Re: Xy on Mac revisited-Parallel Universe

["Patricia M. Godfrey" priscamg@xxxxxxxx]

Lisa Kleinholz wrote:
> I've added a Xy4 directory, but am not sure what to do next.
Anything IN that directory, or just an empty one?
> What do I need to copy into the root directory? What do I need in a DOS
> directory? What's the minimum I need in XY4 directory to test if/how Xy
> works in this environment.
You're probably going to want, if not actually need, the expanded
memory manager in the DOS directory (and since I used Novell DOS,
which called it something different, I'll have to go digging in old
books to find out what) and a config.sys and autoexec.bat file. Not
the ones from Windows, but a DOS set; again, I have to refresh my memory.
You probably need a lot more files in C:\DOS. Your tech guy didn't
INSTALL DOS, he just formatted the disk and copied command.com. I
think you need a real DOS installation, but how you get that without a
floppy.... If I had time, I might be able to manage it with a
sneaker-net shuffle: DOS box (I have one PC old enough--if it's still
bootable) to parallel port ZIP disk to USB or CD. I could easily get
you the DOS that underlies Win9x. How big is the DOS drive? Well, duh,
you need chkdisk.com (or was it .exe?) to find out. Another basic DOS
file you don't have.
> As of now, nothing happens when I press the track pad in lieu of mouse.
> I have an extra mouse & driver, but don't really use them in Xy. Should
> I try?
NO, unless you've become addicted to mousing. One certainly didn't
need one in DOS.
> Anyway, any help from you who have more experience would be most
> appreciated. I have never installed DOS on a machine before, so have no
> idea what's necessary or desirable.
I'll look at my books (I think I still have a few, but as I say, I
used Novell) and see if I can find a list of what files constitute a
minimal DOS installation. I installed it many times, but always from a
floppy. But the DOS installation floppies were in a compressed format;
they have to be expanded.
I think your tech guy let you down royally. You need a DOS
installation: a working, more or less complete DOS setup, not just
command.com. Personally, I should have gone with one of the earlier
32-bit Windows: 95 or 98. You could turn off the GUI and just run it
as if it were DOS. Xy runs fine under either of them.

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Patricia M. Godfrey
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