Re: VDOS memory and screen length

[Paul Breeze paul.breeze@xxxxxxxx]

Dear Carl
Thanks for the help. Unfortunately I don't seem to have any EMM either
in XP or in VDOS. I've been playing with CONFIG.NT, but with little
success so far.

Screen settings are not working consistently, either. I'm not sure why.

I am away for a week now, so I'll return to this when I get back.

Paul

On 22/11/2014 01:22, Carl Distefano wrote:

Reply to note from Paul Breeze  Fri, 21
Nov 2014 12:18:59 +0000

Paul,
However I have encountered two immediate problems which I
cannot remember how to solve, it being so long since I tried to
troubleshoot any configuration issues. The first is that when
I try to use the Microlytics dictionary I get the 'not enough
memory' message.

In CONFiG.TXT make sure that EMS = ON. To start XyWrite (I assume
you're usin Xy4) command:
editor.exe/e:2048
The second is that I like to run with 43 or 50 screen lines (I
see you have around 33 of text) but when I try changing LINS in
CONFIG.TXT and dl in STARTUP.INT I end up with three lines of
text and then a bar.

I assume you mean "sl" in STARTUP.INT. I've found that screen
settings sometimes don't "stick" when set from STARTUP.INT. Try
putting them in SETTINGS.DFL instead; for example:

; Screen length (LIN[E]S)
df sl=43
;
; Screen width (COLS)
df sl=80
;

Hope this helps.