1. New mouse driver program, version 8.2. This fixes the problem of the mouse not responding when it was moved during the boot sequence. The new OMMOUSE.SYS and OMMOUSE.COM drivers use a MOUSE.INI file. See detailed documentation for the MOUSE.INI file on the Supplemental Disk.
2. New Windows mouse driver program, OMMOUSE.DRV. This fixes the problem of the mouse not responding when it was moved during the Window's boot sequence. Also supplied is an OEMSETUP.INF file for this Windows mouse driver program. Therefore after the Window's installation is complete, run Window's SETUP from DOS and install the Orange Micro Mouse driver. See detailed documentation for this installation in the addendum.
BUG FIXES (1.3.1)
1. In CGA emulation, mode changes between the graphics and text will no longer randomly cause crashes or lock ups of the Macintosh.
2. Since the release of 1.3, the capability of creating a new "C:" drive was lost. This now works correctly again.
3. In situations of errors on the "A:" drive emulation, like when the disk isn't in the drive, double error messages will no longer happen, such as needing to respond twice to a "abort, retry, fail" message.
4. OSHARE 1.03, the Orange Micro File Sharing System for the Orange386, now is compatible with DOS 5.0. Before if the "A:" drive was accessed with no disk in the drive it would cause DOS to go into an infinite loop of asking "abort, retry, fail." This also removed other small incompatibilities in such applications as Windows and WordPerfect where subdirectories were not seen.
5. The Orange386 is now fully Macintosh Quadra compatible.
6. The Mac cursor was not always reappearing when clicking back from VGA mode (or when turning the Mac mouse on using command-M). This has been fixed.
7. System 7.0.1 must be used to support Macintosh virtual memory. Apple has also confirmed a bug in System 7 that slows down text drawing in color considerably. Therfore performance of CGA emulation is decreased from System 6. Apple is working on a fix.
ADDED FEATURES (1.3)
1. The user now has the option to choose a "C: Drive" file from any folder on any mounted Mac volume. Additionally, the "C: Drive" file can have any name the user wants (no longer limited to "386 Drive C", which is still the default). If no valid "C: Drive" can be found at startup, the user will be asked whether he/she wants to create a new one, or, if an unformatted "C: Drive" is found, the user will be told how to make the drive ready to use.
2. Drive C: speed: The speed of drive C: has been significantly improved when using BIOS version 1.1 (released with version 1.3 or Orange386).
3. Support for DOS format of Drive A: has been added (BIOS 1.1 required).
4. All settings changed by the user are now saved in an external file called "Orange386 Prefs" located in the "Preferences" folder (located in the "System Folder"). In order to restore default preferences, simply delete the "Orange386 Prefs" file.
BUG FIXES (1.3)
1. The mouse no longer freezes when certain programs (esp. FileMaker Pro) are running in the background under System 7.0.
2. Large Drive C: (over 32MB) crashing: This bug, which was "mostly" fixed in version 1.23, was still causing problems. It is now "completely" fixed.
3. The Control-Break key combination has been fixed. The DOS break key is emulated on the Macintosh with the "Pause" key.
4. The BIOS no longer reports a "CMOS BATTERY FAIL" error at first power-on when using BIOS version 1.1.
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Orange386 v1.2 Release Information
June 16, 1991 - September 16, 1991
BUG FIXES (1.23)
1. On Macintosh IIci computers, the keyboard emulation would get caught in a communtication loop with the Orange386 BIOS, hanging the program at startup. This could be fixed by starting in B/W mode or by entering a debugger (like Macsbug) and then exiting again. This has been fixed.
2. The speed of Drive C: has been improved by approximately 30%.
3. In rare instances, characters typed into desk accessories or other programs would get "passed-through" into Orange386. This was particulary noticable in password protection type programs such as MacPassword and PassProof. This problem has been corrected.
BUG FIXES (1.22)
1. A bug in the PC fixed disk (Drive C:) emulation was causing data to be written to incorrect sectors for disks over 32 megabytes. This problem has been fixed.
2. Under System 7.0, if the user switched to the Finder when the Orange386 application was already running, put a Macintosh disk in the internal SuperDrive, and switched back to the Orange386 application, Orange386 would crash when trying to eject the disk (only if Drive A: emulation was set). This problem has been fixed.
3. When using CGA emulation, selecting Video Sampling Mode from the Hardware Options dialog box would cause the system to crash and make the software unusable (it would have to be reinstalled). This has also been fixed.
4. MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade Setup now works correctly. It was incorrectly reporting that unlocked disks were locked.
Warning: Due to a bug in previous versions of Orange386 (1.21 and before), you must restart your machine after using an old version before running version 1.22 and later. This will not affect subsequent versions of Orange386.
BUG FIXES (1.21)
1. Some VGA monitors were initializing themselves to grayscale when used with the Orange Peripherals kit switchbox. This was due to the fact that when the VGA card polled the monitor, it could not find it since the video was switched to Macintosh mode. Now, the Orange386 will not start or ColdBoot until the monitor has been switched to VGA mode. This ensures that the VGA card will always find the monitor.
