Re: Fireworks

aardvarko <rea...@message.com> wrote:
>>Ummmm... I'm afraid I'm one of those irritating people whose first
>>computer was a pentium running Windows95. I uudecoded, unzipped and
>made
>>the terrifying trek into the dark screened white lettered Dos. The only
>>command that didn't indicate "bad command" was the "type" command and a
>>big mess of incomprehensible letters appeared that couldn't possibly in
>>any way be what the originator of the fireworks intended to be seen.
>>
>>Too bad. I guess I'll stick with the Javascript version.

>Lliz: Do this.

>Start/Run
>Type "notepad c:\config.sys"
>Add to the bottom (on a new line)
>"devicehigh=c:\windows\command\ansi.sys"
>Save it and restart your computer.

>Then try the animation, life _should_ be good.

>Also, put MOSLO.COM in C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND ...

>Later,


Thanks for coming to my rescue. There's a new generation of Net
users out there who only know Windows 95 and I keep forgetting that.

I only have a 1986 PC/XT plus a 486DX running Windows 3.11 but not
Windows95.

Also I still use a DOS Shell, called "Fileviewer" that has lots of
very useful file and directory handling/reading features, rather
than using Windows except for programs like Free Agent that have to
be run from Windows.

I had forgotten about the need to have Device=ansi.sys in the
config.sys file...the need for that often gets overlooked and the
ansi.sys is essential because old-style Ascii animations use the Ansi
escape codes to effect the animation.

Another problem is computer speed because the older animations were
meant to run at 4.77 MHz not 230+ MHz on Pentiums. Without MOSLO.COM
set to slow down COMMAND.COM they are just a lightning flash.


        ___________________________________________________
       |                                                   |
       |    -------------------------------------------    |
       |    |                  ****                   |    |
       |    |                   \**\                  |    |
       |    |                    \**\                 |    |
       |    |                     /*/                 |    |
       |    |                     \*\                 |    |
       |    |                     /*/                 |    |
       |    |                     \/                  |    |
       |    |                     /                   |    |
       |    |                     \                   |    |
       |    |                     /                   |    |
       |    |                                         |    |
       |    |_________________________________________|    |
       |                                                   |
       |---------------------------------------------------|
             |                                        |  -After Unknown-
             |________________________________________|
          /__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\
          [______________________________________________]
          |______________________________________________|

             Q.  Gee, what was that ?

             A.  An old Ascii Animation at 230 Mhz without MOSLO !


Bye,

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