re: DOS virtual 80 column mode

Hitesh Brahmbhatt (hitesh@opti.com)
Fri, 15 Nov 96 14:13:52 PST

> From owner-ogo@lifelike.com Fri Nov 15 13:04:26 1996
> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 20:51:02 +0100
> From: F.H.Klok@research.kpn.com
> Subject: re: DOS virtual 80 column mode
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> DOS Ogo Mode,
> As I understand it, DOS normally boots invisible on the OG.
> It executes config.sys, autoexec.bat and in autoexec.bat it calls
> geos.bat wich starts up geos. So DOS is already there, the only thing you
> have to do is initialise the screen output.
>
> Jan Sedlak found a way to do this, and his code is included in Omniswp.
> This means you don't have to run anything else than OmniSwp to get into
> DOS mode. To install OmniSwp you
> have to edit your autoexec.bat file on the OmniGo and rem out the
> geos.bat statement. This is something that takes place if you install OGODOS
> via the gpk installation tool.
>
> Frits
>

SOS !!!!!!!!!

Here is what I did. I don't have the serial cable to transfer omniswp on my OG
right now so I modified the AUTOEXEC.BAT and created GO.BAT files as mentioned
and kept the "omniswp i" and "omniswp r" lines REM-ed. Now, the machine is hung !!

I know I did a stupid thing but is there any way to bring this thing back to life ???
All I wanted to see was a DOS prompt ;P

Right now it shows HP Omnigo LOGO and thats it !!! :(

Hard Reboot by inserting a metal-pin in the back is also no use bcoz it is again
executing the same STUPID AUTOEXEC.BAT !!!!

Thanks,

Hitesh