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for icon-group-addresses; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:40:15 -0700 (MST)
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From: "John Sampson" <jsampson@indexes.u-net.com>
To: <icon-group@cs.arizona.edu>
Subject: Icon on Pentium computers
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:01:07 -0000
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Hello -
I am running Icon to process large text files. The program I have compiles
and runs well using DOS-based Icon provided that Windows is not running. If
tweaked to compile and run in Winicon it also runs OK, but the Windows
interface, especially file selection, is very clumsy and laborious to use,
especially as for health reasons I am trying to avoid mouse use. This is a
criticism of Windows rather than Winicon.
Can Windows be tweaked to release more memory for DOS-based Icon to use, if
run from a command-line console or DOS prompt? Or can Winicon be run from a
command-line console?
I notice that Winicon sometimes launches its own output console but I don't
see what controls whether it does or not. Will it do so automatically if
there is output to STDOUT, e.g. write(a)?
Regards
_John Sampson_