesn't like long userids) to obtain information
!     on how to obtain information about archive sites.  (You might
!     also look at the file "ftp.list" on my mail server.)
  
  1.6)  I do not have ftp access.  Can somebody email me the files?
  
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      My email server has the index files for SIMTEL20, grape, and chyde.
  
!     A very large list of ftp sites is maintained by odin@pilot.njin.net.
!     The most recently list can be ftp'd from pilot.njin.net (128.6.7.38).
! 
!     You can also send the message "send help" to
      comp-archives-server@twwells.com (or to comparc@twwells.com
      if your mailer doesn't like long userids) to obtain information
!     on how to obtain information about archive sites.
  
+ 
  1.6)  I do not have ftp access.  Can somebody email me the files?
  
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      For general instructions, send the message "GET PDGET HELP".
  
!     BITNET users can also use send LISTSERV commands to LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
      or LISTSERV@RPIECS to accomplish the same thing.
  
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      For general instructions, send the message "GET PDGET HELP".
  
!     BITNET users can also send LISTSERV commands to LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
      or LISTSERV@RPIECS to accomplish the same thing.
  
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      A list of books on programming the IBM PC can be found in the file
!     "books" on my mail server.
  
  2.2)  How do I do direct video access from C?  Read/write an arbitrary byte?
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      A list of books on programming the IBM PC can be found in the file
!     "books" in my archives.
  
  2.2)  How do I do direct video access from C?  Read/write an arbitrary byte?
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      so your program can assign a value to "screen" depending on
      whether the program is being run with a color or monochrome card.
!     (Use 0xB0000000 for monochrome cards.)  See also the file
!     "flickerfree" on my mail server for tips on doing flicker-free
!     video access.
  
      To read and write arbitrary bytes, you can use essentially
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      so your program can assign a value to "screen" depending on
      whether the program is being run with a color or monochrome card.
!     (Use 0xB0000000 for monochrome cards.)  The file "flickerfree"
!     in my archives contains tips on doing flicker-free video access.
  
      To read and write arbitrary bytes, you can use essentially
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      of a far pointer.
  
+     Note that this method works only for compilers which store pointers
+     in segment:offset format (e.g., MSC, TC).  Other compilers
+     (e.g., Lattice) may do things differently.  Consult your compiler
+     manual to be sure.
+ 
  2.3)  How do I reboot my computer via software?
  
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      handling for MSC and other compilers.
  
!     More details can be found in the file "memory" on my email server.
!     Books which describe the use of expanded and extended memory are listed
!     in the file "books" on my email server.
  
  2.5)  I get the message "floating point formats not linked" when I
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      handling for MSC and other compilers.
  
!     More details can be found in the file "memory" in my archives.
  
  2.5)  I get the message "floating point formats not linked" when I
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      the Borland Forum on CompuServe.  There is also a Turbo-C mailing list
      on LISTSERV@UCF1VM.BITNET.
+     (There's also a Zortech-C mailing list on uunet!ztc-list-request.)
  
  
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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.
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      Here's a checklist:
  
!         [ ] Consult the files "products" and "old.questions" in my archives
!             to see if somebody else has asked the same question and
              to see who responded.  Send them email asking them for their 
              opinions.
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      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.  Send the message
  
-         old /BGI/
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-     to my email server for information about obtaining BGI files.
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  3.4)  Rumor has it that company X is working on a new version of product Y.
        Does anybody have any information about it?
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      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.
  
  3.4)  Rumor has it that company X is working on a new version of product Y.
        Does anybody have any information about it?
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        mounting it sideways?
  
!     A record of these debates the last time they went around can be 
!     obtained from my email server.  Request the file "24hrs".
  
  CHAPTER 5:  MISCELLANEOUS
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        mounting it sideways?
  
!     A record of these debates the last time they went around is
!     kept in my archives; consult the file "24hrs".
  
  CHAPTER 5:  MISCELLANEOUS
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  PD1:<MSDOS.TURBO-C>RESLB201.ARC   Function library for Turbo-C to make TSRs
  
!     Books on TSR programming are listed in the file "books" on my email server.
  
      A more complete vi comes as part of the MKS Toolkit, available
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  PD1:<MSDOS.TURBO-C>RESLB201.ARC   Function library for Turbo-C to make TSRs
  
!     Books on TSR programming are listed in the file "books" in my archives.
  
      A more complete vi comes as part of the MKS Toolkit, available
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      get public versions like MicroEmacs and Freemacs or commercial
      programs like Epsilon or Unipress Emacs.  The similarity to GNU Emacs
!     varies.
  
      In general, if you are looking for a program, look first in the file
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      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
!     as other popular questions about editors.
  
      In general, if you are looking for a program, look first in the file
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  5.3)  What about GIF images?  How do I view a GIF image?
  
      GIF images are kept on wuarchive.wustl.edu (/graphics/gif),
      funic.funet.fi (/disk1/pub/misc/gif) and elsewhere.  GIF viewers can
      be found at those sites, as well as on SIMTEL20 (PD1:<MSDOS.GIF>).
!     See the file "gif.sites" available from my mail server for a larger list.
  
  5.4)  How do I turn the ECHO off from a batch file?
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  5.3)  What about GIF images?  How do I view a GIF image?
  
+     Archives for GIF images come and go (mostly go).
      GIF images are kept on wuarchive.wustl.edu (/graphics/gif),
      funic.funet.fi (/disk1/pub/misc/gif) and elsewhere.  GIF viewers can
      be found at those sites, as well as on SIMTEL20 (PD1:<MSDOS.GIF>).
!     See the file "gif.info" in my archives for more information.
  
  5.4)  How do I turn the ECHO off from a batch file?
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  APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO MORE QUESTIONS and AVAILABILITY OF THIS FILE
  
!     I operate a mail server which not only dispenses files such as this
!     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"
      which contains answers to MORE questions, but which weren't included
!     here for reasons of space.  Send the message "send faq.more" to
!     obtain it.  Its table of contents follows:
  
  1)  I found a bug in program X!
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  APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO MORE QUESTIONS and AVAILABILITY OF THIS FILE
  
!     The archives I keep mentioning in this document are available
!     for anonymous ftp (see question 1.1) from math.princeton.edu
!     in the directory pub/rjc/csip.  The files are compressed via
!     the UNIX "compress" program (see question 1.3).  The file "directory"
!     describes the contents of the directory.
  
+     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.
+ 
+     The email server 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.)
+ 
      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:
  
  1)  I found a bug in program X!