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Info-IBMPC Digest           Tue, 25 Aug 92       Volume 92 : Issue 140

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                         720 vs 1.44 diskettes
               Algorithms for volume visualization wanted
                      Bad Sectors on a SCSI-Drive
                       Change Basica file to ASC?
                    HT12 chipset - UMB's (V92 #122)
                        re: sideways (V92 #130)
       Downloading from FTP Sites with VAX and Kermit (V92 #132)
                      Off-Line Mail Reader Wanted
                  Information on SCSI-Interface needed
              LASI401*.ZIP - LASI v4.01: IC layout CAD pgm
                              Maxtor 7120A
                     Maxtor drives, Seagate drives
                           Maxtor HD problem
                          PL1 to C translator
                       Re: formatting 3.5" disks
                  Weird Hp Laserjet Printer behaviour

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 14:20:40 EDT
From: The Radio Gnome <[e-mail]>
Subject: 720 vs 1.44 diskettes

>
>In response to Dody Bautista's question:
>
>    The only difference between a 720 Kb disk and a 1.44 Mb disk is a
>little hole in the corner.  That is the ONLY difference.

     Are you sure?  I always thought that HD disks used a better
magnetic material with higher coercivity/retentivity/MOL/etc.

Andrew Wing - CNE          Lead Applications Analyst
                           Temple University Computer Services
                           [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 19:55 EDT
From: EFRAIM <[e-mail]>
Subject: Algorithms for volume visualization wanted

I am looking for anybody interested in scientific visualization.  I am
interested in particular in a technique called volume visualization.

Dr. Efraim Halfon

e-mail address on internet:  u044 @ cs.cciw.ca
e-mail address on bitnet: halfon @ mcmaster

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 17:52 N
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Bad Sectors on a SCSI-Drive

Hello Netters,

Does anybody know how a SCSI-Host-Adaptor maps out defective blocks on
a disc?  Don't tell me please: there are none. There must be a list of
defective blocks somewhere, and I'm looking for a way to read and to
reset the bad sector list.

A lot of thanks in advance

Th. Wutzke

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 04:01:12 GMT
From: [e-mail] (hui  dong)
Subject: Change Basica file to ASC?

I wrote a Basic program on IBM PC (8086) with Basica several years ago.
As we know, it's now almost useless (on 5 1/4 double side disk). I like
to save the program as ASC file so I can refer to some data (quite a
lot) I have put in. Is there a way to do that? Basica won't run on 386
etc. and it only saves files in its own format, to my knowledge. Thanks
for the help.

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 12:56:51 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: HT12 chipset - UMB's (V92 #122)

On Thu, 16 Jul 1992 05:43:13 BST you said:
>      I have recently upgraded my pc to a 286 with an HT12 (?) chipset.
>I really miss not being able to use UMB's, as my networking software
>consumes a great deal of memory.Some of it can be loaded into EMS, but

If you have a memory board that supports EMM version 4.0, you probably
will be able to use QRAM, a product from Quarterdeck that provides
memory management on 286 (like QEMM for 386s).

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Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 10:26:41 EDT
From: "A. Kaniss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: re: sideways (V92 #130)

It is correct that sideways is now only bundled and sold with lotus
1-2-3 as is impress.

A good friend of mine had sideways and upgraded his version to always
and yes they're the same product but the latest version of always has
improved.

jude <[e-mail]>

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 03:42 EDT
From: Sajid Ahmed aka Peaceman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Downloading from FTP Sites with VAX and Kermit (V92 #132)

A tip for Kermit users.

     Did you know that when you use Kermit that you can see previous
screens by pushing the <page-up> and <page-dn> keys? The default is set
for only 7 or 8 pages, but you can set the number of pages that can
rollback by typing this line in the autoexec.bat file :

SET KERMIT=INPUT-BUFFER 128;ROLLBACK n

where n is the total number of screens that you can rollback.

                                                     Peaceman
                                                     [e-mail]


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Date: 17 Aug 1992 17:28:42 -0700 (MST)
From: "Leigh Benson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Off-Line Mail Reader Wanted

Can any body tell me if they know of an off line mail reader that works
with a vax on a dial up system? I have eudora for mac and i can't make
it work.  Thats a mac for you.  I am hoping to go back to old reliable
IBM.

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 17:45 N
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Information on SCSI-Interface needed

Hello All,

I'm looking for a new disk for my PC and came across the following
types of SCSI-Interfaces:

  1) SCSI
  2) SCSI-1
  3) SCSI-2
  4) SCSI-2 fast

Does anybody know how these Interfaces differ?

At the moment, I'm using an Adaptec 1542B Host Adaptor. What kind of
SCSI-Interface is it? The 'Installation Guide' (Great Word for *one*
sheet of paper) says nothing about it.

Thanks in Advance

Th.Wutzke

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 09:56:29 -0400
From: "Kevin C. Routh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: LASI401*.ZIP - LASI v4.01: IC layout CAD pgm

A note about the files:

pd1:<msdos.cad>
LASI401A.ZIP    LASI v4.01: IC layout CAD pgm, 1 of 3
LASI401B.ZIP    LASI v4.01: IC layout CAD pgm, 2 of 3
LASI401C.ZIP    LASI v4.01: IC layout CAD pgm, 3 of 3

They should be unzipped in the top level directory with the -d option
to create the directories contained within the .ZIP files.  They should
create a directory called \LASI4 with a subdirectory called
\LASI4\DEMO.  I am sorry I forgot to mention this in the announcement.

--
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Ford Microelectronics                                 IBM Mail: USFMCTMF
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 10:42:16 MST
From: ASQB-HSU 1199th SIG-BN <[e-mail]>
Subject: Maxtor 7120A

The information you have for the Maxtor 7120A or S is correct.  1024
CYL, 14 HDS aand 17 SEC is how they come set up out of Maxtor Colorado.
If you set your AMI Bios up as: 1024, 14, 17, 1024 or 65535, 1024, it
should work. (I had one and sold it as I bought a larger drive).

Jim

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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 13:31:42 EDT
From: The Radio Gnome <[e-mail]>
Subject: Maxtor drives, Seagate drives

Hi,

     When we got our Maxtor 7120, it came with On Track Disk manager,
but we didn't need OT because Netware was able to read it as is,
perhaps you need On Track.

     Re: Seagate ST296...  Isn't this the cheap 20M drive that Apple
used in their earlier SE?  We've had mucho trouble getting a couple of
these to spin up.  Our 'solution' was to shake the SE case around the
axis of rotation of the drive.  Ultimately we had the drives replaced
and SORBUS confirmed that many many SEs had the same problem.

Andrew Wing - CNE          Lead Applications Analyst
                           Temple University Computer Services
                           [e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 12:51:45 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Maxtor HD problem

On 29 Jul 92 Bob Jernigan <[e-mail]> wrote:

> I have a system with a Maxtor 7120 HD.  The problem I have is that the
> system only seems to recognize 43MB.  IDEINFO reports 2995 cyl., 5
> heads, 17 sec. for 124 MB.

Bob--
I'm no PC guru but I think the problem you may be encountering is that
DOS (including DOS 5) won't recognize more than 1024 cylinders. You
might consider getting a copy of Disk Manager (OnTrack Computer
Systems, Inc., 6321 Bury Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55346; sales:
800-752-1333; FAX [phone]). I use DM on an AST 286 to get 80 megs
from a MicroScience disk for which DOS would only give me 60.

Hope this helps,
.steve
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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 08:20:02 EDT
From: Curt Priest <[e-mail]>
Subject: PL1 to C translator

Has anyone seen either a shareware or commercial program that will
convert PL1 source code to C source code.  I did find a shareware
program called RUNPLI1A that says it runs PLI code (but does not
translate it to C).

Please E-Mail me directly and I will post response(s) to the digest.
Thanks.

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 12:19:34 -0400
From: Joe Morris <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: formatting 3.5" disks

In INFO-IBMPC 92.131 Marc Meltzer wrote:

> The only difference between a 720 Kb disk and a 1.44 Mb disk is a
> little hole in the corner.  That is the ONLY difference.

Not quite.  The magnetic coating of the disk is different, and is
"tuned" to support the higher data recording density of the 1.44 Mb
disk.

It's easy to actually see the difference: hold one of each kind of disk
up to a light with the shutters held open.  The HD diskette will
transmit much more light than the DD diskette.

Just why this is so I'll leave to someone who knows much more than I do
about magnetic recording materials, but the difference is visible in
every disk I've looked at, ranging from top-of-the-line premium disks
to the worst of the el cheapos you can find at a flea market.

Joe Morris / MITRE

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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 15:42:26 EDT
From: Tony Cichan <[e-mail]>
Subject: Weird Hp Laserjet Printer behaviour.

Check the cables to the printer from the network server and power.
Parallel cables are particularly susceptible to wear and tear.
Vibration can cause the wires to break at the connector and then work
intermit- tently.

Length of parallel cables is also critical, about 12 to 15 feet for a
standard cable and perhaps 30 feet max with low capacitance cable and
shielded connectors.

A. M. (Tony) Cichan   [e-mail]  [phone]
Department of Facilities Planning and Management
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Domain address: [e-mail]

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Fri, 28 Aug 92       Volume 92 : Issue 141

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                 Bidirectional Parallel Port? (2 msgs)
                            compress progs..
                           Date & Time output
                      DOS 5.0 and BASICA problems
                      DOS TRANSFER SPEED ON 486-33
               Help:  CUTCP with DEPCA.COM packet driver
                           Help BIOS question
                       Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #135
                   Is Dr. Dos And Stacker Compatible?
                              Manzana Inc.
                        moved my ibmdos.com ....
                        Mulitimedia / CD-ROM XA
                 Reply to Bidirectional Parallel Port?
                         Speed of cache memory
                       stacker [just my opinion]
                    System 36 & Unix will not talk?

