• Hstart?

    From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to All on Wed Nov 12 12:30:36 2014

    Hello everybody!

    Does anyone still use a DOS based BBS under os/2 and launch os/2 native doors?
    I've totally forgot the trick to getting hstart working to launch the cinet telnet
    door.

    I've been running windows far too long. ;)


    Shawn


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Shawn Highfield on Wed Nov 12 17:57:27 2014

    On Wed, 12 Nov 2014, Shawn Highfield wrote to All:

    Does anyone still use a DOS based BBS under os/2

    yes...

    and launch os/2 native doors?

    i've never done that... but i do launch os2 tasks from the dos side and visa versa...

    I've totally forgot the trick to getting hstart working to launch
    the cinet telnet door.

    does this help?

    4DOS-7.50 (0) | D:\ >hstart /?
    HSTART for OS/2 2.1 - Start session from DOS and OS/2 Sessions
    Version 1.2 - Made by Henk Kelder
    USAGE: START ["title"] [options] [program] [parameters]
    Supported options are:

    /DOS - start a dos session
    /PM - start a presentation manager session
    /FS - start a fullscreen session
    /WIN - start a windowed session
    /F - start session in the foreground
    (This is default when /PM, /FS, /DOS or /WIN is specified)
    /B - start session in the background
    (This is default when /PM, /FS, /DOS and /WIN are not specified)
    /MAX - starts session maximized (if windowed)
    /MIN - starts session minimized (if windowed)
    /C - start via command processor. Terminate it when ready
    /K - start via command processor. Keep it when ready
    (This is the default for non-PM programs)
    /N - start program directly (bypass command processor)
    (This is the default for PM programs)
    /S:file - Specify File containing settings for DOS sessions
    /WAIT - Wait for the program to terminate


    I've been running windows far too long. ;)

    hi shawn... :)

    )\/(ark


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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to mark lewis on Thu Nov 13 05:41:16 2014

    Hello mark!

    12 Nov 14 17:57, you wrote to me:

    i've never done that... but i do launch os2 tasks from the dos side
    and visa versa...

    Yeah I'm okay doing that, just not the doors. I know it can be done
    as I've done it myself 20+ years ago. ;)

    I've been running windows far too long. ;)
    hi shawn... :)

    Laugh

    Shawn


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.71 to Shawn Highfield on Thu Nov 13 10:25:49 2014

    On Thu, 13 Nov 2014, Shawn Highfield wrote to mark lewis:

    i've never done that... but i do launch os2 tasks from the dos side
    and visa versa...

    Yeah I'm okay doing that, just not the doors. I know it can be
    done as I've done it myself 20+ years ago. ;)

    does it need the com port or the com handle? there's a big difference... i'm not sure how to pass the handle... what bbs software are you using?

    I've been running windows far too long. ;)
    hi shawn... :)

    Laugh

    i was hoping the reference would work ;)

    )\/(ark

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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to mark lewis on Thu Nov 13 18:07:50 2014

    Hello mark!

    13 Nov 14 10:25, you wrote to me:

    does it need the com port or the com handle? there's a big
    difference... i'm not sure how to pass the handle... what bbs
    software are you using?

    Using a DOS based BBS ezycom. According to the hstart docs if I pass
    the com port it will somehow deal with it. I know there's a trick I just
    can't rememebr it Mark. I'm sure Sean Dennis will chime in when he see's
    this as I /know/ both he and I had this working when we ran Telegard before
    the OS/2 port.

    I've been running windows far too long. ;)
    hi shawn... :)
    Laugh
    i was hoping the reference would work ;)

    Enough for a laugh anyway. ;)

    Shawn


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.71 to Shawn Highfield on Thu Nov 13 20:10:35 2014

    On Thu, 13 Nov 2014, Shawn Highfield wrote to mark lewis:

    does it need the com port or the com handle? there's a big
    difference... i'm not sure how to pass the handle... what bbs
    software are you using?

    Using a DOS based BBS ezycom. According to the hstart docs if I
    pass the com port it will somehow deal with it. I know there's a
    trick I just can't rememebr it Mark. I'm sure Sean Dennis will
    chime in when he see's this as I /know/ both he and I had this
    working when we ran Telegard before the OS/2 port.

    even though i (still) run the DOS version of RA, i've never attepted to run any
    OS/2 native doors from it...

    I've been running windows far too long. ;)
    hi shawn... :)
    Laugh
    i was hoping the reference would work ;)

    Enough for a laugh anyway. ;)

    you have me wondering if the oblique reference to *anonymous meeting introductions was actually seen as that... :/

    )\/(ark

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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to mark lewis on Fri Nov 14 05:39:18 2014

    Hello mark!

    13 Nov 14 20:10, you wrote to me:

    even though i (still) run the DOS version of RA, i've never attepted
    to run any OS/2 native doors from it...

    Well you should have done it 20 years ago with me so you still had
    the settings. ;)

    you have me wondering if the oblique reference to *anonymous meeting introductions was actually seen as that... :/

    In my warped mind... If I was at an AA meeting I would end up laughing
    at the "Hi Shawn" part. But I find any form of therapy to be funny.

    Shawn


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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to mark lewis on Fri Nov 14 06:43:18 2014

    Hello mark!

    13 Nov 14 20:10, you wrote to me:


    Got it. ;) Once I got rid of the OS/2 based mailer and just had
    Ezycom answer the "phone" the comport was able to share. So working
    fine now. Just thought I'd let you know.

