Re: Fireworks

In article <892...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite
<cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> aardvarko <rea...@message.com> wrote:
> >>Ummmm... I'm afraid I'm one of those irritating people whose first
> >>computer was a pentium running Windows95. I uudecoded, unzipped and
> >made
> >>the terrifying trek into the dark screened white lettered Dos. The only
> >>command that didn't indicate "bad command" was the "type" command and a
> >>big mess of incomprehensible letters appeared that couldn't possibly in
> >>any way be what the originator of the fireworks intended to be seen.
> >>
> >>Too bad. I guess I'll stick with the Javascript version.
> 
> >Lliz: Do this.
> 
> >Start/Run
> >Type "notepad c:\config.sys"
> >Add to the bottom (on a new line)
> >"devicehigh=c:\windows\command\ansi.sys"
> >Save it and restart your computer.
> 
> >Then try the animation, life _should_ be good.
> 
> >Also, put MOSLO.COM in C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND ...
> 
> >Later,
> 
> Thanks for coming to my rescue. There's a new generation of Net
> users out there who only know Windows 95 and I keep forgetting that.
> 
> I only have a 1986 PC/XT plus a 486DX running Windows 3.11 but not
> Windows95.
> 
> Also I still use a DOS Shell, called "Fileviewer" that has lots of
> very useful file and directory handling/reading features, rather
> than using Windows except for programs like Free Agent that have to
> be run from Windows.
> 
> I had forgotten about the need to have Device=ansi.sys in the
> config.sys file...the need for that often gets overlooked and the
> ansi.sys is essential because old-style Ascii animations use the Ansi
> escape codes to effect the animation.
> 
> Another problem is computer speed because the older animations were
> meant to run at 4.77 MHz not 230+ MHz on Pentiums. Without MOSLO.COM
> set to slow down COMMAND.COM they are just a lightning flash.
> 
>         ___________________________________________________
>        |                                                   |
>        |    -------------------------------------------    |
>        |    |                  ****                   |    |
>        |    |                   \**\                  |    |
>        |    |                    \**\                 |    |
>        |    |                     /*/                 |    |
>        |    |                     \*\                 |    |
>        |    |                     /*/                 |    |
>        |    |                     \/                  |    |
>        |    |                     /                   |    |
>        |    |                     \                   |    |
>        |    |                     /                   |    |
>        |    |                                         |    |
>        |    |_________________________________________|    |
>        |                                                   |
>        |---------------------------------------------------|
>              |                                        |  -After Unknown-
>              |________________________________________|
>           /__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\
>           [______________________________________________]
>           |______________________________________________|
> 
>              Q.  Gee, what was that ?
> 
>              A.  An old Ascii Animation at 230 Mhz without MOSLO !

Ha ha! I like the drawing. However,

         ___
       _/   | sniff...
      |_____| ===%^^>
        --- ==   '\/ >
      [_____]    ' __>,^
ejm97  |   |     '//| |

I still can't see the older animations because I'm not allowed to go
into the inner workings of the computer and change (possibly
irreversible unless one reboots and uses the emergency backup tape)
configsys things.

Maybe some kind person who can view them and who has WAY too much time
on his/her hands will translate them into Javascript animations.


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