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 10:19:25 EST
From: jeff lewis <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bidirectional Parallel Port?

I've been trying to locate information on using the parallel port for
bi-directional data transfers, etc.

I've searched several books without any information other than DOS does
not directly support incoming data from the parallel port.

Can anyone supply information both hardware and/or software examples of
accomplishing this?  The more detailed the information, the better.
I'm planning on making hardware projects that communicate with the
computer through the parallel port (ie. STROBE and DATA bits)

Thanks...   Jeff

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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 06:23:00 TUR
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Bidirectional Parallel Port?


>I've been trying to locate information on using the parallel port for
>bi-directional data transfers, etc.

Jeff,

I recall reading an article about 6 months ago in one of Radio
Electronics, Popular Electronics or Computer Craft about exactly how to
read data into the parallel port.  This included construction details
for a hardware interface (in case you want to use it for data
acquisition), as well as the code to perform the read.  I can't recall
the specifics, but one thing I believe I remember was to the effect
that you had to set the "data direction register" on the port to tell
it it was an input instead of an output.

If you can't find the article in a Periodical Guide, send me a note and
I will try to look up the issue for you.

Jim Ritterbusch
Western Connecticut State Univ.
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 12:47:55
From: "BERNARDO LEON DE LA BARRA" <[e-mail]>
Subject: compress progs..

Hello...
        I really need to know where can I find certain compress progs.
like .Z .UUE .XXE and some others for IBM-PC .

I know they DO exist because I have a document that tell so. In fact,
it details every system that a compress prog can work..I got it in an
Virus-l Issue.

I downloaded some UUdecoders, but they seem not to work very well....

Please if anybody knows where I can obtain these uncompress and
compress progs...please e-mail me.

Thanks in advance....

      ---:<:---            Marcelo Adrain Maraboli Rosselott.
                           Student of Electronic Engineering
     "The Diode"           Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
                           [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 18:42:54 SST
From: HC Eng <[e-mail]>
Subject: Date & Time output

>>Simply put, I'd like my autoexec.bat to type the current system time
>>and date to the console, without asking for a new time and date ...
  ...
>you may want to try several variations of these commands --
>
>     echo.|date|find "Current"
>     echo.|time|find "Current"

The above example, though neat, is rather resource intensive.  Each
pipe would create (write) a file on disk and then delete it (another
write) after use.  The Turbo Pascal program below, taken from the help
example, will show something like:

Time now: Wed, 08-19-1992 18:20:02

The executable, version 6, is only 3760 bytes, far smaller than the
FIND program in the above example.  Also the whole process is read only
- no disk writes.  But of course, you would need a TP compiler or you
would have to ask for a copy of the EXE.

{--------------  cut here -----------------}
program showtime;

uses DOS;

const  days : array [0..6] of String[9] =
       ('Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat');

var  h, m, s, hund,
     y, mth, d, DoW : Word;

function LeadZero(w : Word) : String;
 var s : String;
 begin
   Str(w:0,s);
   if Length(s) = 1 then s := '0' + s;
   LeadZero := s;
 end;

begin
  GetTime(h,m,s,hund);
  GetDate(y,mth,d,DoW);

  WriteLn('Time now: ',
          days[DoW],', ',LeadZero(mth),'-',LeadZero(d), '-', y:0,' ',
          LeadZero(h),':',LeadZero(m),':',LeadZero(s))
end.
Acknowledge-To: <GBODSO1@NUSVM>

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 14:54:00 METDST
From: Jim Groeneveld CMI-TNO Leiden NL <[e-mail]>
Subject: DOS 5.0 and BASICA problems

CONVERT TOKENIZED BASIC FILES (.BAS) TO ASCII

To convert tokenized .BAS files from BASIC, BASICA or GWBASIC to ascii
use the program RB, ReadBas, Vs. 1.58 by V. Buerg. This works without
the use of any BASIC interpreter. I don't know whether this is the
latest release of the program and if it is available at SIMTEL20 or
else.

However, that program can not convert so-called protected BASIC
programs, saved with the ',p' option. There are some programs (UNPROT
and KRAK, both also 7 years old) that unprotect these .BAS files, but
the simplest solution to unprotect them is described below. This
solution (as well as the other ones) needs a working BASIC interpreter.

CONVERT PROTECTED BASIC FILES (.BAS) TO ASCII

1. Create a 2-byte file called UNP.BAS, consisting of the characters
with ascii values of resp. 255 and 26 (26 is EOF). Alternative methods:

   a. This may be done using any editor capable of it, e.g. using EDLIN
(EDLIN UNP.BAS) and after the I)nsert command just entering
Alt-255,Ctrl-V,Z<ENTER><Ctrl-Break> and save the file with the E)nd
command.

      Alt-255 = while the ALT-key is held down, press the successive
keys 2, 5 and 5 on the numeric keypad and release the ALT-key;

      Ctrl-V  = while the ALT-key is being held down press the V key;

      Z       = CAPITAL Z, thus while a SHIFT-key is held down press
the Z key.

      The resulting file will be 5 bytes long, but that does not
matter, because the first two bytes are the ones described. These extra
bytes, however, may be removed using the method described below under
b.

   b. From the DOS command prompt (C>) enter the commands:
      ECHO @^Z>UNP.BAS
      COPY UNP.BAS+NUL
      In here:
      @  = Alt-255 entered as described under a.
      ^Z = Ctrl-Z, entered like Ctrl-V above.
      The COPY command removes the redundant extra bytes.

   c. Use the batch file UNP.BAT which contains:

      echo off
      echo UNP.BAT creates UNP.BAS from DOS command line only.
      echo by Jim Groeneveld, 12/2-92.
      if "%1"=="" goto help
      echo  %1>unprot.bas
      REM SECOND SPACE IN LINE ABOVE ACTUALLY IS ASCII-255, ENTERED AS BEFORE
      REM %1 WILL BE ASCII-26, ENTERED FROM THE COMMAND LINE AS CTRL-Z
      copy unprot.bas+nul >nul
      echo UNP.BAS created, consisting of bytes \255\26
      goto end
      :help
      echo Syntax: UNP Ctrl-Z{ENTER}
      echo Exactly type the only Ctrl-Z from the keyboard.
      echo Other parameter contents are not allowed but can not be checked.
      echo This (^Z) can not be passed from another batch file.
      :end

      And run it FROM THE DOS COMMAND LINE ONLY by typing: UNP Ctrl-Z

2. Load your protected BASIC program (PROTPROG.BAS) into the interpreter,
   assuming GWBASIC, after starting it:
   LOAD"PROTPROG
   Then load the just created 2-byte file UNP.BAS:
   LOAD"UNP
   Your program is now unprotected and may be saved into an ascii file:
   SAVE"ASCPROG",A

Don't ask me how it works, it works!!!  You can see that by trying to
LIST the program just before and after loading UNP.BAS.

This method also has some side-effects that may be of value in some
instances: When you are editing a BASIC program within the BASIC editor
and you have deleted some line(s) that you would like to recover you
may also LOAD"UNP and discover that sometimes deleted lines are
available again.  This even works after a NEW command, so that the
complete program can be recovered.

I have not found any regularity in thus undeleting program lines:
sometimes they are undeleted, especially those of the last DELETE
command or 'line number without contents', sometimes not and sometimes
their line numbers have changed. So if you would like to recover
deleted parts, firstly save the current program as ascii using ',a',
then LOAD"UNP and save another copy with a different name using ',a',
and use an ascii editor to combine (and edit) the two programs.

I hope this may help those of you using DOS 5 and (GW)BASIC programs
that you want to run under QBASIC. Remember that the original BASIC.COM
and BASICA.COM programs needs the ROM BASIC chip only present in real
IBM PC's; GWBASIC has the necessary code completely within software and
thus does not need the chip. There are, however, (small) versions of
BASIC.COM/EXE and BASICA.COM/EXE that actually call GWBASIC.EXE.

I conclude that (interpreter) BASIC still is alive!

Regards - Jim Groeneveld.

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 17:05:37 SST
From: KenHwee Tan <[e-mail]>
Subject: DOS TRANSFER SPEED ON 486-33

What's a typical DOS Transfer Speed on a good 80486-33 with a 120MB IDE
hard-disk?  I have used QAPlus 4.52 to test several machines (stripped
of all SMARTDRV etc) and the results seem quite dismal.

I seem to get only about 100K per second on the DOS Transfer Speed
test.  The hard-disk in question is a Maxtor 7120 (methinks).

Can anyone tell me if there is something wrong with the system or is
this typical?  I've read somewhere to take no less than 500KB/s!

Thanks in advance...
Acknowledge-To: <LAW30056@NUSVM>

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 12:27:02 CEST
From: Fabio Calcopietro <[e-mail]>
Subject: Forwarded mail

Messaggio inviato per conoscenza:
*****************************************
MAILBOX
Msg# 50405, 20/08/92 12:23 [1329]
Da: MC8573 Fabio Calcopietro
A : |Z
Non ancora letto dal dest.
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Oggetto: Make Os/2 Faster!!!

Somebody tell that OS/2 environment is slower than Windows 3.1: it's
false! Who tell this, not know the real performance of OS/2 2.0...