    Shawn


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Shawn Highfield on Fri Nov 14 12:21:42 2014

    On Fri, 14 Nov 2014, Shawn Highfield wrote to mark lewis:

    Got it. ;) Once I got rid of the OS/2 based mailer and just had
    Ezycom answer the "phone" the comport was able to share. So
    working fine now. Just thought I'd let you know.

    ahhh! perhaps you need to use the '-' in your comport definition line in config.sys?


    DEVICE=X:\SIO160D\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,4,-) (COM2:115200,2F8,3,-) (COM3,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:4,-) (COM4,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:3,-) (COM5,INTERNET:1F8,NONE:3,-) (COM6,INTERNET:1E8,NONE:3,-) (COM7,INTERNET:4F8,NONE:3,-) (COM8,INTERNET:4E8,NONE:3,-)


    or perhaps it is setting SIO_Share_Access_With_OS/2 but then, reading this, i'm
    not sure...


    "SIO_Share_Access_With_OS/2" This DOS setting defaults to ON and
    it applies to all communications ports used by the DOS session.
    When ON, SIO will allow an OS/2 session to access a
    communications port which the DOS session first opened (and has
    not closed). If set to OFF, then the DOS session will have
    exclusive use of the communications port(s) that it uses.

    This setting does not apply to a second DOS session attempting to
    access a communications port, two different DOS sessions are
    never allowed to access the same port at the same time.
    Additionally, this setting has no affect upon the access to a
    communications port which is first opened by an OS/2 session.


    the last part of the last paragraph seems to say that you are correct about the
    os/2 mailer being in the way... i use both FD/2 and FD but have never done the os/2 door thing as noted previously...

    interesting find... you've written it down for when you need it in another 20 years, right? ;)

    )\/(ark


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Shawn Highfield on Fri Nov 14 12:37:56 2014

    On Fri, 14 Nov 2014, Shawn Highfield wrote to mark lewis:

    even though i (still) run the DOS version of RA, i've never attepted
    to run any OS/2 native doors from it...

    Well you should have done it 20 years ago with me so you still
    had the settings. ;)

    :lol:

    you have me wondering if the oblique reference to *anonymous meeting introductions was actually seen as that... :/

    In my warped mind... If I was at an AA meeting I would end up
    laughing at the "Hi Shawn" part. But I find any form of therapy to
    be funny.

    depending on things, yep!

    )\/(ark


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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to mark lewis on Fri Nov 14 16:28:02 2014

    Hello mark!

    14 Nov 14 12:21, you wrote to me:

    about the os/2 mailer being in the way... i use both FD/2 and FD but
    have never done the os/2 door thing as noted previously...

    Yep. I'm sure that was what was in the way.

    interesting find... you've written it down for when you need it in
    another 20 years, right? ;)

    Just going to keep the OS/2 VM this time. :) I'm playing around with
    moving the BBS back to a straight Ezycom setup under OS/2. Figure why
    not? XP is stable, but I'm bored. hahaha

    Shawn


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Shawn Highfield on Sat Nov 15 04:43:52 2014

    On Fri, 14 Nov 2014, Shawn Highfield wrote to mark lewis:

    interesting find... you've written it down for when you need it in
    another 20 years, right? ;)

    Just going to keep the OS/2 VM this time. :) I'm playing around
    with moving the BBS back to a straight Ezycom setup under OS/2.
    Figure why not? XP is stable, but I'm bored. hahaha

    yup! boredom is always the cause for getting poo on one's shoes ;) O:)

    )\/(ark


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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/18.901 to Mark Lewis on Sat Nov 15 10:54:32 2014
    mark lewis wrote to Shawn Highfield <=-

    ahhh! perhaps you need to use the '-' in your comport definition line
    in config.sys?

    DEVICE=X:\SIO160D\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,4,-) (COM2:115200,2F8,3,-) (COM3,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:4,-) (COM4,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:3,-) (COM5,INTERNET:1F8,NONE:3,-) (COM6,INTERNET:1E8,NONE:3,-) (COM7,INTERNET:4F8,NONE:3,-) (COM8,INTERNET:4E8,NONE:3,-)

    Thanks for this! I was looking for this very same piece of information :) Now to just find SIO 1.60d ;)

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Robert Wolfe on Sun Nov 16 10:56:21 2014
    Hello, Robert.

    Saturday November 15 2014 at 10:54, you wrote to Mark Lewis:

    Thanks for this! I was looking for this very same piece of
    information :) Now to just find SIO 1.60d ;)

    This information is in SIO's documentation and I do have SIO 1.60d on the board
    for download. I also have the crack Ray told me to use to register SIO too.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Bob Seaborn@1:140/12 to Sean Dennis on Sun Nov 16 23:31:00 2014
    Hello, Robert.

    Saturday November 15 2014 at 10:54, you wrote to Mark Lewis:

    Thanks for this! I was looking for this very same piece of
    information :) Now to just find SIO 1.60d ;)

    This information is in SIO's documentation and I do have SIO 1.60d on
    the board for download. I also have the crack Ray told me to use to register SIO too.


    Mind posting a link for these please? Or sending them to me? Thanks.





    .....Bob

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Sean Dennis on Mon Dec 1 06:12:22 2014
    On 11/16/2014 10:56 AM, Sean Dennis wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    Thanks for this! I was looking for this very same piece of
    information :) Now to just find SIO 1.60d ;)

    This information is in SIO's documentation and I do have SIO 1.60d on
    the board
    for download. I also have the crack Ray told me to use to register SIO too.

    Thanks :) I will have to stop by sometime and grab that :)
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