2. Under System 7.0, Desk Accessories were not selectable from the Orange386 application. This has been fixed.
3. Recover Procedure (command-period)
The command-period recover procedure which was added in version 1.11 was causing sporadic crashes of the Orange386. It has been removed from version 1.2 but will be added back by the next revision as soon as the exact cause of the problem can be identified.
4. A slight quirk/bug exists with the DOS "XCOPY" command.
When copying from an Orange Share volume (D:, E:, etc.), the /s option (copy subdirectories) will not work.
5. The Orange386 was not recognizing the Apple keyboard as an extended keyboard. The program FIX11.COM sets the extended keyboard mode and should be run in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. Also, keycodes for the "PRINT SCREEN", "PAUSE", and "/" (on keypad) have been corrected. When in extended keyboard mode, "CTRL-BREAK" (really ctrl-pause) doesn't work, but "CTRL-C" still does.
ADDED FEATURES (1.2)
1. Orange Micro is pleased to announce the release of Orange Share, the Orange Micro File Sharing System. OSHARE is a utility built into the Orange386 application version 1.2 which allows the user to identify Macintosh volumes and folders as logical DOS drives (i.e. D:, E:, etc.). This is analagous to the D: drive in Mac286 and the E: drive in SoftPC. In Orange386, however, this capability has been extended to provide a maximum of 23 shared volumes at any time (D: - Z:). This new capability has been tested with many major DOS software packages such as Windows (in 386 Enhanced Mode) and in conjuction with other networking software (Novell Netware) and has worked well. This capability is the main reason for this release of the Orange386 software.
Note about Orange Share and Novell Netware:
If you plan to use your Orange386 in a Novell Netware environment you must configure your system to allow both networks (Orange Share and Netware) access to logical drive specifiers (D:, E:, etc). Logical drives are reserved for Orange Share with the LASTDRIVE command in the CONFIG.SYS file. Netware assigns logical drives starting from the first letter following the value in LASTDRIVE, up to and including Z:. This means that if you use D: thru Z: for Orange Share, Novell Netware will have no room to operate. The default value for LASTDRIVE (set by DOS) is E:, which usually means that Netware loads starting with F:. If you have a Novell network already set up, to use Orange Share with only drives D: and E: until your network administrator has time to change your custom Novell batch files. Finally, although Orange Share has been tested loading before and after Netware, we recommend that you load first (in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file).
2. Print Options
Some new print options have been added, and some others have been changed. The user now has the capability to select the emulated printer port (LPT1: or LPT2:). Previously, only LPT2: emulation was supported, but it was discovered that many DOS software packages would only print to LPT1:. Also, the user can now turn off the standard print dialog, allowing default print options to be selected automatically. The "Print Options…" menu item has been split into "Print Options…" and "Printer Emulation Options…".
3. User-selectable Magic IO segment
Since many VGA cards and Networking cards use memory in the C000 segment, conflicts sometimes arise with Orange386, which uses a portion of the C000 segment for data transfer between the Macintosh and the PC. In order to facilitate easy resolution of memory segment conflicts, users can now select the hi-memory segment for the Orange386 to use for data transfers.
4. CMOS Setup
When rebooting the PC, the user is only given a brief time to type the CONTROL-ALT-ESCAPE key combination to enter the Award CMOS setup. Now, if any key is held down during the COLDBOOT process, a keyboard error will be generated, causing the boot process to stop and allowing easy access to the CMOS setup.
5. New user message/registration
You now have the chance to enter personalization information when you start the Orange386 for the first time. Also, the following information is now displayed in a scrolling box at startup (until personalization information is entered), to remind users to set certain items before using the Orange386:
Important information for first time Orange386 users!
If you are installing the Orange386 for the first time, it is recommended that you start with the basic Orange386 setup using the built-in CGA emulation. Do not try to install all of the options (such as networking cards, VGA, external floppies, extra RAM, etc.) right away as this can get extremely complicated. Start with the simple setup and after you have that working, then start adding on from there.
The first time you use this application you will need to do the following:
1) If you have a FDHD (SuperDrive), and wish to use it as the MS_DOS A: drive, use the Set Drive A:… option under the File menu.
2) When using an VGA or EGA card with the Orange386, you must disable the CGA emulation by selecting Hardware Options… from the Misc menu.
3) If you have more than one megabyte of RAM installed on the Orange386, you will need to configure CMOS by using the Award Software CMOS Setup. To do this, boot the Orange386. After the BIOS is through checking the RAM it will generate a Memory Error (indicating that the amount of memory found did not match what it expected). Enter the CMOS Setup by typing the CONTROL-ALT-ESCAPE key combination. Move the cursor down using the down arrow key to the Extended Memory value and type the amount of extended RAM that the CMOS actually found and hit return. To exit CMOS Setup, hit the F10 key and then the F5 key.