1st)     After backup, the first thing to do is to decide how the disk
will be partitioned. I suggest of divide your Hd in this parts:

     C:      primary partition, OS/2 2.0, HPFS,
              size=Hd total - Swap space (15 MB max)

     D:      logical partition, Swap, HPFS
              size=Swap space (I suggest 15 MB)

              Boot Manager, for future use.

In this mode the Swap file is in a separate Hd, and not affect the
principal file system with collateral effects like fragmentation and
lost cluster after black-out... In second, the Swap file cluster are
ever contiguos, the D: partition is very small with velocity double!

After installation of OS/2, tune it with the following lines in
Config.sys:

IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS   /CACHE:1024 /CRECL:4 /AUTOCHECK:CD
RUN=C:\OS2\CACHE.EXE
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Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #142
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Info-IBMPC Digest           Sat, 19 Aug 92       Volume 92 : Issue 142

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                       Address for FATDOS author
      Converting TIF (HP SCANNER) Files to either CGM or Lotus PIC
                Disk Drive alignment software & diskette
                   Formatting 3.5" disks (V92, #131)
                     formatting DD diskettes as HD
                       High Density drives on XT
                     Sideways vs Allways (V92 #136)
                 Kermit - What is it good for? (3 msgs)
                             Re: Mac-in-DOS
                        Mouse Problem in TP 6.0
                         Opinions on training?
       Owners manual for PC-7000 by Sharp, an old portable(1980?)
                               PC speaker
                       PostScript -->  Bitmap (?)
                   Program to evaluate typing skills
                     Quad density drives on IBM PC
               Requst for a Windows Image Display Utility
                           Modem doesn't work

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 16:25:42 GMT
From: Billy McPherson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Address for FATDOS author

I am looking for the address of the author of the FORTRAN library
FATDOS.  He seems to have moved from the address that came with the
package itself.  The address we have is

Marc Norton
PO BGox 425
Greenbelt, MD 20700

if anyone has a current address it would be greatly appreciated.

[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 13:51:37 EST
From: Joel Saunders <[e-mail]>
Subject: Converting TIF (HP SCANNER) Files to either CGM or Lotus PIC

I have a scanned image file (TIF) that I would like to use in Lotus.

Lotus only accepts images in PIC or CGM format. I guess a conversion is
in order.

I have been unable to accomplish this task as of yet.  Is anyone aware
of some PD software that can be used for this purpose, or better yet,
has anyone ever succeeded in accomplishing this task ?????

Thanks in advance for your help in this matter !

Joel

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 21:57:20 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Disk Drive alignment software & diskette....

   I'm looking for information about disk drive alignment software and
the alignment diskettes that are sold with them or separately....

  Specifically, I'm looking for the alignment software and diskette for
a  5'1/4" 80 track quad density 96 tpi drive.

Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 11:39:49 EDT
From: [e-mail] ()
Subject: Formatting 3.5" disks (V92, #131)

]From [e-mail] Mon Aug 24 04:49:04 1992
..various header stuff deleted
]
]Could you forward this explanation for the readership in general?
]
]Thanks!
]
]Regards,
]Gregory Hicks

----------

]From: "The Meltz Inc." <[e-mail]>

]I am writing to clarify a response I made regarding the formatting of
] 3.5" disks.  The HD and DD media are different, but I can't really
] explain it.  I asked [e-mail] for an explanation, to which
] he gave a very good one, so if you want the explanation, contact me and
] I will forward you a copy of his response, or ask moy.  I doubt he'll
] mind.

*******************

Hi Gregory, Marc and INFO-PC readers--

Gladly!  There certainly is a lot of confusion about 3.5" disk *media*
vs. disk *formats.* Things are rendered even more confusing by claims
of "doubling" disk capacity by merely punching a hole in the diskette
shell, fooling the pc's media sensor. (That's actually a *dirty* way to
"read-enable" a disk that's been improperly formatted--I've solved a
few dire last-minute emergencies that way!)  There are undoubtedly
less-than-scrupulous dealers who might package the same media for both
diskette types, but I believe (even without actual manufacturing specs)
that the HD and DD disks are indeed different.

Here is copy of what I sent to Marc Meltzer.  Perhaps we could compile
something on this topic for the FAQ list.

-Moy Wong, PC Specialist, Dept. of Psychology, New York University
[e-mail]

>From moy Tue Aug 11 15:43:59 1992

] I just finished reading your response in the IBM-Digest, about
] formatting DD disdisks to HD.  Why do you say that shouldn't be done?
] I've heard that the only difference is the little hole in the corner.
] I'm not flaming, I just want to know what the reasoning is.

Don't forget that magnetic recordings are basically ANALOG.  The disk
electronics convert the changing magnetic patterns into a bit stream
that can be interpreted as sectors.  And we get lulled into a false
sense of security in the "infallibility" of our "digital" storage.

A high-density disk has 18 sectors per track x 80 tracks.  Double
density has 9 sectors per track x 80 tracks.  The HD disk uses a
*higher recording rate*--more bits per track.

To accept the higher recording rate, high-density disks are (supposed
to be) manufactured with *different* media.  That is, the properties of
the magnetic coating are optimized for the higher recording rate.

As an experiment, try formatting various *High-Density* floppies AS
*Double-Density*--in other words, the other way around.  Cover the
media sensor to fool the computer.  You'll find that this often doesn't
work well either.  To me, this is proof enough that the media are
really different between different disks.

Formatting a DD disk *as* an HD is like recording ultrasonic sounds on
a regular cassette tape.  It can be done, but you don't get a very good
signal.  (Don't confuse this with videotape techniques--they use
helical-scan heads and the slower speeds merely pack in more tracks per
inch.  The recording rate per track is still the same.)

You might find that a "good" disk formatted this way will give "Sector
not found" or "Data errors" on another machine--the signals are just
too weak.

-moy

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 03:26:18 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Don Graves)
Subject: formatting DD diskettes as HD

[e-mail] writes:

>I read an article in Info-IBMPC regarding the use of DD 3.5" diskettes
>as HD, i.e. formatting them for 1.4MB use.

>My experience is that diskettes formatted this way have a short shelf
>life.  If you try to read them after a year, they probably will not
>work.  -David-

  Well, I have been using a few of these 'super-DDs' for about a year
and a half, and I haven't had any problems with them - I'm using
extremely cheap no-name disks at that.  What did the article say about
this?

Don Graves
Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. Canada
[e-mail] || [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 22:16:39 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: High Density drives on XT

   High density drives can be used in an XT machine but the following
requirements must be met, or should I say it must be possible to meet
these requirements:

    1.  New Bios rom - those made in the last 5 years I think were
supposed to be compatible with high density drives...

    2.  DOS  3.30 or above

    3.  8 bit high density floppy controller card - these usually
support up to 4 drives: 360k, 720k, 1.2M, and 1.44M....on the same
controller in term of 4 drives at one time, each having 4 possible
types....

Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 08:39:15 -0400
From: Glen Midkiff <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sideways vs Allways (V92 #136)

[e-mail] (Info-IBMPC Digest):
>
> I have an '85 vintage program called Sideways which allows you to print

I picked up a shareware package from a local BBS called ONSIDE which
seems to do what the old Sideways product did.

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 09:35:09 CDT
From: Otto Tennant <[e-mail]>
Subject: Kermit - What is it good for?

Among other things, MSKERMIT has the best VT100, VT220, VT320 emulator
available.  (I haven't tried recent versions of ProComm, Telix, etc.,
but that was certainly the case when Kermit 3.00 was first released.)

It's free.

Of course, it only supports the Kermit file transfer protocol, but
that's good enough for me.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 11:45:33 EDT
From: David Kirschbaum <[e-mail]>
Subject: Kermit - What is it good for?

In Info-IBMPC  #137:

>Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 8:47:08 CDT
>From: [e-mail] (Glauber)

>        Does anyone out there use MSKermit? What are the strong points of
>that program? Does it compete with the main sharewhare comm programs
>such as Procomm, Telix or Qmodem?

I've been a faithful user of MSKermit ever since CP/M, and of course am
running the latest/greatest from Columbia.

Well, not *quite* the latest/greatest.  I stopped at version 3.10 since
I have no need for all that feelthy network stuff, and see no need in
bogging down an executable with it.

Over the years I've picked up other programs (like those you mentioned
above, and more) to see where "State of the Art" is.  And always
chucked them, falling back to good old Kermit.

Good Points:
   a.  Excellent terminal emulation.
   b.  Excellent interrupt-driven buffered comm drivers

   c.  Has many of the functions I commonly need: Capture to
file/device/whatever Keyboard macros Individual key replacement
Aliasing ("rz" = "run \bin\dsz port 2 baud 2400 rz -r
\download") "Pushing to DOS" Exec'ing external programs Using external
comm protocols Common DOS commands at the Kermit command line (DIR,
TYPE, CD, etc.) If you want any other commands, just add them!

    d.  Leaves the comm port alone when it exits

    e.  Powerful script language

    f.  Easy setup of default parameters via one MSKERMIT.INI file

    g.  Easy setup of any OTHER parameters I might want (via other .INI
files I can "take.")

    h.  Easy to write and use script files to log onto local BBS's,
Internet hosts, go through TACs, etc.

    i.  Common language applies to command-line commands, .INI files,
script files, etc.  (E.g., what works at the command line will work in
a script.)

    j.  For worst-case situations, can work through a 7-bit data path
(like some archaic, brain-dead TACs).  (This is virtually the *only*
case where I actually use the kermit protocol to transfer files.)

    k.  Nice command-line user interface: (1)  Command completion ("ha"
expands to "hang") (2)  ? shows available options or help

    l.  Relatively small and simple.

