Artisoft session XL

[jgcincy]

I need to run Artisoft Session/XL in a windows98 dos window. When I try to load it, I get err 'your program caused divide overflow.'  however when I go into bios and disable mem cash level1 and 2 it runs, but the computer gets so slow that this is no good. I am logging into an old Novell 3.11 network to access session and other dos software. Everything used to work fine under dos 6.22 and 486 processors. How can I get around this issue?

[Raptor]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q240982

Try that, yeah.

[jgcincy]

This patch is for fox pro 2.6 ?!?

[Raptor]

Ah, you're right. I was under the assumption it was an update for Windows 98 somehow.

Still, the problem is that the computer is too fast for the program. That may apply to your program as well. Did you try underclocking your hardware?

[jgcincy]

Here is what I did: I moved the programs to the win98 computer and booted in dos "command prompt only". I ran "SXL get.job" and received this error "PROBLEM LOADING DRIVER, Your program caused a divide overflow error." Note that I can run this program without error if I enter BIOS and disable Mem cache level 1 and level 2. Doing this allowed SXL to load and execute, but slowed the subsiquent programs to the point that I found this computer still processing 12 hrs later. It usually takes 1 hr. I have the same problem loading Support.exe and the same change to BIOS allows it to load successfully. Interestingly "[LH] sapplica -x-a" works OK without changing the BIOS. This computer has an AMD-K6-2 processor at 450 MHz. However, I have the same conflict issues with cache memory on other processors.
 

[Raptor]

Did you try emulating it in DOSBox on a more modern machine?

[jgcincy]

Yes. Tried DOSBOX and FreeDos on various computers. Also I've installed dos 6.22. In all cases I need to disable cache memory. But some systems go fast enough to be used although they run slow.

[Raptor]

And you tried to underclock your CPU to below 333MHz?

[jgcincy]

I haven't done that. How do I do it?

[Raptor]

I haven't done that. How do I do it?

Well, these old mainboards would have their clocks set through jumpers on the mainboard. Get me the name of the mainboard and i'll have a look at the manual.

[jgcincy]

I'm trying to set up another machine now: Intel N232 board; 500 MHz Pentium III
I have the same error messages.
This seems like a memory address problem, but I'll try whatever you suggest.

[Raptor]

I can't seem to find a manual for that mainboard.

How much RAM do your machines have?

And can't you use any of the other numerous Artisoft products they released?

[jgcincy]

I can't do without the automated scripting of session XL. It gets called from within a dos program; waits for a time; polls several host locations and retrieves files; the dos program then processes the files and creates send back files for those locations that polled successfully; session XL then calls those locations and sends the files; then sends a command to process the send back file. I bought the updated Co-Session software, but they dropped the automated remote scripting application!

I will answer the other part of your question tomorrow.

[jgcincy]

The other computer has an Intel SE440BX mother board.
System cache memory 512KB; conventional mem 651K; upper mem 101k; xms 67.7M

[jgcincy]

What other software might work? I need to be able to call it from a command line in a batch file (passing the connect parameters), call a remote computer and retrieve a file, close automatically and continue executing the batch file.