Version 2.4.0 of Microport on 286

[Robert White]

Well, I spent the $249 and received the 2.4 upgrade for the runtime,
software development, and DOSMERGE 2.0.


The Dos Merge product seems to be considerably more stable.  After
two years, I believe I can actually use the thing.  A couple of
questions, though, for the uport cognoscenti:

1. Why isn't argv[0] accessible from an MS-DOS C program?  DOS 2.3
   supports it.  Is there a command line switch when running "dos"
   to make this possible?

2. Still seem to be getting more "panics" with Dos Merge 
   running at 10 MHZ than I think I should.  Lowering the 
   number of buffers to 500k from the default 800k seems to have
   reduced the problem.  Dumb luck on my part?  Anybody think of
   anything else to do?  What is causing the panic?

3. What are the major and minor number for /dev/?dsk/fd0mf2dd,
   and /dev/?dsk/fd0mf2hd?  are there corresponding ones for 
   fd1?  Why isn't this documented?!?!

4. Someone mentioned that the "Greenhill C compiler" was available,
   but uport-sales claimed no knowledge of it.  Explanation?

5. What is Microport these days anyway?  Just a sales organization?
   Do they intend to support the AT Unix in the future?
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Thanks,

Robert White
rcw at scicom.alphacdc.com
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