        (1)  Simplest configuration only needs KERMIT.EXE (PKLITE'd to
83Kb).

        (2)  No fancy install or configuration, subdirectories, etc.

        (3)  Keep all your scripts in one subdir, your MSKERMIT.INI
initialization file in one place, and that's it!

Weak Points:  (to some, anyway)

    a.  No fancy user-friendly GUI <ptui> screen

    b.  Simplistic help.  If you need more than a reminder, you'd
better go dig out the manual.

    c.  No mice.

    d.  You must go and find your own external comm protocols (e.g.,
the latest and greatest), rather than be provided with what the authors
decided you should have.

As you might've guessed, I use MSKERMIT as a terminal interface and
telecommunications shell, NOT as a file transfer agent.  Although with
sliding windows and large packets, it's not too shabby at moving data
either. Still, there are better, more efficient protocols (like ZMODEM)
for that.

David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 11:59 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Kermit - What is it good for?

Glauber Ribeiro asks what Kermit is used for and how it compares with
other porograms.

Personally, I use Kermit as a communication package when I need to
plot/print graphics directly from a mainframe. To my knowledge, it is
the only shareware package capable of emulating Tektronics terminals,
Procomm does not (as far as I know).

The other thing you can find it useful for is for direct file transfer
between PC's (or a Pc and a Mac, as I do); all you need is Kermit on
both machines and a null modem cable and you are off at 9600 bauds.
Simple and very cheap (in my case I have an older Mac that only reads
800K floppys, but you get the general idea).

I guess the main strength of Kermit is that practically any computer in
the world "speaks it".

Stefano Migliuolo
Research Laboratory of Electronics
M.I.T.

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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 11:42:32 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Mac-in-DOS

>However, when I tried to run the program (binhex4.bin) I
>got a msg: "the application is busy or unavailabl

>Can anybody tell me what I did wrong or there is no way to do that,
>Mac-in-Dos is only good for text files?

From reading through your message it doesnt sound as if you did
anything wrong other than to try and execute a non-executable file. by
Macintosh tradition Mac files stored with a .bin extension are highly
likely to be stored in MacBinary format. This is a format that combines
the Macintosh resource and data forks of a file into a single file that
can be stored on non-Macintosh systems.

Obtain a MacBinary converter from somewhere and try using this to
convert the program back into its original executable form.

Hope this helps

Regards

SG Callow (Simon Callow)

Bitnet/NSFNET etc [e-mail]
Janet(UK)         [e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 07:11:20 SAT
From: Nabil <[e-mail]>
Subject: Mouse Problem in TP 6.0

I do not have any problem in TP 6.0 with mouse Still  I am not using
any fix.

You better ask this question to PASCAL-L list where you will find
answers.  Address [e-mail]

Nabil

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 13:33:17 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Opinions on training?

I recently received a flyer on some LAN related courses put on by Wave
Technologies.  The one in which I'm interested is a two-day affair.
Unlike many of the flyers I've received over the years, this one is at
a price *I* can afford out of my own pocket.  My employer doesn't pay
for this kind of thing.  What I need from the group is some input on
your impression of their courses, treatment of the material, your
valuation of 'bang-for-the-buck', etc.  Surely *someone* out there has
dealt with, or knows something about these folks.  Assistance
appreciated!!

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 20:11:01 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jon E. Meyer)
Subject: Owners manual for PC-7000 by Sharp, an old portable(1980?)

I just got this OLD computer and need the manual the PC-7000 by Sharp.

Can you help?

Write me at [e-mail]
thanks.

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 10:51:27 BST
From: John Ewart <[e-mail]>
Subject: PC speaker

 does anyone know where I can get a speaker driver for my AST Bravo PC?
There are a number of Windows 3.x PC speaker drivers that will allow a
PC to play .wav and other sound files - and I can get these to work
fine on my VigIII at work. However, the AST is another story ...

 I've tried Martin Hepperle's excellent SoundTool software - and I can
get that to work just fine on the AST. SoundTool uses Aaron Wallace's
Dsound.DLL as a driver I think. Now, although SoundTool works fine on
its own - I just cannot get a driver that will let me play .wav sounds
to accompany various Windows actions (ie. entry and exit).

 As I said, this can be done on the VigIII. What is the problem? Is it
because my AST is a 486? I this something unique to AST micros?

 I would be grateful for any advice offered.

John Ewart
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 20:00:19 EDT
From: "Alexander D. Boster" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PostScript -->  Bitmap (?)

Is there, anywhere "out there," a program to convert standard (NOT
encapsulated) PostScript files to some (any) kind of bitmapped format,
such as would allow it to be printed on a dot-matrix printer.  Or,
equivalently, is there a printer specific program that would directly
allow .ps files to be printed on a dot-matrix.  (mine is a KX-P1124..
which is fully compatible with Epson LQ-2500 & IBM Proprinter X24.)

Thanks...

Alexander D. Boster
University Of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40526 USA

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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 13:29:32 EDT
From: Rob James <[e-mail]>
Subject: Program to evaluate typing skills

A friend in looking for a PD/Shareware product to evaluate typing samples
and compare them to some "gold-standard" proof text.  Suggestions would
be appreciated.

Rob James

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 21:53:55 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Quad density drives on IBM PC

   I'm looking for information if any is available, on how to hook up
and configure a 5'1/4" 80 track quad density 96 tpi drive on an IBM PC...

Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 20:56:44 GMT
From: apctrc![e-mail] (Jayaraman Veezhinathan)
Subject: Requst for a Windows Image Display Utility

Does anyone know of a utility to display a BMP image file under
microsoft windows 3.x that requires little or no user interaction
to open the file.  This utility will be invoked from an expert
system just to popup images.  I have looked at packages such as
Halo and PaintBrush under windows, but they seem to be an overkill
for this need.  They also have too much capability which I am afraid
will confuse my users.

Please respond to [e-mail] and if there is enough
interest I will post the result back to the group.  Thanks a lot, guys.

Jay Veezhinathan

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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 21:12:51-040
From: "LDC - Luis E. Mun~oz" <emsca!usb![e-mail]>
Subject: Modem doesn't work

    Some time ago, I picked up an internal 2400-bps mode. The problem
arose when I connected it in my machine. (A 286/12MHz clone).  The
modem doesn't work OK with the supplied multi I/O card (also, a clone).
I've tried to setup the card to disable any of its ports, but even
removing the chips from it and setting the jumpers, some test programs
report 2 serial ports present. The program that came with the modem
reports only a serial port (correct), but when you I put the modem in,
it just doesn't work. If you remove the multi I/O card, the modem works
fine (but I need at least a serial port).

    The modem is from a company called `insta-com' and is made in the
United States. The model number is MB-2400.

    I've tried all the possible pin-settings, port numbers, IRQ settings,
etc. and nothing seems to work. I would like if someone gives me a hand
on this.

Luis E. Mu\~noz R.                     |
emsca!usb![e-mail]                  |

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Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                         82510 UART Programming
                             AT&T Problems
           Connecting High Density Drives to an XT (V92 #129)
                    DR. Dos SSTOR Use Tips (3 msgs)
                         Floppy drive database
                         Glare screen question
                     Hercules MonoGraphics Software
                     Hurricane plots in GIF format
               Installing High Density Drives in a PC-XT
                        MPC - standard or hype?
                        PCTools Commute problem
             Problems running diskless PC with Windows 3.1
                        Question regarding OS/2
                   Read Intel RMX floppy using MS DOS
                      Seagate drive won't spin up
                   Spreadsheet/financial application
                           DR. Dos SSTOR tips
                             Stacker & QEMM

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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 15:05:45 EDT
From: David Kirschbaum <[e-mail]>
Subject: 82510 UART Programming

I recently received the following request.  Being totally ignorant of
the 82510 UART (and not much smarter about 16550's, despite my tweaking
the FIFO.ASM program), I didn't have an immediate solution for the
fellow.

>From: [e-mail]
>To: kirsch%maxemail@uunet

>I recently downloaded a copy of your FIFO.ASM/COM program, which
>activates the UART 16550AFN's FIFO buffers.

>I have the 82510 UART (and a Supra v.32bis modem) where I would like
>to be able to activate the 82510 FIFO buffer.  After reading the Intel
>specs on the 82510, and looking around, I've found that there is
>currently no software for the i82510.  The i82510 is rated for up to
>288 kbps (or so Intel claims), and I'd rather use my 82510 than buy a
>serial card with the 16550AFN.  The 82510 is soldered into my
>motherboard.

>Do you know of any 82510 support?  Do you have a version of FIFO that
>supports the 82510?

Perhaps someone else out there has heard of some source that programs
the 82510?  Or a spare copy of the Intel specs on the 82510 they could
mail me so I could maybe get a little smarter and take a hack at this?
(A blind hack, since I don't have the UART either :-)

Thanks in advance.

David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 17:13:59 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Ryszard Wojtowicz)
Subject: AT&T Problems

 I am looking for User's Manual AT&T 6386 WGS, and setup program for
this computer AT&T 6386 WGS.

 Now, I have this unit with configuration ; 1024 Kbyte (RAM) 4 x 256
Simms.------

 I would like upgrade my system to 4000 Kbyte (RAM).  I have 4 x 1000
simms. I don't have the manual book so I don't know how to setup my
memory board.

