--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00005Date: 02/07/98 From: SCOTT MCNAY Time: 10:27pm \/To: SAM IZZO (Read 1 times) Subj: CD-ROM *** Sam Izzo wrote in a message to Scott McNay: SM> start working. If so, add the command above to your SM> C:\WINDOWS\DOSSTART.BAT (I think that's the name). If that does NOT SI> Oh! I was talking about in a DOS window, not when you SI> choose Shutdown-Restart in MS-DOS mode. When I opened a DOS SI> window, MSCDEX isn't loaded, (according to mem) but various SI> programs detect that it is. I think that'd be the same with SI> the mouse driver. It's not in memory but you still get SI> mouse functionality. DOSSTART.BAT is used for the DOS window. C:\CONFIG.DOS and C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT are, if I'm not mistaken, used for DOS mode. I don't run Win95 at home, else I'd try out MSCDEX before replying to you. --Scott. --- timEd 1.01 * Origin: Wizard's PC Services, BBS=254-554-2146, Pager=903-3097 (1:395/11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00006Date: 02/06/98 From: ROBERT KOHL Time: 09:18pm \/To: RICH VERAA (Read 1 times) Subj: pure Hex Programming Hi Rich, 23-Dec-97 10:19:14, Rich Veraa wrote to Scott McNay Subject: pure Hex Programming RV> In a message to Peter Magnusson, Scott McNay wrote: SM>> If I were you, I would NOT state categorically that IBM has never SM>> used an 8086 in a computer, without actually checking all of the SM>> specs on the PC-compatible computers that IBM has produced; I SM>> once saw a PS/2 that had either an 8088 or 8086; I don't recall SM>> which. Anyway, the part that surprised me what that IBM made SM>> PS/2's that used an 808x CPU. RV> The PS/2 Model 30 gave purchasers the choice of a 8088 or 80286 RV> processor. I believe there was also a Model 25 offered only with RV> the 8088 RV> Cheers, Rich Decloaking and switching off lurk mode, This is the only area of discussion I know a lot about. I had a model 30. There was no choice in the model 30. You got a 8086. Model 25 did come with 8088, at first. The 286 processor was available for model 60 & 70. The model 80 offered a 386. That was the original release. Later IBM offered a model 55 another 286. The differences between the 286 models was the size of the HD and perhaps RAM. BTW, the model 25 had the monitor integrated into the case similar to the early Compaq Presario released not long ago. A dumb idea that never died. Cloaking and Returning to lurk mode. Regards and *Terminate-ing*, Robert (Bob) Kohl Rio Rancho, New Mexico Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/7854 http://members.tripod.com/~Bob_Kohl/index.html Internet: bobakohl@abq.com bobakohl1@juno.com --- Terminate 5.00/Pro >> Almost All my software is named Bob < * Origin: The Barbarian Hitman FIDONET POINT [private bbs] (1:109/921.66) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00007Date: 02/03/98 From: FERNANDO ARIEL GONT Time: 09:40am \/To: JAMES VAHN (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: LANs via serial port, protocols, etc09:40:0102/03/98 Hullo James Vahn, hope you are having a nice day!! 24-Jan-98 07:56:59, James Vahn wrote to Fernando Ariel Gont Subject: Re: LANs via serial port, protocols, etc. >> I'd like to program my own LAN without a network card. I think I >> need sample source, information about protocols and so on.... JV> Have you seen the crynwr sources? One in particular that I've JV> used is a PLIP interface to allow a DOS box on my family LAN out JV> to the internet. It's point-to-point tcp/ip using parallel ports. JV> All code if I recall is in assembly. Try ftp.crynwr.com, but I'm JV> sorry to say that I've forgotten the filenames. Large files JV> though, and the names tied together. A couple of weeks ago I got some "pktd...." files, but they were for network cards.... I listed the files in the ftp site, but I don't know what files to download... (there are several that could be the ones you pointed out).. Could you help me with the names? Thanks in advance! -=> Yours sincerely, Fernando Ariel Gont <=- e-mail: FGont@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar e-mail "Good Stuff!" _*Magazine*_ : gstuff@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar FidoNet: 4:900/470.10 Sk-Network (Argentina): Murdock's Point (200:201/200.1) --- Terminate 5.00 UnReg(112) * Origin: Do that again Beavies!! (4:900/470.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00008Date: 02/03/98 From: FERNANDO ARIEL GONT Time: 09:54am \/To: BRIAN MCCLOUD (Read 1 times) Subj: micro-ops 1/2 Hullo Brian McCloud, hope you are having a nice day!! 25-Jan-98 11:10:00, Brian McCloud wrote to Fernando Ariel Gont Subject: micro-ops 1/2 BM> FAG>I was reading an Intel tutorial about optimization, and they BM> really used a FAG>lot the number of micro-ops ecah instruction BM> produces... BM> I can do this, simplifying from my tasm qref: I will not include BM> the 186 and up instructions, or protected-mode timings. ============================================ BM> Instruction Clocks Mnemonic 486 386 286 BM> 8086 --------------------------------------------AAA [....] I really thank you for your help... but the fact is that I'm looking for the _*micro-ops*_ table... That means, at least in Pentium II and Pentium Pro, Each instruction is decoded to "simpler" instructions called micro-ops.... The speed with which a program executes depends on the orden in which you put the instructions of the program (besides a lot of things), because there are threee decode units, but one of them can handle some instructions that the others can, so that you must put the instructions in a certain order so that you keep all decode-units busy all the time... It's a very simple and not-so-good explanation about Pentium II and Pentium Pro microarchitecture, but it does to explain you what I am needing, I think... That means that I need to know how many micro-ops each instruction produces, so that I know the order in which I should put the instructions, so the condition I explained above would be valid.... Anyway, thank you very much! (Do you know where I can get the table I need?) Bye! :) -=> Yours sincerely, Fernando Ariel Gont <=- e-mail: FGont@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar e-mail "Good Stuff!" _*Magazine*_ : gstuff@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar FidoNet: 4:900/470.10 Sk-Network (Argentina): Murdock's Point (200:201/200.1) --- Terminate 5.00 UnReg(112) * Origin: Just not to put a Termail's origin...... (4:900/470.