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- #: 28039 S2/Utilities [U]
- 04-Jan-90 00:45:45
- Sb: ALIAS ver 1.1 announced
- Fm: Douglas Boling 72271,1352
- To: All
-
- To all,
-
- Announcing a new version of ALIAS to calm the masses. Version 1.1 fixes
- bugs, adds a new feature, and attempts to be more compatible with various 386
- memory management utilities.
-
- First, the highlights:
-
- 1. Fixed stupid bug involving consecutive percent signs.
- 2. Now correctly finds the Master Environment block in DOS 3.2
- 3. Works in the OS/2 DOS box
- 4. Support for COMMAND.COM shelling
- 5. Smaller memory requirements on installation.
-
-
- Now the details:
-
- 1. Fixed stupid bug involving consecutive percent signs.
- 2. Now correctly finds the Master Environment block in DOS 3.2
-
- Sorry about these bugs. I should have done more testing. Don't blame Jeff,
- these were both my fault. Alas, you live and learn.
-
-
- 3. Works in the OS/2 DOS box
-
- At one time this was in the original version, somehow it was removed before
- we delivered the code. Anyway, it is back. Its still useful since although
- OS/2 1.2 CMD.EXE stacks commands, the DOS box COMMAND.COM still does not.
-
-
- 4. Support for COMMAND.COM shelling
-
- Boy, did we not anticipate the uproar about not supporting shelling! The
- masses have spoken, and we have listened.
-
-
- 5. Smaller memory requirements on installation.
-
- This change is not without some side effects. By reducing the default
- memory requirements ALIAS is now limited to a 16 Kbyte input file and a total
- installed size (command stack and alias list) of 44 Kbytes. This may sound
- like plenty but I'm sure someone will soon say that ALIAS 1.0 worked for them
- but 1.1 does not. Anticipating this problem, the constants for the file buffer
- size and total installed size are now patchable. Both parameters are located
- in the COM file immediately following the copyright notice.
-
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- One important note. If ALIAS 1.0 is currently installed on your machine use
- version 1.0 to uninstall it. Using version 1.1 to uninstall ALIAS 1.0 may
- result in a hard lockup of your machine. Sorry, this is due to the extensive
- revisions to the code.
-
- Doug