 If somebody have the same computer (AT&T 6386 WGS) with the user's
manual book.

            I will appreaciate that.
                                        Ryszard Wojtowicz

          Ryszard Wojtowicz   <[e-mail]>
                            =         614 - 777-1210

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:51:31 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Leonard Erickson)
Subject: Connecting High Density Drives to an XT (V92 #129)

[e-mail] writes:

>Apparently somebody asked if a high density drive could be connected
>to an XT (vol.92, #117). Yes. There is a company called BackPack (I
>think) that produces HD floppies (5.25 and 3.5 inch) that connect to
>any generation of computer through the parallel port while still
>allowing the port to be used for printers etc. I have a 1.4M HD 3.5
>inch drive on my Atari XT clone and have absolutely no complaints. And
>my printer works fine. In fact, several drives can be connected in
>series to the same port and still allow the port to be used for other
>purposes.

I paid $40 for a card with an onboard BIOS. It supports 360k, 720k,
1.2Meg and 1.44Meg drives. I've had a 360k and a 1.44M drive in my XT
for several years. These cards are *not* that hard to find.

Leonard Erickson              [e-mail]
CIS: [70465,203]             [e-mail]
FIDO:   1:105/51     [e-mail]
(The CIS & Fido addresses are preferred)

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 22:30:09 EDT
From: Mark Flynn <[e-mail]>
Subject: DR. Dos SSTOR Use Tips

>From: Dan Yurman <[e-mail]>

>This is a reply to several notes about DR.DOS 6.0.  The use of the
>Superstor (SSTOR) compressed disk partition requires some thought
>before installing it.  Assuming you have a 40 Mb hard disk, a workable
>solution for some will be to do the following>

(lots of precutionary device deleted)

Gosh, I must have gotten really lucky! I just installed DR Dos 6.0 on a
normal 40Meg Disk, backed up, and started SSTOR. I then converted the
lot to compressed, reserving 1Meg or so uncompressed. Not a hitch so
far running anything (WP, LaTeX, BC++, Windows, etc.) for many months.
I've got almost 80Meg on the disk with some 4Meg free on the compressed
partition. I've even used Norton Disk Optimizer and Disk Doctor (while
crossing fingers) with no trouble. This is on a 286 cheapie clone. Like
I said, lucky.

Mark Flynn
Liquid Crystal Institute
Kent State University
[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 00:26:43 GMT
From: [e-mail] (James Hightower)
Subject: DR.DOS SSTOR Use Tips

[e-mail] writes:

>This is a reply to several notes about DR.DOS 6.0.  The use of the
>Superstor (SSTOR) compressed disk partition requires some thought
>before installing it.  Assuming you have a 40 Mb hard disk, a workable
>solution for some will be to do the following>
> [ Much goodies deleted ]

>5.) Use the FDISK utility from your DR.DOS system/utilities disk to
>make a DOS partition of 15 Mb as Drive C:\.  This will be your
>uncompressed disk drive. Then, use FDISK to make a logical disk
>partition of the remaining 25 Mb as Drive D:\.  This will eventually be
>your compressed partition.  If you really want to shave the margins of
>things you can get away with an uncompressed DOS partition of as little
>as 10 Mb.  However, 15 Mb gives you swap space for DR.DOS temporary
>files under Taskmax and general work space if you come up against
>something that will not compute in a SSTOR partition.

>6.) Format Drive C:\ and Drive D:\.  Make Drive C:\ the boot drive.
>Note that DR.DOS uses an extra parameter when formatting a hard drive.
>Check the documentation for syntax.  Do not put system files on Drive
>D:\.  Drive C:\ is your boot drive.
> [Even more goodies deleted]


>This approach has the following benefits.  On an 80386 PC it preserves
>your memory management in an uncompressed partition.  If you compress
>the entire disk, you will wind up with a loss of capabilities in this
>area.  If you somehow lose the SSTOR partition, you have not lost
>access to the disk, nor has your access to the disk been compromised by
>security features which will remain in place even if the partition goes
>blooey!  If for some reason you do this anyway, use the LOGIN command
>to enter your master and user passwords to recover.

WOW! So much work... And to think, all I did was compress my entire
disk, and I still don't have any problems.

You don't have to re-partition your disk to have a compressed and
uncompressed partition. When you set up SSTOR, you have the option of
spec'ing some amount of disk to remain uncompressed. When SSTOR
compresses a disk, it actualy creates a hidden file on the disk,
compresses your data, and places it in the hidden file. When you boot,
the SSTOR driver creates a D:, and handles all reads and writes to and
from D: by reading and writing to the compressed data in the hidden
file. DEVSWAP.SYS is used to swap C: and D:, so that D: becomes your
"normal" disk, and C: becomes the "compressed" disk.

SO, if you ask SSTOR to create a hidden file LESS then the total
available space on the disk, you will have that much space left on your
"uncompressed" drive. (the default is to use the entire disk) If you
have a 20mb drive, and you tell sstor to leave 5mb uncompressed, you
will end up with a 30mb (compress) C: and a D: with 5mb free. Note that
even if you use the ENTIRE disk for the hidden SSTOR file, you still
boot from an uncompressed drive, and that drive remains available as
D:. If you wish to install some security stuff, just boot to a
floppy,(without the SSTOR driver) and proceed.

James Hightower        [e-mail]     ...Don't try this at home!

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Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 23:37:05 SST
From: KenHwee Tan <[e-mail]>
Subject: DR. Dos SSTOR Use Tips

On tips for SuperStor, I must agree that the best way to do it _is_ to
have a separate logical partition.  It works fine.  NOW, the only
problem I get is that Win3.1 (and sometimes even some DOS programs) get
confused when they have to deal with AutoMount Floppy drives.  I never
found AutoMount drives useful _anyway_ so the best solution, if u
experience similar problems (the floppies appear to stall for ages,
lights ablaze, waiting for the cows to come home before finishing the
copy, xcopy or whatever), put in /NOAUTO on the CONFIG.SYS line for the
SSTOR.SYS.

Things have worked like a charm since.

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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 0:08:22 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Floppy drive database....

  Is there such as thing as (like the harddrive database) a floppy
drive database containing information on every or almost every floppy
drive made, size, formatting capacity, etc.....?????????

:    Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
:    1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
:    Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: 27 Aug 92 14:20:00 EDT
From: "BLUE::MACPHERSON" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Glare screen question

Peter Crayne favors a particular brand of glare screen and disagrees
with me about the superiority of mesh over the plastic screens.  But he
doesn't say why.

What about it Peter?  What specific performance deficiencies have you
experienced with the mesh screens?

And how old are you?  It makes a difference because people don't begin
to lose visual accomadation until their 40ies.  Thus your choice may be
based on other criteria, and the rest of us would like to know.  It'll
help us in determining our requirements.

                Doug Macpherson
                ARI

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:22:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Let's talk about it." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hercules MonoGraphics Software

I am slowly migrating away from my Zenith 158 (8088, 2x360k FD) as more
and more great programs refuse to run on it.  My main limitation is the
low disk drive capacity.  The computer is in great condition but has
little resale value.  Upgrading would be foolish given prices on newer
machines.  I'd like to pass it to my 7-year old son.  Where can I find
educational and game software for this machine with its HERCULES
monographics card and display? FTP is best, BBS is fine.  Any
suggestions?

Please send direct to me. I'll summarize to the list.  I'd also like to
hear from other Zenith 158 users on _cheap_ upgrades they have
successfully implemented.

Duane Moser           [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 13:46:45 GMT
From: Michael Taranto <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hurricane plots in GIF format
Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen <[e-mail]>

The University of Illinois generates, every few hours, a radar summary
weather map for the United States. The file is in .gif format and is ]
multicolored. Satellite image files are also available.

Access, ftp to vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
Directory: wx

This info is from the SURAnet Internet Resource Guide, available via
ftp from ftp.sura.net in the pub/nic directory.

Michael Taranto
SURAnet
NIC Services

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 10:31 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Installing High Density Drives in a PC-XT

In INFO-IBMPC Vol 92 Number 138, there are a couple of rebuttals to my
statements with respect to the ability to install a high density floppy
drive in an XT chassis.  I did state that if someone has come up with
an adaptor of some sort it might be done.  Apparently someone has,
based on the replies referenced above.  Therefore, I stand corrected.
My statement that a 16 bit bus was required was based upon the fact
that all of the controllers that I have seen were of the 16 bit
variety, thus incompatible with the 8 bit bus of the XT as well as its
BIOS code.  If someone has designed a work around to preserve the
investment in older hardware, well done!

Never let it be said that I cannot be wrong.

Marc Schwartz e-mail:  SchwartzM at dockmaster.ncsc.mil voice:
612-473-3250

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 13:22:15 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MPC - standard or hype?

A friend is contemplating buying a CD-ROM drive for his 386.  I know
that there are at least two formats for CDs.  What info do I need to
pass on the him to assure that he will be buying and staying MPC
compliant?  What exactly does it *mean* to be "MPC compliant"?  Thanx!!

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 92 16:26:24 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI" <[e-mail]>
Subject: PCTools Commute problem

First, let me say that I have used Commute for some time, and a friend
and I *have* had it working before, using identical AT&T4024s.  We've
txfered files, run app's from both ends, chatted, the whole enchilida.

