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- USING QEMM 7.04 and DESQView 2.63 with TERMINATE v4.0
-
- Provided by EZ-SET Creations - Collinsville, IL.
- A POINTLESS CONNECTION
- Dave Davidson, Sysop
- FIDOnet 1:2240/24
- TOADnet 86:8124/0 (NC)
- (618) 345-3663
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- After seeing several pleas for help in running TERMINATE with QEMM, I thought
- it was about time to update my help files to include Terminate v4.
-
- BACKGROUND:
-
- I have been using QEMM and DESQView for several years on a variety of
- machines and it has performed flawlessly for me even doing some things that
- others said couldn't be done ie: running my Colorado 350MB Tape drive in
- one window with the BBS online in another. As noted in the title, I still
- use QEMM v7.04 and DESQView 2.63 for one simple reason.... it works!
-
- My current "TERMINATE" System is running on a Cx486DLC (really nothing
- more that a 386DX40 with the Cyrix upgrade chip) with 8 MB RAM, AMD MathCo,
- USR V34 33.6 modems, 1 internal (Com2) & 1 external (Com1) (2) WD 540MB
- Hard Drives, (2) SCSI 2x Internal CD Drives running off the MediaVision
- Sound Card, Colorado 350MB Internal Tape drive running off the floppy
- controller and a Generic SVGA card with 1MB RAM. A very simple, basic and
- stable system.
-
- I'm using Intermail as my Mailer, Interecho as the mail Tosser, Allfix to
- manage the Inbound/Outbound files and Terminate's HOST as my BBS System, all
- under DESQView. The BBS System is using Com2 and Terminate is using Com1
- for the Point System and normal Communications.
-
- With this setup, I'm able to run The READER to permit user's to read/reply
- to messages online, plus several doors including Tradewars and LORD, both
- of which like to use memory.
-
- This file includes screen shots of my DESQView setups as well as some of
- the batch files I use to run the entire system. Since I don't use Windows
- on this system, I use a portion of the Video card's RAM for DESQView. The
- screen shots will show you how.
-
- My system is setup as follows....
-
- C:\__ <-- Root directory of drive C
- |-TE <-- Terminate Directory
- | |-ECHO <-- Message Directory
- | |-IN <-- Inbound Mail/File Directory
- | |-OUT <-- Outbound Mail Directory
- | |-HOST <-- HOST Directory
- | |-MMENU <-- Multi-Menu and Batch File Directory
- | |-AF <-- Allfix directory
- | |-READ <-- The READER Directory
- | |-BINK <-- Binkley Directory (for when I use BINK)
- | |-TERMAIL <-- Termail Directory
- | | |-TMNICE <-- TMNice Directory
- | | |-SAVE <-- Saved Message Directory
- | | |-PGP <-- Pretty Good Privacy Directory
- | | |-SPELL <-- ShareSpell Directory
- | |-PHONE <-- Phone List Directory
- | |-UTILS <-- Utility Directory
- | |-SCRIPT <-- Script Directory
- | |-DOCS <-- Documentation Directory
- | |-TLAN_001 <-- Language File Directory
- |-EP <-- External Protocol Directory
- |-UTILS <-- Utility Files Directory
- |-ZIP <-- Compression Utilities Directory
- |-IM2 <-- Intermail/Interecho Directory
- | |-NODELIST <-- Nodelist Directory used by Intermail & Terminate
- |-DOORS <-- Directory for all Online Doors
- | |-ATW <-- Across the Wire Online Magazine Directory
- | |-TW2002 <-- Tradewars 2002 Directory
- | |-LORD355 <-- Legend of the Red Dragon Directory
- | | |-IGM <-- LORD IGM'S Directory
- | |-BINGO <-- Bingo Door Directory
- |-CDROM <-- Main CDROM Directory & EZROM Main Directory
- | |-NO18 <-- Night Owl 18 Directory
- | |-NO19 <-- Night Owl 19 Directory
- | |-NO20 <-- Night Owl 20 Directory
-
- These aren't all the directories but should give you an idea of how I have
- my system setup. I like to keep directory names short as well as to
- "group" related directories togather. I've found it help in managing the
- Hard Drive and reducing disk fragmentation. Some folks dump ALL their
- utilities into their DOS directory making it more difficult to remember
- where or even if, a certain file or utility exists plus, the larger the
- directory, the longer it takes DOS to search for that file name.
