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  • Borland C++ For OS/2 v2.0

    From Robert Wolfe@1:2320/100 to All on Sat Jul 1 20:30:00 2017
    Hi all!

    I was able to find this little gem and download it so that I can
    compile a couple of Marco Maccaferri's packages for OS/2 (LoraBBS v2
    and v3). However, when I go to tell it to install, I get a message
    saying that there was an invalid path when I know that this is not
    the case (I told the installer to create the C:\BCOS2 path and to
    install from S:\INSTALL -- which is the directory on the CD that I
    ran the installation program from).

    I was wondering if anyone else was able to get this to install on
    eComStation or ArcaOS by any chance and if so, how?

    Thanks!

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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Robert Wolfe on Sun Jul 2 11:10:01 2017
    Hello, Robert Wolfe.
    On 01/07/2017 20.30 you wrote:

    Hi all! I was able to find this little gem and download it so that
    I can compile a couple of Marco Maccaferri's packages for OS/2
    (LoraBBS v2 and v3). However, when I go to tell it to install, I
    get a message saying that there was an invalid path when I know
    that this is not the case (I told the installer to create the
    C:\BCOS2 path and to install from S:\INSTALL -- which is the
    directory on the CD that I ran the installation program from). I
    was wondering if anyone else was able to get this to install on eComStation or ArcaOS by any chance and if so, how?

    BIG drives with a lot of free space can cause this kind of errors to ancient installers...

    Is the installer dos or os/2 executable?

    Tommi
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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Sun Jul 2 08:19:00 2017
    * In a message originally to Robert Wolfe, Tommi Koivula said:

    Hi all! I was able to find this little gem and download it so that
    I can compile a couple of Marco Maccaferri's packages for OS/2 (LoraBBS v2 and v3). However, when I go to tell it to install, I
    get a message saying that there was an invalid path when I know
    that this is not the case (I told the installer to create the C:\BCOS2 path and to install from S:\INSTALL -- which is the directory on the CD that I ran the installation program from). I
    was wondering if anyone else was able to get this to install on eComStation or ArcaOS by any chance and if so, how?

    BIG drives with a lot of free space can cause this kind of errors to ancient installers...

    Is the installer dos or os/2 executable?

    It is an OS/2 PM executable.

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    # Origin: Neptune's Lair/2 * Olive Branch, MS USA * os2bbs.org (1:116/18)
    * Origin: LiveWire BBS - Synchronet - LiveWireBBS.com (1:2320/100)
  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Robert Wolfe on Sun Jul 2 20:44:40 2017
    Hi Robert.

    02 Jul 17 08:19:00, you wrote to me:

    * In a message originally to Robert Wolfe, Tommi Koivula said:

    Hi all! I was able to find this little gem and download it so that
    I can compile a couple of Marco Maccaferri's packages for OS/2
    (LoraBBS v2 and v3). However, when I go to tell it to install, I
    get a message saying that there was an invalid path when I know
    that this is not the case (I told the installer to create the
    C:\BCOS2 path and to install from S:\INSTALL -- which is the
    directory on the CD that I ran the installation program from). I
    was wondering if anyone else was able to get this to install on
    eComStation or ArcaOS by any chance and if so, how?

    BIG drives with a lot of free space can cause this kind of errors to
    ancient installers...

    Is the installer dos or os/2 executable?

    It is an OS/2 PM executable.

    Yes. Just downloaded it from winworldpc.com.

    Installed fine to my test installation of ECS 2.1 running in VMWare. Installed to a 8GB HPFS drive.

    'Tommi

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:2320/100 to TOMMI KOIVULA on Wed Jul 5 22:06:00 2017
    Hi all! I was able to find this little gem and download it so that
    > >> RW> I can compile a couple of Marco Maccaferri's packages for OS/2
    > >> RW> (LoraBBS v2 and v3). However, when I go to tell it to install, I
    > >> RW> get a message saying that there was an invalid path when I know
    > >> RW> that this is not the case (I told the installer to create the
    > >> RW> C:\BCOS2 path and to install from S:\INSTALL -- which is the
    > >> RW> directory on the CD that I ran the installation program from). I
    > >> RW> was wondering if anyone else was able to get this to install on
    > >> RW> eComStation or ArcaOS by any chance and if so, how?

    BIG drives with a lot of free space can cause this kind of errors to
    > >> ancient installers...

    Is the installer dos or os/2 executable?

    It is an OS/2 PM executable.

    Yes. Just downloaded it from winworldpc.com.

    Installed fine to my test installation of ECS 2.1 running in VMWare. Install
    >to a 8GB HPFS drive.

    Ok, I will have to try this with a small, HPFS partition.
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