From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: Rhide + WinNT4
Date: 12 May 2003 13:54:53 GMT
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Joel Konkle-Parker <j DOT j DOT konkle-parker AT larc DOT nasa DOT gov> wrote:
>> First thing to do is to go and download the Rhide 1.5.0.1 snapshot
>> from www.rhide.com and try again as Rhide 1.4 is very very old
>> (ancient). 

> Well yeah, naturally. But see, I /want/ to use 1.4 (I got it in the back 
> of a C++ book, trying to keep a pristine environment, I'm just stubborn, 
> et c.). I'm wondering if anybody knows of a good way to make this work 
> without upgrading Rhide itself.

The only way may be to downgrade your operating system, if you really
insist on keeping RHIDE 1.4.

NT *is* a hostile platform for DOS programs, especially for
full-screen apps that try to access the video controller and frame
buffer memory directly, which is what RHIDE does.  And then there's
all that nuisance with the missing LFN support.

OTOH, I don't see much of a valid point in keeping the ragtag
collection of files found on the typical book CD intact.  Those
collections are almost invariabley either outdated, or broken, or
both.


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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.