[arachne] Re: Getting Arachne to run on a 286 - Continued!

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On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 05:58 -0700, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
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> 
> 
> Just an update on this - I still have not been able to get Arachne to work on 
> my 286. I have downloaded the latest 8086 build, and thanks to Glenn for 
> making it fit on a floppy, I got it into the 286 with no problems, extracted 
> it, installed it, and.... hang. Just as it did before. It hangs wether I run 
> setup or just try to run arachne.
> 
> I get "Arachne V1.95;GPL286- is taking off...", and the computer just hangs. 
> Ctrl-Alt-Delete will reboot it though.
> 
> Is there anything else I can do? This is frustrating :)
> 
> Some information on the system I'm trying to use:
> 
> Compaq Portable 286
> 80287 math coprocessor installed
> 640k base memory, 8mb extended memory provided by Intel Above Board/ISA
> Compaq VDU video display card, CGA/MDA compatible
> 3COM EtherLink III network card, with packet driver loaded.
> 44mb MFM hard drive on WD disk controller, 1.2M and 360k floppies.
> 
> The only things I have loaded at boot are HIMEM and the packet driver for the 
> ethernet card. I'm running MS-DOS 6.22
> 
> I've even tried going into the Compaq setup and disabling the BIOS support 
> for the Compaq VDU, so it runs in straight CGA mode - same thing. I have also 
> tried booting from a DOS 6.22 disk with only command.com (no Himem, no packet 
> driver), and running setup - still hangs.
> 
> -Ian

A very long time ago I used to run Arachne on a 286 having about the 
same specs as your computer.  No problems.  I used dialup, no network
card.  I used MS-DOS 5.00 and old versions of Arachne such as 1.20 and
1.4x.

Sam Heywood   

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