... More or less true all of it. The development list is almost dead. I personally have way too much to do, but I've actually had a little time over last week...
... It has been my plan for quite some time now that v1.95 would be my last. I have simply been putting-off making the 'official announcement'. I have spent...
... More or less true all of it. The development list is almost dead. I personally have way too much to do, but I've actually had a little time over last week...
... I have been mostly a lurker in the development list for a long time with occasional postings when I saw a problem (often due to my own ignorance). Now I...
It's not only Glenn that's considering Arachne more or less dead. Michael has removed the old pages, and has partly replaced them with a preview of a...
Hi Glenn, et al. Sorry I haven't posted anything since returning from India, but unfortunately, my wishful thinking on available time has not come to pass,...
... Not really dropped-out, just cannnot keep up with the development speed recently ;-) I have very little time these days. On the other hand I am being...
Christof Lange
cce.zizkov@...
Dec 4, 2008 1:53 pm
4101
... Yes, too many sites use HTTPS and java. Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. "Desiderata", Max Ehrmann,...
... No, it is because of Arachne's limited CSS support. Christof ________________________________________________________________ Ceskobratrska cirkev...
Christof Lange
cce.zizkov@...
Dec 5, 2008 1:14 pm
4103
... Yup, not much chance that either Glenn or myself will loose interest even if we have stopped work. For myself, my biggest regret is that Christof and I...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 6, 2008 8:18 pm
4104
Joe & Chris, I'm glad to discover you're still around. I keep hoping that things will be different for me in a year or so, and I'll have enough energy to start...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ArachneDevelopment group. File :...
ArachneDevelopment@ya...
Dec 18, 2008 7:19 am
4106
... Most cool Joe. BTW, I don't have the time I used to, but I though I'd make a stab at porting my core to djgpp. I now have both .libs folded right into my...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 19, 2008 1:21 am
4107
Hey, good luck with 'djgpp' ... many have tried this path before, but failed. I think that's why Udo went via the Borland route and produced a 16-bit protected...
... That is right, though I found that even BC 4.52 for DOS is able to produce 32bit code. However, the step from 16 to 32bit is far bigger than the one from...
Udo Kuhnt
048321887-0001@...
Dec 19, 2008 12:01 pm
4109
... Yeah, but I figured that with all the libraries integrated at least it should be a bit easier. I wanted to at least get the SRC digestable by DJ since that...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 19, 2008 4:55 pm
4110
... I can't comment, since that's beyond my knowledge, but it was my understanding that even if the identical 16 bit ASM commands were recompiled for the 32...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 19, 2008 5:07 pm
4111
... Actually, it is quite the opposite - many of the instructions work differently in 32bit code segments, and even though the assembler adds special prefixes...
Udo Kuhnt
048321887-0001@...
Dec 19, 2008 11:04 pm
4112
... I suppose that does make sense since ASM is by nature not portable the same way that C is. Oh well :( ... I have the same problem with Glenn's 'turbo' code...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 20, 2008 1:38 am
4113
... Well, I see two possible problems with removing xSwap. The first is that IIRC it handles other memory types as well, including memory on disk, so Arachne...
Udo Kuhnt
048321887-0001@...
Dec 20, 2008 3:43 pm
4114
... I've already cut out EMS from my code ;-) As for the disk swap, that's not too complecated, I think it could be kept as is even if the XMS stuff was...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 20, 2008 4:23 pm
4115
Ray wrote: On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:44:42 +0000, Udo Kuhnt wrote: Well, I see two possible problems with removing xSwap. The first is that IIRC it handles other...
... in Arachne ... This question already implies the answer: Because it would only work in the 32bit version and only with DPMI hosts that support swapping. ...
Udo Kuhnt
048321887-0001@...
Dec 22, 2008 3:27 pm
4117
... Sure, but such machines can always use an older core. I myself decided years ago to support only 486+ machines because older hardware is now 99.9% extinct...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 22, 2008 3:49 pm
4118
... Well, perhaps that is the reason why so few people use your core - it only runs on machines that most people find better uses for than running Arachne on...
Udo Kuhnt
048321887-0001@...
Dec 22, 2008 9:12 pm
4119
... My target group is people who like Arachne regardless of hardware limitations and people who like DOS. I have a modern machine but I use DOS and Arachne...
Ray Andrews
randrews@...
Dec 22, 2008 9:41 pm
4120
... Sure, as long as you don't forget that your future is not the one of everybody else. Udo -- The DR-DOS/OpenDOS Enhancement Project -...
Udo Kuhnt
048321887-0001@...
Dec 22, 2008 11:11 pm
4121
Hi Ray, et al. Actually, contexts are a nice and efficient alternative to "garbage collection", IMO. We did have an instance where something was being stored...
Hi Udo, et al. Hey, I'm replying to message 4116! Does anyone still remember what a 4116 was??? ;-) Anyway ... Interesting. Do you see a need to still...
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