-
- Now, for the DESQview-QEMM Setup.
-
- CONFIG.SYS
-
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM\DOSDATA.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\FIX16550.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM ST:M DMA=64 R:1 I=A000-B7FF
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM\DOS-UP.SYS @C:\QEMM\DOS-UP.DAT
- rem DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QDPMI.SYS SWAPFILE=DPMI.SWP SWAPSIZE=1024
- rem DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 /SIZE=17440 C:\X00.SYS DV E B,0,57600 F=8 T=4096 R=4096 B,1,57600 F=8 T=4096 R=4096
- DOS=UMB
- BUFFERS=17
- FILES=30
- LASTDRIVE=G
- STACKS=0,0
- INSTALL=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.COM /R:1 C:\DOS\DGANSI18.COM P- K- /B0
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 /SIZE=6176 C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 3096 /E
- SHELL=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.COM /R:1 C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /E:480 /p
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 /SIZE=35504 C:\MEDVSN\TSLCDR.SYS /D:MVCD001 /R
-
-
- NOTE: I use a 3 MB Ram Drive that speeds up the tossing of files
- considerably. You may not need a RAM Drive quite as large or, you may not
- have enough memory to allocate that much to a "temporary" drive.
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- @ECHO OFF
- SET PCTOOLS=C:\PCT\DATA
- SET SHEZCFG=C:\UTILS\DATASHEZ.CFG
- C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\DV\DVOPEN\DVTXDI.COM
- C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\MEDVSN\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MVCD001 /M:10 /V
- C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /L:500 /F:5100
- C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 /LO C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
- PROMPT $p$g
- PATH C:\DOS;C:\EP;C:\QEMM;C:\DV;C:\UTILS;C:\;C:\ZIP;C:\TAPE;
- SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
- C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 C:\NOCRASH 90
- DV
-
- Now, from within DESQView, open a Big DOS Window and change to your C:\DV
- directory and start DVSETUP.EXE and check the following aginst your
- system. Change as necessary.
-
- ADVANCED SETUP: Performance
-
- Task Processing Time (in Clock Ticks) Foreground: 2
- Background: 2
-
- Memory Usage (in K) Common Memory: 30
- DOS Buffer for EMS: 24
-
- Optimize communications? (Y/N): N
- Manage printer contention? (Y/N): Y
-
-
- ADVANCED SETUP: Video
-
- What display adaptor do you have? 4
- Monochrome 0
- Color Graphics (CGA) 1
- Hercules 2
- Enhanced Graphics (EGA) 3
- VGA or MCGA 4
- Other 5
-
- CurrentGraphics Driver: GRFVGA.DVR
-
- Do you want text & graphics displayed at the same time? (Y/N): N
- Does your display adaptor require synchronized access? (Y/N): N
- Blank the screen after how many minutes of inactivity? 0
-
-
-
- ADVANCED SETUP: Swapping
-
- Should DESQview swap programs into and out of memory as needed? (Y/N): Y
-
- Swapping directory: E:\TEMP
-
- Note: Leave the directory blank to swap programs into
- available Expanded Memory.
-
-
-
- TERMINATE Window:
-
- Standard Options
-
- Program Name............: Terminate v4.0
-
- Keys to Use on Open Menu: TC Memory Size (in K): 200
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Program...: TE.BAT
-
- Parameters:
-
- Directory.: C:\TE
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Options:
- Writes text directly to screen.......: [Y]
- Displays graphics information........: [N]
- Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: [T]
- Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: [N]
- Requires floppy diskette.............: [N]
-
- Advanced Options
-
- System Memory (in K).......: 2 Maximum Program Memory Size (in K): 580
-
- Script Buffer Size.......: 1000 Maximum EMS/XMS/VCPI/DPMI (in K): 2048
-
- Text Pages: 1 Graphics Pages: 0 Initial Video Mode:
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Window Position:
- Maximum Height: 25 Starting Height: 25 Starting Row...: 1
- Maximum Width.: 80 Starting Width.: 80 Starting Column: 1
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Shared Program
- Pathname..:
- Data......:
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [ ] Uses its own colors..............: [Y]
- Allow Close Window command.....: [Y] Runs in background (Y,N,blank)...: [Y]
- Uses math coprocessor..........: [Y] Keyboard conflict (0-F)..........: [0]
- Share CPU when foreground......: [Y] Share EGA when foreground/zoomed.: [Y]
- Can be swapped out (Y,N,blank).: [ ] Protection level (0-3)...........: [0]
-
-
- NOTE: Uses Communications ports is set to N as the fossil manages the
- Comport, not DESQView. Additionally, we are virtulaizing TEXT and not
- Graphics, since Terminate is a TEXT based program. You only need to
- virtualize graphics for programs like Windows, RIPTerm, etc.