Well, I changed modems; to a Microcom AX9624c, 9600bps, MNP5,etc.  Now,
when I try to do something like 'dir' to the 'other' PC, what I get is
a result that still appears to be buffered in the modem, and painting
to the screen in multiple 'chunks' which results in displays that are
mispositioned, scrambled, or just flat blank.  All the other functions
(file txfer, chat) are OK.

Executing some DOS utilities yeilded strange display results also.
Well, first, there are two choices for this particular modem on the setup
screen. One has the notation (C) after it, and the other (NC).  While this
is _not_ explained in TFM anywhere, I sort of surmised that it might mean
w&w/o compression.

For the second go 'round, I chose the NC setup.  I also modified the C
and the L values in the modem init string so that no buffering was
being done in the modem supposedly; trying to turn off all the MNP
stuff manually I thought.  Well, after all that, it still paints the
screen the same way, I still have the display dropouts, the RX light
still strobes as if it's coming in in numerous small pieces, but the
display at the end to which I'm actually talking gets it OK.  What have
I not addressed in either the modem or software setup, that will fix
this??

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 10:19:20 -0400
From: Howard Weiss <[e-mail]>
Subject: Problems running diskless PC with Windows 3.1

I have a 386 that I run ISC UNIX on.  However, there are times when it
would be nice to have the machine run as a pure DOS machine.  I have
built a floppy boot disk with enough network software (PC/TCP) to get
the machine rolling and mount the network drives for use as if they
were my local disks.  DOS works just fine.  However, when I run Windows 3.1,
I get some very strange behavior.  The major problem is that the machine
tends to go catatonic whenever I close a window, or try to shut down
Windows itself.  The screen kind of scrolls upward and mouse movements
leave "debris" across the screen.  Rebooting is the only cure.  I have
turned off PC/TCP streams (I couldn't even get DOS to work correctly with
streams turned on), but I have not found anything to cure the rest of the
Windows problems.  Could this be a swap problem?  When I tried to set
the swap device, Windows claims that I don't have a swap device and I
could not set one through the control panel.  I was able to go into
system.ini and set up the correct swap file across the network, but
the system still does not run robustly.

Anyone have any miracle cures - or any ideas at all?

Thanks,

Howard Weiss
[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: 27 Aug 1992 17:30:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Missing Keyboard - Press F1 to continue <[e-mail]>
Subject: Question regarding OS/2

    Does anyone know of an OS/2-specific forum where I can get some
advice, support, and the feeling that someone else out there also
bought the 2.0 upgrade?   Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks!

    --CW
|  //      //-//   |       Christopher L. Wright, Student Consultant          |
|    \\ // //      |       InterNet:  [e-mail]                |
|                  |                  [e-mail]                |

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 16:36:40 -0700
From: John Hunt <[e-mail]>
Subject: Read Intel RMX floppy using MS DOS

We have data files on Intel RMX 5.25 inch floppies that we would like
to read using MS DOS on a 386 clone.

I checked Archie but did not have any luck.  Any help would be
appreciated.

John Hunt

Senior Research Engineer
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
Oregon Graduate Institute
19600 NW Von Neumann Dr.
Beaverton, Or.  97006
[phone]

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 21:39:28 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Glauber)
Subject: Seagate drive won't spin up

:)Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 09:04:10 GMT
:)From: [e-mail] (Leonard Erickson)

:)[e-mail] writes:

:)>Sometimes my ST296N fails to spin up at power on.  Seagate claims they
:)>have never heard of this problem before, but I seem to recall net mail
:)>awhile back that mentioned it.  Is there a cure?  Thanks.  --Bill

:)They have short memories. At one time Seagate was *infamous* for this.
:)It seems that as the "dry lubricant" coating on the disk platters aged,
:)it became sticky... So the head would stick and the motor didn't have
:)the "oomph" to break it free.

:)This was a problem around 5 years ago, it was only one formulation that
:)did this. But it's why my XT only gets powered down to be serviced.
:)Otherwise I have to bash one of the 40 meg drives...

This will sound outrageous and dangerous, but it worked for me once.

You will have to start the disk spinning (turn the computer on while
open, and touch the drive shaft with a screwdriver or probably better
something plastic).

Then make a full backup of your disk.

Then mount the disk upside down. This changes the position of the shaft
a little bit. This may or may not solve the problem.  You will almost
certainly have to do a low-level format of the disk using the program
that comes with it, then restore from your backup.

The other reason for mounting the disk upside down is that the shaft is
exposed, and it is easier to start it even with your fingers if you need
to. I had this problem with a 40MB Seagate disk, did what i just
described, and now i very rarely get the problem again.

Note: this is nonstandard, and almost certainly disapproved by Seagate.
But since the problem doesn't have a cure, you don't have much to
lose...

                        Glauber
                        [e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 15:03:12 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Spreadsheet/financial application

I havve been asked by a friend of mine to help put together a
(possibly) spreadsheet/acctg application for some offices of a
volunteer group that he works with.

What it amounts to is that the original info could be input into a
spreadsheet model easily enough; BUT he wants to hang onto that a
screen display that 'looks like' a check, into which they would enter
the necessary info to represent paying a check.

Now, I know how much effort it would take to write this thing from
scratch; so as an alternate, what I'm trying to do is to come up with a
couple pieces of software that when working together, would give him
what he wanted.

At first I thought that it would be easy enough to get a product called
'Dave' to make the checkbook analogy and to handle the GUI, but I can't
seem to find it anywhere.

I have decided that once the spreadsheet portion was written, we'll
compile it with Baler, to lock the formulas, etc, and it'll only do
what it needs to do at the multiple user sites in order to produce the
necessary output, that'll then be forwarded back to my friend
@headquarters. That way they won't have to have, or even run a
full-blown spreadsheet program.  BUT, that doesn't give me the
checkbook entry form analogy.

The individual field offices really don't need a full-blown, or even
mini-accounting package for this, and that's why I landed on the
spreadsheet function in the first place.

Also, I need to be able to 'get at' the data occasionally with either a
database, or spreadsheet program, so going with something other than an
accounting pkg, assures that the data will be in one of those two
formats, instead of an accounting pkg's native (proprietary) format.

Does anyone know of a pkg, or pkgs, either commercial or shareware
that'll give us the functionality described?

Thanx!!

------------------------------

Date: 31 Aug 92 10:45:00 EDT
From: "YEE-TAK FUNG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Stacker & QEMM

    I have recently installed Stacker 2.0 to my 386-25 4MB system with
QEMM 6.02 as memory manager.  The basic memory is now down from 633K to
531K.  I tried to optimize the system but failed to make OPTIMIZE work.
According to the instruction from Stacker 2.0, we need to unSSWAP the C
(boot drive) and E (stacked drive) before running OPTIMIZE and to
reSSWAP back after running OPTIMIZE.  The reason given is that OPTIMIZE
will look into drive C for the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT which are
now swapped to drive E.  I tried yesterday the whole day but failed to
make it work.

Can any one tell me how I can optimize the system for more basic
memory?  Also I would like to know how to unstack a stacked drive.

                        Tak Fung
                        202-767-1021

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Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
         A 5.25" half height drive for 3.5" and 5.25" floppies
                             ACE CACHE 486
                          Barcode Interfacing
                      Formatting 720kbs to 1.44mb
                           graphic card cache
                         Hard Drive Failure(s)
                       Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #137
                            LOOP-BACK PLUGS
            Matching Math Co-Processor Speed to CPU's Speed
                               Pc Kermit
                  Porting HP9000 Application to IBM PC
                     Problems Caused By Stacker 2.0
                        Serial port data capture
                             video adapter
        Statistical Data on Back-up Tape (Media) failures Wanted
                Voice Mail Cards For IBM PC Compatibles

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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 08:59:16 EDT
From: BRIAN HOBBS <[e-mail]>
Subject: A 5.25" half height drive for 3.5" and 5.25" floppies

Does anyone remember...

 I once saw an advertisment for a floppy disk drive that accomodated
3.5 inch and 5.25 inch disks in a half height bay.  At the time I had
no need for one, so I discarded the ad. I am now using a Compaq
portable 3 which can physically acommodate one floppy and one hard
disk. It seems that this would be a perfect solution for my mixed
collection of 3.5 & 5.25 diskettes. Does any one have any recollection
or - better yet experience with such a drive. Who makes em' and where
can I get one (and how much $). Any info appreciated.

 Reply directly and I'll summarize to the net if I get info.

                    -Bri    .__+__.

    [e-mail]

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Date: 24 Aug 92 16:59:00 EST
From: "DRCV06::OPER1" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ACE CACHE 486

    I have an ACE CACHE 486 with a 486-25Mhz.  I don't have the manual
for this motherboard.  It has a P/N (part number ?) of 486I-RX05-04.
Does anyone know where I can get more info on this motherboard.

Thanx, Glenn Andrews :-)


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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 20:42:04 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Barcode Interfacing....

  Barcode interfacing is possible with the IBM PC class of computers...
Your options are usually the pen-like barcode wan/pen (your cheapest
option) or the infra-red scanning gun (your most expensive option)....
But either option requires the use of a Wedge which is the interface
between the scanning pen or gun and the computer which decodes what the
pen or gun read into something which the computer can understand.....

  As far as other options, you can either scan the barcode into the
serial port or directly into the keyboard buffer, with the latter being
more standard as far as I know.....

   Symbol is one brand of scanning guns which I remember off the top of
my head, and I assume that there are others....

  Basically, you need the scanning hardware (pen/gun) and the interface
to the computer (wedge) as far as a complete scanning system.

