diff --git a/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl b/startup/EpicsHostArch.pl
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+eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
+    if $running_under_some_shell; # EpicsHostArch.pl
+
+# $Id$
+# Returns the Epics host architecture suitable
+# for assigning to the EPICS_HOST_ARCH variable
+
+use Config;
+
+$EpicsHostArch = GetEpicsHostArch();
+print "$EpicsHostArch";
+
+sub GetEpicsHostArch { # no args
+    $arch=$Config{'archname'};
+    if ($arch =~ /sun4-solaris/)       { return "solaris-sparc";
+    } elsif ($arch =~ m/i86pc-solaris/) { return "solaris-x86";
+    } elsif ($arch =~ m/sun4-sunos/)    { return "sun4-68k";
+    } elsif ($arch =~ m/i386-linux/)    { return "linux-x86";
+    } elsif ($arch =~ m/i586-linux/)    { return "linux-x86";
+    } elsif ($arch =~ m/MSWin32-x86/)   { return "win32-x86";
+    } elsif ($arch =~ m/PA-RISC1.1/)    { return "hpux-parisc";
+    } else { return "unsupported"; }
+}
+
+#EOF EpicsHostArch.pl
+
diff --git a/startup/borland.bat b/startup/borland.bat
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+@ECHO OFF
+set path=
+set include=
+set lib=
+REM    --------------- WIN95 -------------------
+REM set PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
+set PATH=C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\system32
+
+REM    --------------- EPICS ------------------------
+REM ---- R3.13.x
+REM set HOST_ARCH=Borland
+REM set PATH=%PATH%;G:\epics\base\bin\%HOST_ARCH%
+REM set PATH=%PATH%;G:\epics\extensions\bin\%HOST_ARCH%
+REM ---- R3.14.x
+set EPICS_HOST_ARCH=win32-x86-borland
+set PATH=%PATH%;G:\epics\base\bin\%EPICS_HOST_ARCH%
+set PATH=%PATH%;G:\epics\extensions\bin\%EPICS_HOST_ARCH%
+
+REM    --------------- Epics Channel Access ----------
+
+REM the following line works !!!!!
+REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=164.54.9.255
+REM set EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST=164.54.188.65 164.54.9.255
+
+REM set EPICS_CA_AUTO_CA_ADDR_LIST=YES
+REM set EPICS_CA_CONN_TMO=30.0
+REM set EPICS_CA_BEACON_PERIOD=15.0
+REM set EPICS_CA_REPEATER_PORT=5065
+REM set EPICS_CA_SERVER_PORT=5064
+REM set EPICS_TS_MIN_WEST=420
+
+REM    ------------ cygwin unix tools, make, etc.-----
+REM     cygwin needed for GNU make
+REM     need grep from here NOT from cvs directory
+REM     some tools need a tmp directory
+set PATH=%PATH%;.;..
+REM REM  set PATH=%PATH%;c:\bin;c:\gnuwin32\b18\h-i386-cygwin32\bin
+REM set PATH=%PATH%;c:\bin;c:\cygnus\B19\h-i386-cygwin32\bin
+REM set PATH=%PATH%;c:\bin;c:\cygnus\cygwin-b20\h-i586-cygwin32\bin
+set PATH=%PATH%;c:\bin;c:\cygwin\bin
+set MAKEFLAGS=-w
+set MAKE_MODE=unix
+
+REM    --------------- perl ------------------------
+REM set PERLLIB=C:\perl\lib
+set PATH=%path%;C:\perl\bin
+
+REM ============OPTIONAL ITEMS FOLLOW ================
+REM    --------------- vim --------------------
+REM set VIM=C:\vim5.3
+set PATH=%path%;C:\vim5.3
+
+REM    --------------- CVS ---------------------------
+set CVSROOT=/cvsroot
+set LOGNAME=janet
+REM         rcs needs a c:\temp directory
+REM 
+REM   set PATH=%PATH%;C:\cyclic\cvs-1.10\bin
+set PATH=%PATH%;C:\cyclic\cvs-1.10
+
+REM    --------------- Exceed ---------------------------
+set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Exceed
+
+REM ---------------- tk/tcl ---------------------
+SET TCL_LIBRARY=%CYGFS%\share\tcl8.0\
+SET GDBTK_LIBRARY=%CYGFS%/share/gdbtcl
+
+REM    --------------- JAVA -------------------
+set CLASSPATH=G:\epics\extensions\javalib
+set PATH=%PATH%;C:\jdk1.2.2\bin
+set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:\jdk1.2.2\lib\tools.jar
+
+REM ===========END OF OPTIONAL ITEMS ================
+
+REM ---------------- Borland c++ compiler -----------------
+SET INCLUDE=c:\\Borland\\Bcc55\\Include
+SET LIB=c:\\Borland\\Bcc55\\lib
+REM cygwin tools first so borland make not used
+set PATH=%PATH%;c:\Borland\Bcc55\bin
+