-
-
- POINT SETUP Window:
-
- Standard Options
-
- Program Name............: Terminate Point System
-
- Keys to Use on Open Menu: TP Memory Size (in K):
- 200
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Program...: TP.BAT
-
- Parameters:
-
- Directory.: C:\TE
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Options:
- Writes text directly to screen.......: [Y]
- Displays graphics information........: [N]
- Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: [T]
- Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: [N]
- Requires floppy diskette.............: [N]
-
- Advanced Options
-
- System Memory (in K).......: 2 Maximum Program Memory Size (in K): 540
-
- Script Buffer Size.......: 1000 Maximum EMS/XMS/VCPI/DPMI (in K): 2048
-
- Text Pages: 1 Graphics Pages: 0 Initial Video Mode:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Window Position:
- Maximum Height: 25 Starting Height: 25 Starting Row...: 1
- Maximum Width.: 80 Starting Width.: 80 Starting Column: 1
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Shared Program
- Pathname..:
- Data......:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [ ] Uses its own colors..............: [Y]
- Allow Close Window command.....: [Y] Runs in background (Y,N,blank)...: [Y]
- Uses math coprocessor..........: [Y] Keyboard conflict (0-F)..........: [0]
- Share CPU when foreground......: [Y] Share EGA when foreground/zoomed.: [Y]
- Can be swapped out (Y,N,blank).: [ ] Protection level (0-3)...........: [0]
-
-
- TERMAIL Window:
-
- Standard Options
-
- Program Name............: Terminate Termail Reader
-
- Keys to Use on Open Menu: TR Memory Size (in K):
- 200
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Program...: TM.BAT
-
- Parameters:
-
- Directory.: c:\te
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Options:
- Writes text directly to screen.......: [Y]
- Displays graphics information........: [N]
- Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: [T]
- Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: [N]
- Requires floppy diskette.............: [N]
-
- Advanced Options
-
- System Memory (in K).......: 2 Maximum Program Memory Size (in K): 600
-
- Script Buffer Size.......: 1000 Maximum EMS/XMS/VCPI/DPMI (in K): 2048
-
- Text Pages: 1 Graphics Pages: 0 Initial Video Mode:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Window Position:
- Maximum Height: 25 Starting Height: 25 Starting Row...: 1
- Maximum Width.: 80 Starting Width.: 80 Starting Column: 1
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Shared Program
- Pathname..:
- Data......:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [ ] Uses its own colors..............: [Y]
- Allow Close Window command.....: [Y] Runs in background (Y,N,blank)...: [Y]
- Uses math coprocessor..........: [Y] Keyboard conflict (0-F)..........: [0]
- Share CPU when foreground......: [Y] Share EGA when foreground/zoomed.: [Y]
- Can be swapped out (Y,N,blank).: [ ] Protection level (0-3)...........: [0]
-
-
- MEMORY:
-
- From within DESQView, using the basic DOS MEM command reveals the
- following memory status;
-
-
- C:\>mem
-
- Memory Type Total = Used + Free
- ---------------- ------- ------- -------
- Conventional 735K 157K 578K
- Upper 4,193,6 4,193,6 0K
- Reserved 289K 289K 0K
- Extended (XMS) 7,836K 7,020K 816K
- ---------------- ------- ------- -------
- Total memory 8,192K 6,798K 1,394K
-
- Total under 1 MB 67K 4,193,7 578K
-
- Total Expanded (EMS) 6,688K (6,848,512 bytes)
- Free Expanded (EMS) 816K (835,584 bytes)
-
- Largest executable program size 578K (592,224 bytes)
- Largest free upper memory block 0K (0 bytes)
- The high memory area is not available.