  Also, there are interfaces for Terminals, and Apple Macintoshes....

  pen system   ......$400 average depending on type, sometimes a lot less
  gun system   ......$1000+ also, depending on the type, rarely less....

:    Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
:    1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
:    Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 16:27:25 -1100
From: Hamish Moffatt <[e-mail]>
Subject: Formatting 720kbs to 1.44mb

[e-mail] writes:

>This reminds me of C. Hochstatter's FDFORMAT: diskettes with
>unconventional format (i.e., 360K floppy formatted to 820K) could not
>be used in MSDOS5.0 in systems that have note successfully loaded
>FDREAD.EXE.

This is not necessarily true. I started using FDFORMAT probably while I
ran MS-DOS 3.3. Since then, I've used 4.0 and 5.0, and I've never had
to use FDREAD.  From memory, I've only ever formatted 360Ks to 820K,
and never any of its other great options, however.

Hamish Moffatt
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 09:51:49
From: [e-mail]
Subject: graphic card cache

hi! i am using a vga card with 512 kb..  Does someone know how to
install a graphic cache?  i have 2 mb of extended memory, so i want to
use them to acelerate my graphic card (let my computer free in shorter
time)

regards.....
        Francisco Fernandez M

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 11:10:56 CST
From: Rob <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Drive Failure(s)

I have two old Seagate drives on my system: a 4038 and a 4051.  Last
night the 4038 died - it's getting power, but the motor won't spin.

I disconnected it and reconfigured the 4051 as my C drive.  I attempted
to boot from floppy since I didn't have the system files on the drive.
It produced the following error:

Fixed Disk 0 Failure - Press Enter to Continue or PF2 to Setup.

I'm sure I did everything right - I changed the cables, installed the
terminating resistor, checked the drive select jumper, corrected my
CMOS settings.

Am I forgetting anything, or was this drive also damaged in some way
and not recoverable?

Thanks in advance!

Rob Caton
C08926RC@WUVMD

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 15:44:22 -0400
From: Pat O'Neil <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #137

|> Hail fellow Pcdiggers:
|>
|>     Does anyone out there use MSKermit? What are the strong points of
|> that program? Does it compete with the main sharewhare comm programs
|> such as Procomm, Telix or Qmodem?
|>
|>             Glauber

I use kermit quite a bit. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles
that, say, Procomm does, but it has all the basics I need and has the
advantage of being able to transfer files with 1000-byte blocks.  The
versions of Procomm that I've seen are limited to 80 or 90 bytes.  The
kermit terminal emulators are adequate. The Procomm dialling directory
is not very usable in my environment. My dial-out modems are on a LAN
and I access them through a terminal server. Procom wants you to be
directly connected to the modem.

Pat O'Neil
Hughes Network Systems.

------------------------------

Date: 25 Aug 92 13:24:00 EST
From: "DRCV06::OPER1" <[e-mail]>
Subject: LOOP-BACK PLUGS

    I want to make a parallel port loopback plug.  I have made serial
loopback plugs but I don't know how to make a parallel one.  The
loopback plugs are useful with a diagnostic program I have.  But I
don't have the docs to make a parallel port plug.

Here are the pins for a 25 & 9 pin loopback plug.
25-pin            9-pin
1-7               1-8-7
2-3               2-3
6-20              4-6
11-22
15-17-25

Glenn.

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 09:57:38 PDT
From: "David Lowe, UCLA GSLIS" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Matching Math Co-Processor Speed to CPU's Speed

Hi, folks:

Someone just gave an Intel 80387DX 20MHz math co-processor as a gift.
I have a 25MHz 80386DX computer.  Can I take advantage of this math co-
processor even though the speed of co-processor and CPU do not match?

Thanks
David Lowe                          UCLA Graduate School of Library
[e-mail]  (Internet)      and Information Science
ecz5dzl@uclamvs       (Bitnet)      405 Hilgard Avenue, 213 GSLIS Bldg.
[phone]                      Los Angeles, Calfornia 90024-1520

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 20:30:14 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Pc Kermit

hi,

   Kermit was originally written to bridge the gap between different
PC's, as in microcomputers, and especially the mainframe gap.

  From my experience with it, the protocol is a little slow compared to
others but there are times when nothing else will work but kermit......

  I have used it for years and written a handful of scripts for it to
make it more automatic as opposed to manual.....it is not recommended
for the beginner.

:    Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
:    1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
:    Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 19:05 U
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Porting HP9000 Application to IBM PC

I have a friend who would like to port an application over from an
Hewlett Packard 9000 series desktop computer to an IBM PC compatible.
The current HP 9000 setup is:


        Series:         HP 9000 - 236
        Model:          9836C Desktop
        CPU:            6800
        Peripherals:    2 x Double Density Disk Drives
                        1 x Thinkjet (HPIB)
        Source:         Majority of code is in Interpreted HP BASIC
                        while some code is in HP PASCAL

Apparently, he has read of a company called TRANSERA, which sells a HP
BASIC interpreter which runs on an IBM PC. He found an insert card in
BYTE magazine and sent it off to the company as well as a fax (this was
several months ago) but got no reply.

He would like to know:

1.  If there are any other solutions from either HP or some other party
to allow this porting to the IBM PC platform.  (Bascially he wants to
avoid recoding the entire application.)

2.  If anyone has a person to contact in TRANSERA as well as his/her
fax number.

3.  If anyone has any experience in using TRANSERA products and what
are their opinions of the product.

Please email to me directly and I will summarise to the list.

Thanks.
T.S. Loke
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

Bitnet:   [e-mail]
Internet: [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 10:15 BST
From: Gan Kok Ann <[e-mail]>
Subject: Problems Caused By Stacker 2.0

    I installed Stacker 2.0 on my 386SX computer recently. It really
doubled my hard disk space.

    However, after noticing the good news, the bad news started to
irritate me. One downfall for Stacker 2.0 is that it causes Norton Disk
Doctor unable to diagnose the hard disk. On the other hand, virus scan
programs also can't work well.

    Is there any way as to how I can overcome these problems? They may
look minor but in fact they are not. This is because I can no longer
diagnose and scan my hard disk for bad sectors and viruses. In short,
my computer is totally vulnerable to the potential virus infection. If
this is the point, the I don't see people should purchase file
decompression programs like Stacker and Superstore (I suspect
Superstore possesses the same problems even though I don't use it).
Can any one kindly enlighten or share his/her view with me?  Thanks in
advance.

------------------------------

Date: 26 Aug 92 23:41:00 EST
From: ERIC BAZERGHI <[e-mail]>
Subject: Serial port data capture

Hi Netters!

Here is my problem:
        I'm looking for a program which can be run on a 286, that will
install itself into memory and store (capture) to a file, all input and
output from the serial port. I need to do this in order to find out how
2 programs are "talking" to each other across a serial link. I have
found one program which does this (IOMON2.ZIP), but it will only run on
a 386 or higher...

Other programs need a third computer which sits between the 2 others.
Needless to say, I don't have those resources! Anyone have any ideas?

 Eric R. Bazerghi
 Desc. Sciences/MIS Student
 George Mason University
 4400 University Drive
 Fairfax, VA  22030

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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 23:55:54 EDT
From: Tom Toffoli <[e-mail]>
Subject: video adapter

[e-mail] Thu, 6 Aug 92 23:45:00 EDT wrote:

> does anyone know how to convert a composite video adapter to an IBM
>9 pin ????  need the required schematics ????

I assume by IBM 9-pin you mean IBM-CGA format, with binary RGB and an
additional binary Intensity signal (let's call that IRGB).

Converting from RGB to composite video is relatively easy (Motorola
supplies an analog chip for the purpose, and Brooktree a much more
complicated and more professional digital chip). Going the other way
around, which is what is done within a color TV, is much harder.  You
need sync decoding, luminance and chrominance extraction, matrix mixing
of luminance and chrominance, and rudimentary A-to-D conversion to get
an IRGB output. If you want to watch TV on a CGA monitor, it's not
going to work anyway because CGA has only 16 colors (8 saturated and 8
washed out).

        Tom Toffoli

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Date: 24 Aug 1992 22:30:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bruce Hawkins" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Statistical Data on Back-up Tape (Media) failures Wanted

    I just went to get some data off a backup tape (3M DC2120) on a
Colorado Memory Systems 120 MB (250 Mb compressed) drive and got a
"seek failure" error. Upon looking at the tape, the end had pulled off
the spool (at least, I can't think of any OTHER reason why no tape
should be visible where tape is usually visible). And it obviously
won't mount.

    Needless to say, this is a little scary. Fortunately, I am a belt AND
suspenders person, and I keep at least two backups of most files. But
depending on how often this happens, I am wondering if two is ENOUGH!
This is one of eight tapes, and at least one of the eight has been read
or written or both each week since the beginning of March. This
particular tape has been mounted perhaps ten times. If this happens
every 30 or 40 mounts, then I am pretty disturbed. If I am just
unlucky, and it happens much less often, well, OK, I haven't lost
anything this time around.

    What is the experience of you guys out there? Those of you who have
NOT had tape failures as well as those who have.  Reply directly to me
and I will summarize to the net.

[e-mail]

3M will probably replace the tape (why do they insist on proof of
purchase: do they think I stole it?) but I hardly care about that. $20
is trivial compared to loss of data.

    Bruce

My employer doesn't have opinions, but expects me to have lots.

