Hi! Richard,

On 27 Nov 07 13:20, you wrote to me:

 PQ>>> You'll also need a copy of "Replace.Com" by Gene
Garapic, back

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 PQ>> Actually I might speak with Ben Richey about that.  It seems to
 PQ>> be a fairly unique type considering that there are a few others.
 RW> I"m sure he'll be receptive to making that available.

Only if I use the correct spelling for his name.  (I've fixed it above.)  I
had a look at the original post and the archive I kept that the posting
produced, and found that it's a LHA (.lzh) type.  Bummer.  Not too many
people still have LHA lying around.  (So, I've created a ZIP of it and will
send a copy to Ben though I have to concoct a File_ID.Diz for it first,
which will take a little time.)

I'll send you a copy of the ZIP in email (got your address from another
echo).  Just rename the attachment back to .zip.  Let me know if there are
any other of those tools you may need.  Okay?

 PQ>> through a hub to ADSL. IMHO, Win98SE has the last -best- DOS
 PQ>> available.
 RW> HOw do you get it to boot automated without all that "shut
down" crap
 RW> anyway?

Booting is fine; everything starts from the 'startup group' (folder, to some).

Did you mean shutdown?  It's a manual thing, and goes smoothly.  I have
Windows configured to shutdown to DOS and then I have a re-boot BATch file
that kicks-in and uses an old multi-config tool (DynaBoot) to do a software
cold boot; with most of my machines I had them set up to offer a multi-boot
after any particular session, and then (after DOS 6.xx came out) the
machines also a multi-boot option on power-up. :)  It's one of my two best
Win98SE PCs (this one and that one).

 PQ>> C:\ /P /E:2048 /F".  (There's more than just the environment space
 PQ>> being allocated there, BTW.)
 RW> I've been thinking of expanding environment space available on this
 RW> machine anyway.  RUnning memory management so isn't raelly an issue.
 RW> fOr my ham radio work as net control I use environment variables to
 RW> help my homebrew programs know where we're at in the process. tHat and
 RW> judicious use of semaphore files .

I love semaphores.  I can 'drive' (and monitor) my Radius POTS/IP mailer on
Win98 using semaphores generated by some scripts I wrote in linux.  (The
mailer PC is downstairs, under the house BTW.  Imagine a 'high set',
Florida style, house.)  They pretty much mirror what I did with batch files
that do the same thing.

 PQ>> I can't recall seeing anyone ask before.  :)
 RW> I think I might have mentioned this in this echo back in '95 or '96.

I was still in newbie, freshly-hatched node, in those days.  I had a lot of
learning to do then.  :)

Cheers,
Paul.

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