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TCP-Group Digest            Sat, 15 Sep 90       Volume 90 : Issue 139

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[ankh!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!NMSU.Edu![e-mail]: tc++ patch is available]
                            a budding ham
                   multispeed FDX repeater (2 msgs)
                    net write through screen bios?
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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 08:58:37 EDT
From: Russ Nelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: [ankh!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!NMSU.Edu![e-mail]: tc++ patch is available]
To: [e-mail]

Do the official patches from Borland fix the problems people have compiling
NOS?
-russ


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From: ankh!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!NMSU.Edu![e-mail]
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 90 16:46:14 MDT
To: [e-mail]
Subject: tc++ patch is available


Hello again,

In case anyone is interested a patch for tc++ 1.0 is available on
the simtel at wsmr (PD1:<msdos....>) in the  turbo c directory. It
is called tcppt1.zip.

Brad, I found my CUTCP stuff and so please disregard my previous
message.  I'm going to try and set it up on one the pcs at school
with an e-net adapter. I'll worry about SLIP later.

Later,

Mike.

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Here is the readme file in the patch kit.

Programmer's Platform
=====================
To patch the Turbo C++ integrated environment run the batch file
    PATTC.BAT  <path to TC.EXE>

* If you are in the Turbo C++ bin directory, you may omit the path to TC.EXE
* If you supply a path, you must also state the name of the file to patch,
* in this case TC.EXE, ie.   PATTC C:\TC\BIN\TC.EXE

This patch file (TCIDE.PAT) corrects the following problems:

[1]  Growing .PRJ files
Project files will grow to enormous sizes in certain situations.  If your
project files seem extraordinarily large, apply the patches and then
reconstruct the project file.  If you don't reconstruct the .PRJ file,
the problem may still exist.  If you allow the project files to
continually grow, you may encounter a variety of strange behavior from
the environment, including possible compiler hangs.

[2]  CGA Border Color
When exiting the Turbo C++ programmer's platform, the border color of
CGA video cards gets set to BLUE.


Run Time Libraries
==================
To patch the Turbo C++ Libraries:

The Run Time Libraries are patched by running batch files which invoke
the Turbo Librarian to replace the existing objects in the libraries
with the new.

Batch files are supplied which correct the following problems:
( The batch files will accept the path to the TC++ libraries as an    )
( optional argument.  If you wish to place the path to the libraries  )
( on the command line, be sure to include a trailing backslash '\'    )
( character.                                                          )

[1]  FINDFIRST / FINDNEXT    -  PTFNDFST.BAT
The findfirst()/findnext() functions load _errno with the incorrect
value when no more files are located.

[2]  SETJMP                  -  PTSETJMP.BAT
The setjmp function invalidates the di register.

[3]  REALLOC                 -  PTREALOC.BAT
The realloc function allows the allocation of more than available memory
in the small data models.

[4]  HEAPFILLFREE            -  PTFILFRE.BAT
Under certain conditions farheapfillfree and nearheapfillfree would
corrupt memory.

[5]  WILDARGS
The WILDARGS.OBJ shipped with Turbo C++ 1.0 does not operate in the
large data models properly.  This can be patched simply by copying
the WILDARGS.OBJ in this patch file to your Turbo C++ library directory.

Overlays
========
Using _ovrbuffer to set a new overlay pool size does not work in the
huge memory model.  The OVERLAY.LIB shipped in this patch file corrects
this problem.  Simply copy the new library to your Turbo C++ library
directory.

Header files
============
The DOS.H header file shipped with Turbo C++ did not include macro
versions of inportb() and outportb().  To replace the original with
a version of DOS which contains this information simply copy the DOS.H
file from this patch file to your Turbo C++ include directory.

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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 19:22:58 -0700
From: brian (Brian Kantor)
Subject: a budding ham
To: tcp-group

Path: ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!snorkelwacker!apple!sun-barr!lll-winken!looking!funny-request
From: [e-mail] (Jamie Cox)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
Subject: Ham Radio for the compleat idiot.
Keywords: true, smirk
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 14 Sep 90 23:30:05 GMT
Lines: 53
Approved: [e-mail]

The following is an actual letter.  The original
was typewritten, and all spelling and grammar has been carefully left
intact, including errors.  I thought this was pretty funny.

