#IPAs
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Emilio,
The IPAS developement kit is the C libraries and rules/guidelines for writing
each of the four IPAS program types. Manual explains the data structures
available to your IPAS code and how to access/modify it.
The kit is fairly cheap. The expense comes from the requirement that you use
either MetaWare's HighC or Watcom's C language AND the PharLap DOS extender SDK
kit. PharLap was offering their SDK kit and MetaWare's HighC for around a
grand. In that PharLap is the software used by 3DS to access all your extended
memory so wonderfully, PharLap, and those two specific compilers it works with,
are your current choices. It is an expense, but I must admit the MetaWare code
screams.
With the new classes of IPAS routines available in V3, I would guess that the
IPAS devel. kit will soon be updated.
Don Hanson
Don;
Would you get me some of those free IPAS routines of yours??? I would love to
use them
Thanx
Dr P
Dan,
As soon as I learn what version of the Phar-Lap linker will work with the IPAS
developement kit. We have two ready to go and more in pipe-line. Now that
everyone's back from the show I expect to be getting some ansers from the gods
of knowledge.
Don Hanson
Don, Ive also gone to the moutain so to speak… Gary Yost has a hot msg from
me to get us these answers. Luck to you
Dr Pixel
Dan, I noticed that I've got some new email from you, but you'll have to give
me a couple of days to get to it. There are about 60 pieces of email AHEAD of
you that I've got to deal with FIFO. Tomorrow is Compuserve email day, so with
any luck I'll be there soon. Thanks,
– G
Hi Gary,
Like your last message said, I know that you have LOTS of mail to go through,
but I need help ASAP. I have an animation that needs to be handed in, and I
can't get my computer to render a frame without rebooting my computer.
I had heard about this before, thinking it was an isolated case, but now it's
happening to me too, and I don't understand why.
I even have the area of memory blocked out "device=C:\DOS\EMM386.exe
X=A000-C7FF"
Now, I'm using DOS 6.0 and HIMEM.SYS
If you know what's going on I'd surely appreciate it if you'd help me out.
Thanks in advance.
Alex
Alex, I don't think I've got an email waiting from you… (I've got a couple
from Dan, tho.)
If you're having a problem, this is the first I've heard about it. Have you
described this problem in a note on the forum somewhere? It sounds like a
hardware problem, which would require a complete listing of everything in your
operating environment.
– G
I think there were things about DON'T USE DOS 6's MEMORY MANGEMENT STUFF!
Go back to 5, or use a third party memory manager, or none at all.
Dave
Just one thing Alex. Throw away your DOS 6.0 copy. Sounds bad but I think that
you can send Bill Gates to jail for this one! Seriously, there are no words to
describe DOS 6.0.
Ana
Well in that case, that's what I'll do. hehehe. I wish they would actually own
up to their mistakes. Microsoft is a great company that puts out incredible
applications, but once in a while they should be humble enough to accept that
they fouled up on an application… especially when it's as important as DOS!!
(g)
Ok Ana, thank you again, I'll talk to you later.
Alex K.
Ana – This one about DOS 6, is one I have been missing for months. I
have two of the most complicated systems around, and use the disk
compression etc. and have had NO problems with the exception that
Windows has to have uncompressed disk to virtual cache. Both my
systems have clocked considerably faster than the benchmark for
DX2's. What's going on here? -JE
hey John! It's just a personal thing between Bill Gates an me <g> There's
anything wrong with using QEMM, nut dealing with the new dos 6.0 EMM… that's
another thing. I have recieved too many bad reports from "quality" readers to
install it on the HD. I'm happy with DOS 5.0 and "6.0" don's give me ANYTHING
that I don't have in all the tons of utilities I have… so what I have to look
for problems? 🙂
Ana
Ana – I appreciate that people have had problems with DOS 6, I am just really
curious to know what the "real story" is. I noticed that IBM has come out with
DOS 6.1 Is this like the days of DOS 4. That one was a real nightmare in the
beginning. Alot of us stayed with 3.3 until 5 came out. Maybe its a Microsoft
Plot to get everyone disliking DOS and moving to Windows NT. Just kidding. But
it wouldn't be the first time a big player played games. Microsoft has had alot
of time to work out the bugs in 6, maybe one of these days we'll know what the
real story is. But like I said it worked great for me. -JE
Ana,
PMJI but FYI Autodesk published an info sheet stating specifically that _all_
of their applications work perfect with Dos 6.0. We have all of our machines at
work running it and have had no problems. Though we refuse to use Double
Space…..
Dave
David:
The only problem I have ever had with DOS 6.0 was when I used the multiple
configuration options. Now, I may have done something wrong (me? nah…<g>) but
I had a mess on my hands right away (some of my windows programs started
mashing their data files…). Other than that, nuttin', honey.
C#
Prof. Yost…
Thanks for letting me know the timetable… It's nice to have a sense of a
critical link's schedual. Stay up late and ship V3…
Dr Pixel
Thanks Don. I also have the interest of purchasing already made IPAS
routines. Where should I go ? Thanks for the info. Emilio
Emilio:
>> I also have the interest of purchasing already made IPAS routines. Where
>> should I go ?
Go to the IPAS library here on ASOFT! Samples of all the Yost routines, in
addition to all of ours. (The 'Action IPAS' Libraries)
We an be contacted at (714) 833-0334.
Greg Pyros – The Pyros Partnership – >INTERNET: gpyros@pyros.com
Hi Emilio;
I thought I'd drop a note for "your dealer," whoever that may be. Chances are
that they are a IPAS dealer of some form and should be able to help… Send us
a note if that is a bad answer.
Thanks
Oma
Thanks Greg ! I'll be calling for more info. Your IPAS look GRREAT !!!
Emilio
Emilio:
>> Your IPAS look GRREAT !!!
Glad you like them!
Greg Pyros
Emilio,
The Yost group has some excellent IPAS programs for sale. The
Pyros Partnership also has a number of IPAS programs available bundled form.
You can call them directly, or give me a call & I'll send you
the information.
AND! very, very soon now BlackBox Images will be announcing even more IPAS
programs for sale.
Don Hanson
Thanks Don. But I cannot call you without a number <g>… I have been
registered as IPAS third party dev. but do to my unexpected travel I have not
been able to reestablish contact with the folks at Autodesk. I couldn't get
even my IPAS dev. kit. Can you help with the current numbers to call ? Another
question: Is it there a newer version of 3ds than 2.0 ? If so…. What should
I do ? Thanks again. Emilio
Emilio,
Sorry there, been busy, busy, busy. The lastest most wonderful version
of 3DS is 2.01a. It is a free upgrade, available from your dealer.
NW Tech: (206) 641-3282.
I'm still waiting for my developer paperwork, but we're finally up and
cranking.
Don Hanson