-
-
- Using DESQView's MEMORY STATUS Window, the following is revealed;
-
- Total Total Largest
- Memory Available
- Available
-
- Common Memory 30720 21752 21668
-
- Conventional Memory 598K 38K 37K
-
- Expanded Memory 6688K 1408K 592K
-
-
-
- This is with the BBS (Intermail) in Window #1, Qedit in Window #2 writing
- this document and Memory Status in Window #3.
-
-
- INTERMAIL Setup:
-
- Standard Options
-
- Program Name............: Intermail (POINT) MAILER
-
- Keys to Use on Open Menu: IP Memory Size (in K):
- 180
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Program...: IM2BBS.BAT
-
- Parameters:
-
- Directory.: C:\
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Options:
- Writes text directly to screen.......: [Y]
- Displays graphics information........: [N]
- Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: [N]
- Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: [N]
- Requires floppy diskette.............: [N]
-
- Advanced Options
-
- System Memory (in K).......: 2 Maximum Program Memory Size (in K):
- 540
-
- Script Buffer Size.......: 1000 Maximum EMS/XMS/VCPI/DPMI (in K):
- 2048
-
- Text Pages: 1 Graphics Pages: 0 Initial Video Mode:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Window Position:
- Maximum Height: 25 Starting Height: 25 Starting Row...: 1
- Maximum Width.: 80 Starting Width.: 80 Starting Column: 1
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Shared Program
- Pathname..: c:\dv\dgansi.shp
- Data......:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [ ] Uses its own colors..............: [Y]
- Allow Close Window command.....: [Y] Runs in background (Y,N,blank)...: [Y]
- Uses math coprocessor..........: [Y] Keyboard conflict (0-F)..........: [0]
- Share CPU when foreground......: [Y] Share EGA when foreground/zoomed.: [Y]
- Can be swapped out (Y,N,blank).: [ ] Protection level (0-3)...........: [0]
-
- NOTE: DGANSI has been loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file and this is the only
- window (so far) that has used DGANSI as a "shared program". This is
- because Intermail calls HOST when a "human" call comes in and permits the
- use of DGANSI (the ANSI replacement) in the DOOR GAMES that require it.
-
- That's about it! This is what works for MY system. Your mileage may vary
- however, if you are having problems running Terminate or any of it's
- many modules under QEMM or DESQView, this will at least, give you a
- reference from which to trouble shoot your system.
-
- I continue to use DESQView simply because it's much faster and more stable
- for me than Windows, even tho I have Windows for Workgroups on my other
- machine (486DX2\66 with 32 MB RAM).
-
- Other Terminate related Setup Help Files we have available include;
-
- HOST2IMB.ZIP - Complete Setup Help for HOST w/Intermail/Interecho
- HOSTAF44.ZIP - Setup Help for using HOST with Allfix v4.40
- HOSTAFX4.ZIP - Using HOST with Intermail/Interecho/Allfix/Golded
- HSTFMAF1.ZIP - Using Terminate/Freemail/Allfix/Binkley
- HSTDOOR1.ZIP - Complete setup help for using DOOR's with HOST
- TERM_BBS.ZIP - Use Terminate with NanoBBS for a complete System
- TERMBINK.ZIP - Use Terminate w/Binkley for a 2-way Mailer System
- TERMAIL4.ZIP - Complete POINT setup guide for Terminate v4
- TER41MNU.ZIP - Complete Custom ANSI Menu set for Terminate's HOST
-
- All the above files are available for FREQ or Download from 1:2250/24.
- A POINTLESS CONNECTION - (618) 345-3663 - Collinsville, IL.
-
- The following "Magic Names" are available for TOPIC SPECIFIC FREQ;
-
- SETHELP for a complete listing of All our Setup Help Files
- TERFILES for a compplete listing of available Terminate files
- LORDFILE for a complete list of LORD files and utilities
-
-
-