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I share your sentiment(s), PCR. BTW, what about the case when you need
drivers to run so you do your work in DOS (Disk Operating System) For
example, having mouse driver(s) so that they run before Windows so that you
can use the mouse in ancient DOS applications and old games. People must
remember that like you have said in the past PCR --- DOS is still alive and
kicking in 98SE --- the difference between 98SE and say 95 is that some DOS
commands have been removed and not updated. In Microsoft Windows 3.1 the GUI
(Graphical User Interface) was built on top of DOS (Disk Operating System).
If you go back way before that to before the 286 era and into the 86 era of
the IBM PCjr then what you get is plain old BASIC which is super simple and
very easy for almost anymore to understand. Heck, even a young child could
probably learn BASIC easily as I did at age 7+. Remember:
10 cls
20 load "silly.(extension here)
30 run silly
This is a really primitive and simple example but you guys get the idea.
For instance cls stands for clear screen so that you can have a clear screen
for the program to start. In the IBM PCjr you could have a wireless keyboard
that was run from hardware via infared technology I think -- all you had to
do was have 2 AA batteries in the keyboard and make sure the center of the
keyboard was facing the center of the PCjr where the hole was and voila it
worked just like a television remote. Also, since you did not have sound
cards back in this day and age you enjoyed a *stunning* (it was for its day)
3-sounds at once internal speaker which was optimised to work with the
original in a plastic clear hard cover case with a gray backing that was the
original King's Quest 1 by Sierra On-Line which had its heyday from
approximately 1984-1999. King's Quest 1 was awesome to me as a small child.
The 16 color EGA (Extended Graphics Adapter) display was really colorful.
The computer originally had only 128 kb's of memory and we later upgraded
this to the maximum capacity of 640 kb's of memory and yes folks I do not
mean megabytes. Remember this computer is ancient and does not even have a
hard drive. The original King's Quest 1 was run off a true 5.25 inch floppy
disk and it was floppy because it was much softer and more fragile than the
now aging 3.5 inch 1.44 mb for PC's floppy (not truly floppy since now the
disks are hard plastic). The larger 8 inch, I think floppy disks were before
my time and I never did get to see one but I read about them. Also, I
remember thinking records were so cool and slowly but surely how the records
were replaced by cds. Now cassette tapes lasted longer and you can still buy
them for recording. Recently at Bookman's, a used bookstore I saw an old
Beach Boy's album that I used to enjoy playing on the record player while
excercising aka playing by jumping around back in the day. [ATTENTION BRIAN
A. --- Oh and Brian A., you try and have lymphatic cancer twice while you
are a teenager and have radiation and chemotherapy and this year have someone
actively try and steal your identity after a home break in by stealing your
social security card and trying to use your identity to hack into Target
Corporation and Microsoft Corporation and then you tell me that you would be
more sane than I. Have you had cancer twice or your identitiy stolen Brian
before the age of 30 <???>] Before King's Quest 1 it produced other lesser
known titles and later it was acquired by CUC which in turn was bought by HFS
and then a huge scandal emerged that CUC had been stating false revenue and
so CUC got burned and HFS got rid of the former Sierra unit to Havas
Interactive, a french company. Sierra did okay for a while but it never
returned to its former glory and is now a company in name only. Rest in
Peace, Sierra On-Line.
"PCR" wrote:
> Glad to hear it. Until DNA testing is completed, I must not say jane has
> assassinated Dan or outprayed him into hell.
>
> Perhaps post Config.sys & Autoexec.bat for examination, instead of
> blanket delete per Phillipson. Also, "START, Find, F/F, DOSStart.bat".
> R-Clk it, select "Edit", & post it too.
>
> If you do go beyond 512 MB...
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304943&Product=w98
> Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q184447
> Insufficient Memory
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;253912
> "Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed
>
> (1) "START, Run, MSConfig, System.ini tab, [vcache] section".
> Don't just open the section; click it to highlight.
> (2) Click the "New" button
> (3) Type in: "MaxFileCache=524288"
> (4) Click "Apply" and "OK". Reboot.
>
> JUST, don't exceed usable RAM, as seen at "START, Run, MSInfo32"...
> 376MB RAM, it says for me, because Video has grabbed away 8 MB.
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
> "bliss" <blissfull@america.com> wrote in message
> news:uBMXGjQPFHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> | hey PCR,
> | i got lots happened/happening with comp.
> |
> | have had dual boot for weeks and now have 512 ram.
> | also have another 256 ram sitting in front of me if necessary
> | to add more; think i'll keep it clean and sealed til needed.
> |
> | autoexec.bat changed somewhat, but 99% of it is the 'REM'
> | comments due to the old way i had comp regarding my
> | desktop icons leading to the appropiate software/utilities.
> |
> | terhune tried to point it out that the 'rem' was something else,
> | but he was wrong......... i already knew what it was.
> |
> | have done some editing here n' there including some registry stuff,
> | all is well and i expect no problems. ( unless my dog has pups,
> | then i'll have to feed em'.....LOL) (btw, how is dan?) (has the
> | canadian trained him better yet?)
> |
> | dont lose that goolie sack pcr, keep on keeping on bud.
> |
> | jj
> |
> | pam says hi.
>
> Hi.
>
> |
> |
>
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