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Skriven 2005-02-01 12:12:21 av Gerald Miller (1:342/512)
   Kommentar till text 3040 av CHARLES ANGELICH (1:123/140)
Ärende: IEXPLORER problem
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Hello CHARLES,

    Responding to a post in the WIN95 area:
    On Tuesday February 01 2005 at 00:04,
    CHARLES ANGELICH [1:123/140] wrote to GERALD MILLER,
    about: IEXPLORER problem

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 CA>>>>> Try this:
 CA>>>>> http://www.devedia.com/dosghost/dos/inet_w31.htm#netscape

 GM>>>> Thanks, Charles. I'll take a look at it.

 GM>> I had a chance to "grab" v4.08 of W31 Netscape from your
 GM>> FTP server link in Poland. Then I read: "Otherwise pass on
 GM>> this space and resource hogging klunker."

 CA> The full description is:

 CA> ============

[snip]

 CA> ============

Yes, I read the entire section, but only quoted the relevant portion.  I
was thinking it was more important to conserve bandwidth.

 GM>> I think I'll stick with Opera, for now.

 CA> I think you overlooked the reference to javascripting
 CA> requirements but yes, Opera v3.62 is faster and sufficient for
 CA> most purposes.

I don't anticipate a need for javascripting.  Just want a lean web browser
and if a site is trying to be "fancy", then I move on to some place that
offers something more universal.

 CA> --8<--cut

 GM>>>> Keep it up Charles, you're probably one of my best
 GM>>>> resources for working with the 'legacy' software... ;-)))

 CA>>> With my website and AXCEL216 I would say 90% of W31 and
 CA>>> DOS are covered. The glaring lack is for networking
 CA>>> because I never bothered to network my 16 bit machines. I
 CA>>> use Total Commander and a null parallel cable to transfer
 CA>>> files from one to the other.

 GM>> Yes, and I would also add

 GM>> http://www.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/pc/index.html

 GM>> as an excellent site for details about networking and
 GM>> Windows for Workgroup v3.11, because without this resource,
 GM>> it may have taken a lot longer for me to get Wfw running.
 GM>> The clarity was phenomenal and I was able to do in three
 GM>> days what I hadn't been able to do in two years -- Network
 GM>> with Windows for Workgroup v3.11!!! You might want to check
 GM>> his site and create some links and he is very friendly
 GM>> also. ;-)))

 GM>> I am also using the 16-bit version of Total Commander, but
 GM>> using the network link to W98 and Win XPP (much faster).
 GM>> <grin>

 CA> I honestly don't care for networking software. It seems it is
 CA> overly complex and could've been done much better than it has
 CA> been. Maybe I'm wrong?

It's not my place to say whether you're wrong or not.  You have been a
valuable resource to me as I continue my experience with DOS and Windows.

You are correct about the complexity aspects and anything you care to talk
about could be done much better, but I'm not going to rub sticks together
to start a fire, when I can use a lighter.

When I had decided to network my "pure" DOS box, so I could transfer files
between it and my Windows XP Pro, everyone that I talked to said they would
rather experience the pangs of childbirth than to attempt a network on a
DOS box -- this is why it took me two years.  While Windows for Workgroup
v3.11 is not the best solution for a 16-bit OS, it was a better option for
me than 'contaminating' the DOS box with something (Win9.x) that would
alter (long file names) the DOS structure...

You have a website and you obviously have a browser (or two) and you
indicate that you have more than one computer....  It took me considerable
time to get my head around Network Interface Cards and configuring them
correctly, and while I do not profess to be a network guru, I would never
go back to using null modem cables and such.  Virtually every version of
Windows (okay, you have to add the TCP software for Wfw3.11) has the TCP/IP
stack and it is all seamless in its operation.

           Cheers ... Gerald

... If I'm wrong, please dismiss this as merely the babblings of a madman.
--- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-040330 [msg of Tuesday February 01 2005]
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