|01 ÜÜÛ²ßßÝßßß  °ß    °|LF|01²ß  quoting |09mark lewis |01on |0910/31/15   
      
   > ok... and how are you trying to start it from the BBS?   
   >    
      
   Directly as a door. With the "D-" command (no dropfile).   
      
   > the problem in the DOS world is that programs only have so much memory to pla   
   > with... when one program executes another program, the executor may need to s   
   > p out of memory so the executee will have enough to be able to run... there w   
   >  an old swapper unit that one could use in the programs to swap to disk file,   
   > MS or XMS and then when the executee finished and exited, then the executor w   
   > ld reload from the disk file, EMS or XMS and carry on... BBS systems like RA   
   > emoteAccess) used *M on their external program lines to indicate that RA had   
   >  swap out of memory...   
      
   I'm sure that the memory isn't the issue..   
      
   > i doubt that the swapper unit will work with today's compilers... what would    
   > ed to be done there would be for the BBS to exit with a certain error level s   
   > the BAT file that controls it can then fire up the other program... when the    
   > her program finishes, the BAT file would do whatever and then jump back to th   
   > top to reload the BBS and either start waiting for a call or pick back up wit   
   > the caller already online and signed in...   
      
   Nod.   
      
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