To Mr. (name omitted)
District Manager for Alabama
Radio Shack
3300 N. Pace Blvd
Pensacola, FL. 32505

Dear Sire,
This letter is complain about the problems I have having with the ham radio
model number 19-1101 I had got from your company Radio Shack.  I had this
shipped special to me from your store 1096 Eastdale Mall Montgomery
Alabama.  I was got this because I think that i would get transmitt furthur
that I did with the TRC 217 40 channel walkie talkie.

The problem that had first was when I was going to hook this radio
HTX-1000 to the antenna the conektor on the radio was wrong it wouldn't
attach to my cable.  I was able to hook it finally by making a small change in
in the connektor.  As soon as I tried to use it there was no sound coming
at all.  This happened for two days and I never did get to talk to anybody
the whole two days.  That day the cable company came knocking my door and
said there was something causing problems at my house and disconnekted my
radio from the cable line.  you knew when i brought the Radio that I was
going to use that for my antenne.  You didn't tell me not to why not?

Next time I decided to put the HTX-1000 in my automobile I thought I would
see how it worked their.  I hooked it to my CB-antenna and at least I
could hear people.  But what happens now is no one wants to talk to me because
they says you have to have a licencs to talk to them.  Why?  I dont have to
have a licencs to talk on my CB.  They'll talk to me there.  Anyhow it dont
matter much anymore because somebody done took the radio HTX-1000 from my
automobile.

What I would like for you Radio Shack to do is refund my money because I
don't have the radio anymore and its not my fault i dont and I think you
should give me back my money.  Also the cable company here says that I
hurt something in there line and want to be paid fix it.  It will cost
$27482.98 to fix the equipment they say was damaged because you didnt
tell me not to hook it to the cable.  Please remit to me the check for
$27758.53 for damages due.  To save this matter from going to court the
check must be in my hand by June first or I will turn this over to my
attorneys of law.

Thank you

  name withheld
--
Edited by Brad Templeton.  MAIL your jokes (jokes ONLY) to [e-mail]
Attribute the joke's source if at all possible.  A Daemon will auto-reply.

Jokes posted instead of mailed often don't have a valid reply address.

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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 09:02:09 PDT
From: "k1io@FN42jk  14-Sep-1990 1155" <[e-mail]>
Subject: multispeed FDX repeater
To: [e-mail]

I think the direct audio approach is appropriate for the time being,
as we don't really have "standards" yet and it is premature to proclaim
them.  I'd suggest that the easiest way to keep the voice boys off is
to set the time-out at around 5 seconds.  They'll get the message fast.
(And if you hear some bozo trying, you can say "Packet Only" in voice
faster than that.)
     fred k1io

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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 12:46:32 PDT
From: Brian Lloyd <[e-mail]>
Subject: multispeed FDX repeater
To: [e-mail]

My duplex digipeater (FDX packet repeater) had no timeout.  It did,
however, drop carrier about 30ms after data went away.  Voice folks
couldn't even tell it was there because the repeater came up and went
down again faster than their radios could unkey.  No squelch tail.
Also the DCD in the modem was VERY good at not falsing on voice.
(Actually it didn't even have a squelch on the receiver.  The
transmitter didn't key until there was valid data on the input but
then it keyed up in well under a millisecond.)

The bottom line is that it just doesn't matter.

73 de Brian, WB6RQN

P.S. This repeater was completely described in my packet talk column
in 73 about 1.5 - 2 years ago.  I will try to dredge it up and perhap
I can repost the content of the column if there is interest.

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Date: Sat, 15 Sep 90 04:13:03 UTC
From: [e-mail] (Phil Karn)
Subject: net write through screen bios?
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Yes, for the past several months NOS has had the -b option. When you
give this option, NOS turns off the "directvideo" flag in the Turbo C
library that controls screen output. So when you use -b, output goes
through the BIOS.

I have another sightless ham in the area who is also interested in
running NOS on a very similar system, so I'll have a chance to see
if it works on his system.

Phil

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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 14:42:53 PDT
From: uunet!algedi!kenk (Ken Koster (N7IPB))
Subject: Subscribe
To: [e-mail]

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