xydos and linux

[Arthur Steinberg arthurs@xxxxxxxx]

enough people have asked about this combination that i will send the
information to the list with apologies to the disinterested.

dosemu needs to be downloaded along with linux, or in addition to it.
it comes with a file called DOSEMU-HOWTO that is pretty useful, and
has references to more places for help. you deal with dosemu when you
are logged in as 'root' or 'su.' but my dosemu session (in which i
start xywrite) has been setup so that i can access it while logged
into the local network (i have yet to find the file where that was
done -- more anon on that.)

my xydos files happen to be in the /win/ partition of my harddrive,
and are saved to that when i work in xydos. but they can be copied to
the linux partition and manipulated there in emacs or whatever you
like. and vice-versa: i cp files from emacs to xydos if i want to
format them. there is some nasty line-feed stuff to fix, but i have a
macro for that.

why do i make life so difficult instead of using windows
nt/eudora/word, you ask? there has been a lot written on this
bulletin board about that. besides i enjoy it. furthermore: xydos
flies under linux, and linux is extremely robust.


i am attaching herewith my dosemu.conf that will show how it has been
set up. the printer is called 'raw' about which i will say more below.

$_debug = "-a"
$_timint = (on)
$_mathco = (on)
$_cpu = (80386)
$_rdtsc = (on)
$_cpuspeed = (0)
$_pci = (off)
$_xms = (1024)
$_ems = (1024)
$_ems_frame = (0xe000)
$_dpmi = (off)
$_dosmem = (640)
$_hardware_ram = ""
$_secure = "ngd"
$_odd_hosts = ""
$_diskless_hosts = ""
$_emusys = ""
$_emubat = ""
$_emuini = ""
$_hogthreshold = (1)
$_irqpassing = ""
$_speaker = ""
$_term_char_set = ""
$_term_color = (on)
$_term_updfreq = (4)
$_escchar = (30)
$_rawkeyboard = (0)
$_layout = "us"
$_keybint = (on)
$_X_updfreq = (5)
$_X_title = "DOS in a BOX"
$_X_icon_name = "xdos"
$_X_keycode = (off)
$_X_blinkrate = (16)
$_X_font = "vga20"
$_X_mitshm = (on)
$_X_sharecmap = (off)
$_X_fixed_aspect = (on)
$_X_aspect_43 = (on)
$_X_lin_filt = (off)
$_X_bilin_filt = (off)
$_X_mode13fact = (2)
$_X_winsize = ""
$_X_gamma = (1.0)
$_X_vgaemu_memsize = (1024)
$_X_lfb = (on)
$_X_pm_interface = (on)
$_X_mgrab_key = ""
$_X_vesamode = ""
$_video = "vga"
$_console = (0)
$_graphics = (0)
$_videoportaccess = (1)
$_vbios_seg = (0xc000)
$_vbios_size = (0x10000)
$_vmemsize = (1024)
$_chipset = ""
$_dualmon = (0)
$_vbootfloppy = ""
$_floppy_a = "threeinch"
$_floppy_b = ""
$_hdimage = "hdimage"
$_hdimage_r = $_hdimage
$_com1 = ""
$_com2 = ""
$_com3 = ""
$_com4 = ""
$_ttylocks = ""
$_mouse = ""
$_mouse_dev = ""
$_mouse_flags = ""
$_mouse_baud = (0)
$_printer = "raw"
$_printer_timeout = (20)
$_ports = ""
$_ipxsupport = (off)
$_novell_hack = (off)
$_vnet = (off)
$_sound = (off)
$_sb_base = (0x220)
$_sb_irq = (5)
$_sb_dma = (1)
$_sb_dsp = "/dev/dsp"
$_sb_mixer = "/dev/mixer"
$_mpu_base = "0x330"


printer:

logged in as 'root' call up 'printtool' which is the linux printer
utility. add a printer (mine is called 'raw,' note where it goes in
the config. file above) which is 'text-only printer on /dev/lp1'. in
the window where it says input filter it should say "*auto* - text
printer."

then press 'select,' and check the box which says "fast-text
printing."

save it. that should do it.

btw, to print from linux you should have another printer added to the
printtool menu which corresponds to your own printer (i happen to have
an old hp 4 laserprinter, so have hp laserprinter 4/5/6 selected). that is, in
fact my default printer. 'raw' is only used by dosemu.

i hope this helps.

someone asked me if all the keys worked right for xydos and the answer is yes,
except for the caps lock.

let me know if things don't work and i'll see if i can help, but above
you have most of my knowledge about what's going on.

arthur steinberg