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00009Date: 02/03/98 From: FERNANDO ARIEL GONT Time: 10:04am \/To: BRIAN MCCLOUD (Read 1 times) Subj: Video ports tutorials Hullo Brian McCloud, hope you are having a nice day!! 25-Jan-98 11:10:00, Brian McCloud wrote to Fernando Ariel Gont Subject: Video ports tutorials BM> I found a rather large file that includes information about the BM> VGA video ports at the following address: BM> http://www.neutralzone.org/home/faqsys/docs/rgp.faq That site is really great! I'll try them all! Thanx! :) -=> Yours sincerely, Fernando Ariel Gont <=- e-mail: FGont@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar e-mail "Good Stuff!" _*Magazine*_ : gstuff@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar FidoNet: 4:900/470.10 Sk-Network (Argentina): Murdock's Point (200:201/200.1) --- Terminate 5.00 UnReg(112) * Origin: The interdimensional point (4:900/470.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00010Date: 02/03/98 From: FERNANDO ARIEL GONT Time: 10:16am \/To: SCOTT MCNAY (Read 1 times) Subj: CD-ROM Hullo Scott McNay, hope you are having a nice day!! 23-Jan-98 19:36:23, Scott McNay wrote to Fernando Ariel Gont Subject: CD-ROM FAG>> I debugged it, and found that when it doesn't work, it seems FAG>> that the name it gets of the driver isn't correct, so when I try FAG>> to open the driver as a file, I get a "file not found" error FAG>> code. FAG>> The name it gets under MS-DOS is different from the one that it FAG>> gets under W'95, but it should work anyway, I think.... SM> Are you sure that MSCDEX is actually loaded? In an MS-DOS window, SM> you need to have MSCDEX acually loaded, I think. You should be SM> able to run MEM /D/P and see it listed Yes, it is! Moreover, the program finds its name, but can't open it as a file... (you can debug the program I posted to see it...) I don't know if it's a problem I have only, or if it happens to everyone.. Could you test my prg on your PC? Bye! :) -=> Yours sincerely, Fernando Ariel Gont <=- e-mail: FGont@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar e-mail "Good Stuff!" _*Magazine*_ : gstuff@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar FidoNet: 4:900/470.10 Sk-Network (Argentina): Murdock's Point (200:201/200.1) --- Terminate 5.00 UnReg(112) * Origin: This is not my MSX but.... (4:900/470.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00011Date: 02/03/98 From: FERNANDO ARIEL GONT Time: 10:20am \/To: SCOTT MCNAY (Read 1 times) Subj: Video ports tutorials Hullo Scott McNay, hope you are having a nice day!! 23-Jan-98 19:41:50, Scott McNay wrote to Fernando Ariel Gont Subject: Video ports tutorials FAG>> Well, I tried to start programming tha video card ports, but the FAG>> book I have doesn't cover them very well... SM> There are a number of inch-and-a-half thick books that do nothing SM> but discuss that subject I'll have to try them.. :) SM> The problem is, each video card is different. I'd suggest that SM> your first stop be the VESA standard (www.vesa.com, I think), and SM> your second stop be UniVBE (www.scitech.com, I think; do a web SM> search for UniVBE or UniVESA). You can probably find UNIVBE or What's the difference betwen UniVBE and VESA? SM> UNIVESA on a BBS or shareware CD-ROM in your area. I once got SM> some files from the SciTech FTP site via email, but I don't have SM> the instructions for that anymore The fact is that I have already got a VESA 2.0 reference pdf, but it's only a reference... I need a paper that teaches how to use VESA function features, and what to use them for..... Bye! :) -=> Yours sincerely, Fernando Ariel Gont <=- e-mail: FGont@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar e-mail "Good Stuff!" _*Magazine*_ : gstuff@siscor.bibnal.edu.ar FidoNet: 4:900/470.10 Sk-Network (Argentina): Murdock's Point (200:201/200.1) --- Terminate 5.00 UnReg(112) * Origin: In memoriam Kurdt Cobain (1967-1994) (4:900/470.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00012Date: 02/06/98 From: GLEN MCNABB Time: 08:03pm \/To: SYLVAIN LAUZON (Read 1 times) Subj: i need to allocate some memory On <06 Feb, 00:04>, Sylvain Lauzon wrote to All : SL> I used int 21h/48 to allocate some memory but failed. the file is .com SL> Any ideas why it doesn't? Simple... In a COM program it's given all the memory available anyways. You must FIRST de-allocate all memory except that which the COM program is using. IE: all but 64K. Then you can allocate... Glen... --- ProBoard v2.16 [Reg] * Origin: NC/NEC SEWAnet, Bucolic Fair (1:3407/25) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 145 ASSEMBLY LANG. Ref: F2D00013Date: 02/07/98 From: TOM WASSON Time: 02:30pm \/To: SYLVAIN LAUZON (Read 1 times) Subj: i need to allocate some memory SL> I used int 21h/48 to allocate some memory but failed. Was the first thing that your *.COM program did was free all but the memory used by the program? *.COM programs are given all available memory when they start. The programmer must first free all unused memory at the start of a *.COM program. --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Castrovalva BBS 610-917-0380 (1:2626/102)