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  • Re: ArcaOS DOS window fi

    From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Rick Smith on Thu May 7 19:37:08 2020
    Rick Smith wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    I did try this, still does not allow me to use windows, I
    can start full screen then alt-home to a window.

    What display driver are you using?

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Don Lowery on Thu May 7 19:37:10 2020
    Don Lowery wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Thank you!!!

    Sure thing. FYI, I am using the SNAP drivers under ArcaOS.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Kevin Nunn on Thu May 7 19:48:18 2020
    Kevin Nunn wrote to Rick Smith <=-

    There was another part of that if this by itself did not work. And I am
    at the office, so can't look it up. But it has to do with issuing a
    MODE statement in the autoexec.bat. I do remember that much.

    Ah, yes!

    It was a MODE statement ...

    Let me look it up.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Don Lowery@1:340/1000 to Sean Dennis on Fri May 8 07:40:42 2020
    Thank you!!!
    Sure thing. FYI, I am using the SNAP drivers under ArcaOS.

    I'll go back to them. The reason I went back to Panorama was the text in command prompts was very hard to read.

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  • From Rick Smith@1:340/202.1 to Sean Dennis on Fri May 8 09:37:14 2020
    //Hello Sean, //

    On *07.05.20* At *19:37:08* you replied to a post in *OS2*
    from *Rick Smith* About *"Re: ArcaOS DOS window fi"*.

    Rick Smith wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    I did try this, still does not allow me to use windows, I
    can start full screen then alt-home to a window.

    What display driver are you using?

    I am pretty sure I am using the Panorama video drivers. I am on a thinkpad and I let it choose defaults, this thinkpad has intel video not nvidia.


    Regards ...
    Rick Smith

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Don Lowery on Sat May 9 00:10:06 2020
    Don Lowery wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    I'll go back to them. The reason I went back to Panorama was the text
    in command prompts was very hard to read.

    For OS/2 and DOS windowed sessions, open the window, left-click on the icon
    in the upper-left corner, and select "Font Size". That's it. :)

    I understand, I have to use larger fonts even with reading glasses.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Rick Smith on Sat May 9 00:12:10 2020
    Rick Smith wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    I am pretty sure I am using the Panorama video drivers. I
    am on a thinkpad and I let it choose defaults, this
    thinkpad has intel video not nvidia.

    Switch it to SNAP. Panorama isn't the best. I've used SNAP for at least 15 years now without issue. SNAP support Intel video and with ArcaOS's
    version, it will support the later Intel chipsets.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Don Lowery@1:340/1000 to Sean Dennis on Sun May 10 21:16:14 2020
    For OS/2 and DOS windowed sessions, open the window, left-click on the icon in the upper-left corner, and select "Font Size". That's it. :)

    Tried to get that to work...but it made the system reboot itself...so was thinking that as long as I'm using all OS/2 software...it's not going to be
    an issue until they get the fix coded into the OS.

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Sean Dennis on Wed Jun 3 20:26:00 2020
    On 06-02-20 16:16, Sean Dennis wrote to Don Lowery <=-

    WINE is not the end-all-be-all to run Windows programs. WINE is a
    kludge. Now there is something similar to WINE for OS/2 called Odin

    Did Odin ever mature? I thought it stalled.

    though I have never used it. There's something else also, I think
    called "win32s", but I have never explored either option and perhaps others in here would be better suited to help you with this.

    Win32s is a sumset of Win32, and it initially appeared in the Windows 3.x days.
    It provided a limited subset of Win32 functionality for 16 bit apps. Win32s isn't an OS/2 thing, it's a Microsoft thing.

    I admit that if it wasn't for the BBS, I'd not be dealing with OS/2 anymore. There's still too many limitations for me to use ArcaOS as my personal OS even though I still love OS/2 in general.

    ArcaOS is what I'd like to really resurrect my old BBS under, though it looks like it's likely to come back under DOS/Qemu under Linux or Win64 first.


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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Tony Langdon on Thu Jun 4 13:19:32 2020
    Tony Langdon wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Did Odin ever mature? I thought it stalled.

    AFAIK, it just died out.

    ArcaOS is what I'd like to really resurrect my old BBS under, though it looks like it's likely to come back under DOS/Qemu under Linux or Win64 first.

    I can tell you that though ArcaOS isn't cheap, the functionality and modern usefulness (two different things; can't quite get that "je ne sais pas"
    nailed down yet) is well worth it to run a BBS.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Don Lowery on Thu Jun 4 13:22:34 2020
    Don Lowery wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Attempted to setup ODIN...but was not able to do anything else with it. That & win32s are interesting ideas...but until they become as easy to setup/use as WINE for linux...nice idea.

    They're both dead in the water so don't get your hopes up.

    Have to agree with you on this. On the other hand...have my fingers crossed with QT5 coming...many of these limitations will disappear &
    make it as usable as any linux distro out there with the apps
    available.

    For me, until Arca becomes 64-bit and multi-user, it's still "crippled" for
    my personal everyday use. You can fudge multi-user by slapping on
    Security/2 but the 32-bit you can't work around.

    Personally...was never really into cars & such...so running OS/2 &
    goofing off with it is more like having that sports car as a middle
    aged crisis...only without the girlfriend or wife around to feel guilty about. ;)

    I love computers and electronics, especially my beloved amateur radio, but I also like to get outside too so cars came naturally to me. These days, I'm looking at getting into fishing as a side hobby since I'm evidently in
    fishing country out here.

    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Sean Dennis on Fri Jun 5 12:09:00 2020
    On 06-04-20 13:19, Sean Dennis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I can tell you that though ArcaOS isn't cheap, the functionality and modern usefulness (two different things; can't quite get that "je ne
    sais pas" nailed down yet) is well worth it to run a BBS.

    Yeah, looks worth a play, and I have a heap of old netbooks that should run it fine kicking around. :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Sean Dennis on Fri Jun 5 12:26:00 2020
    On 06-04-20 13:22, Sean Dennis wrote to Don Lowery <=-

    For me, until Arca becomes 64-bit and multi-user, it's still "crippled" for my personal everyday use. You can fudge multi-user by slapping on Security/2 but the 32-bit you can't work around.

    For me, the biggest issue is lack of IPv6, which is part of my standard setup here. I can live with the lack of 64 bit and multiuser capabilities for niche applications.

    I love computers and electronics, especially my beloved amateur radio,
    but I also like to get outside too so cars came naturally to me. These days, I'm looking at getting into fishing as a side hobby since I'm evidently in fishing country out here.

    With me, I discovered Masters athletics and now spend a lot of time training and (when not interrupted by COVID-19) competing. :) I thought one was supposed to slow down with age, but I'm the opposite, in all senses of the word. :D


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