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 00:26:30 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Daniel Rubin)
Subject: Voice Mail Cards For IBM PC Compatibles

Anyways, I am looking for information on PC compatible Voice Mail
cards, thier specifications and any experienves anyone has had using
them.  I have heard of ATEL 9624 VOICE COM and BigMouth, but that is
all.  I do also have a couple of general questions about Voice Mail and
PC compatibles for that matter... Excuse the ignorance...

1 - How big of a disk drive is necessary to operate a Voice Mail
service. I know it depends on how large the service is, of course, but
say how many Mbytes per mail box is necessary on the average?

2 - If several Voice Mail cards were put in a single 386 etc. each
operating a single phone line and reading from the same hard drive can
they be made to work simultaneously?  Again excuse the ignorance here I
am new to the IBM compatible side of the tracks...

3 - Can Voice Mail cards work of off multiple hard drives.  I would
want to be able to expand my capacity by adding addition Voice Mail
cards to the computer, additional phone lines and additional hard
drives up to a certain point after which I will get a second machine
and network them somehow.  In other words can all the cards plugged
into the machine have access to all the hard drives connected to the
machine and work in unison.

4 - Would a 33 MHz 386 be enough power to run 4 Voice Mail cards or
would I need a faster machine.  Of course, this is assuming I can run 4
Voice Mail cards on a single machine...

I greatly appreciate any information I receive and will summarize the
results if there is anyone interested...

  Daniel Joseph Rubin
[e-mail]
      GO        GO
    BENGALS  BUCKEYES

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Today's Topics:
             Murph's VAPORWARE Column for September 1992

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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1992 22:50:13 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Murph's VAPORWARE Column for September 1992

                              VAPORWARE
                            Murphy Sewall
                 From the September 1992 APPLE PULP
           H.U.G.E. Apple Club (E. Hartford) News Letter
                              $24/year
                           P.O. Box 18027
                        East Hartford, CT 06118
                 Call the "Bit Bucket" [phone]
      Permission granted to redistribute with the above citation

                       These are rumors folks;
                we reserve the right to be dead wrong!

Coming to a Mass Merchandiser Near You.
September 14 is the expected date for Apple's new line of consumer
computers (see last February and March's columns) under the brand name
Performa.  The Performa 200 and 400 are the Mac Classic II and LC II by
other names.  The Performa 600 (and 600 CD) is a new three-slot model
that also will be added to the Macintosh line in October (see below).
The three NuBus slot Performa 600 will have a 32 MHz 68030 CPU without
a math coprocessor or CPU cache.  The 600 CD will have an internal
CD-ROM drive along with a 3.5 inch floppy drive, 4 MBytes of RAM, and
an 80 MByte hard disk.  The Performa models will ship with Apple's new,
simplified At Ease user interface (previously known as Tiny Toons, see
last April's column) on top of System 7 and other bundled software.
While some speculate that the Performas will ship with ClarisWorks,
Apple has cut a deal to bundle BeagleWorks with Classic II and LC II
models.  That package, which already is available at Philadelphia's
Silo stores, could be the test case for the Performas.  Pricing has not
been set, but insiders say that the Performa 400 will be such a bargain
that prototypes of the Color Classic (see February's and May's columns)
have been withdrawn from developers (there simply isn't enough profit
potential for it) - MacWeek 3 and 10 August plus a note in my
electronic mailbox

Hardware by Claris?
Apple's software subsidiary, Claris, has completed a study indicating
that a mail order line of Macintosh models built by overseas
contractors with a Claris brand name can be successfully marketed
without undue negative impact on the Macintosh brand line.  Apple
hasn't decided whether to endorse this proposal or one of several other
avenues for legitimizing mail order Macs.  - MacWeek 17 August

IBM's Value Line Intro.
If you don't buy a Performa on the 14th, you may still be in the market
when IBM introduces it's low-end, AT-bus Value Line on the September
22.  Big Blue's economy computers will be sold by phone.  The line
features a 25 MHz 386SLC model with a 60 MByte hard drive and color VGA
for less than $1,200.  - InfoWorld 3 August

Apple Price Cuts Planned.
The PC clone price wars have not gone unnoticed at Apple which plans to
remain competitive as an upgrade path for 286 and 386SX owners.  Apple
will soon announce price cuts of fifteen to twenty percent on most
models with reductions up to thirty percent for some Quadra
configurations.  - MacWeek 17 August

October Macintosh Introductions.
October 19 is the date for the announcement of two new desktop
Macintoshes and four new PowerBooks.  The desktop units, currently
referred to as the IIxi and IIxv (codename "Brazil"), share their form
factor and motherboard with the Performa 600.  The low-end IIxi will
have a 16 MHz 68030 without math coprocessor or CPU cache, but it will
be upgradeable to the IIxv which will have a 32 MHz 68030 with matching
math coprocessor and a 32K CPU cache.  Some have noted that "IIxi" and
"IIxv" lack pizazz, and those names may change before October.  The new
Powebook 160 and 180 are upgrades of the current 145 and 170 models
with no change in price.  The big differences will be the 16 grayscale
displays and integrated video out.  The PowerBook 180 will also clock
at 33 MHz and be approximately fifty percent faster than the PowerBook
170.  The two new lightweight PowerBook Duo's (the 25 MHz 210 and 33
MHz 230) will be dockable designs with 16 grayscale supertwist
displays.  Both will have math coprocessors and support up to 24 MBytes
of RAM.  The Duo Dock contains the floppy drive, two NuBus slots, video
out, and a second hard drive.  The MiniDock has no floppy or extra hard
drive, but does provide video out and a SCSI connector.  Apple also
plans to introduce a 24-bit, 300 dpi color scanner bundled with a color
version of Light Source's Ofoto, a new 13 inch display priced around
$600 that also will be VGA compatible, and Apple's first color printer
based on Canon's BJC-820 Bubble Jet engine  - MacWeek 10 August

Faster, Less Expensive CD ROM Drives.
NEC, Sony, Texel, and Philips are all planning to ship a new generation
of faster CD ROM products by year's end.  The data transfer rate of
300K bits per second is nearly double that of existing drives and the
average access time of less than 300 milliseconds is about two-thirds
the performance of existing devices. The data transfer rate is
sufficient to support full-motion video, and the new drives are seen as
capable of making desktop multimedia a widespread reality.  Apple is
expected to be the most aggressive supplier of the new drives and the
main reason why sales volume is expected to be great enough to make
them affordable.  Apple plans to market an external model for about
$300 as well as offer internal models in the Performa line.  -
InfoWorld 17 August

More Reliable, Less Expensive Hard Drives.
Manufacturers are already receiving the new Quantum ProDrive ELS series
of SCSI and AT-bus drives with capacities of 42, 85, 127, and 170
MBytes.  The new drives have a mean time between failures rating of
250,000 hours and are expected to be priced five to ten percent less
than the models they replace.  - MacWeek 27 July

PowerPC Upgrades for Older Mac IIs.
Apple is negotiating to license the PowerPC processor, System 7
microkernel, and Mac compatibility module to third party developers to
make RISC boards for NuBus slots on existing Macintoshes.  The upgrade
products, expected to sell for approximately half the price of a new
PowerPC, will deliver 50 to 100 MIPS depending on which CPU model is
installed.  - InfoWorld 3 August

Intel's Hottest New CPU.
As many as 35 manufacturers may begin offering computers based on the
new Intel i486DX2/66 by the end of the month.  The new CPU operates
internally at 66 MHz but communicates with the system bus at 33 MHz.
Performance improvements of six to thirty percent over a 50 MHz i486
system is expected on older 33 MHz systems designed to accept the new
clock doubling processor.  However, the DX2/66 runs about one-third
hotter than the 50 MHz i486 and may need additional cooling.  The
manufacturer's price for the DX2/66 will be about $650.  - PC Week 4
August and InfoWorld 10 August

P5 Delayed.
Intel has decided to delay official introduction of its next generation
P5 CPU (also referred to as the 586 chip) until the first quarter of
1993.  The delay is said to be based on the a desire to wait until
volume shipments are ready to begin.  Analysts say that a premature
announcement of the new processor could hurt the current strong sales
of the company's i486 line.  - InfoWorld 27 July

Newton Delayed.
Apple's top three executives recently told a group of financial
analysts that the Newton PDA introduction, originally expected right
after the new year will be delayed until mid-1993.  - MacWeek 17 August

Eighty CPU, 10 Gigabyte RAM Workstation.
Sun Microsystems' Dragon project, which is rumored to be a 20 processor
system is even more impressive. Sun is developing a massively parallel
workstation with four boards of 20 SPARC processors each.  Those CPUs
might be hyperSPARCS rather than superSPARCS.  The motherboard will be
based on the new Xbus developed by Sun and Xerox.  There could be as
much as 10 Gigabytes of RAM using Sun's new 64 Mbyte SIMMS.  - found in
my electronic mailbox

One Pass Color Scanner.
Sharp Electronics will introduce its model JX-610 one-pass color
flatbed scanner in the fourth quarter.  The 600 dpi, increased to 1,200
dpi by software interpolation, 24-bit color scanner uses a proprietary
CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) array.  - MacWeek 17 August

Some Current Windows Apps Are Not NT Compatible.
Synchronous communications, fax board, and scanner software along with
other Windows and DOS applications which write directly to hardware
will need new device drivers to work with Windows NT.  Microsoft plans
to offer drivers for most well-known products and also help other
vendors write and debug drivers.  Microsoft expects most DOS and
Windows applications will be able to run under NT either directly or
with new drivers.  - InfoWorld 3 August

Are You Ready for OS/2?
By the end of the year, IBM will bundle OS/2 with all PS/2's and some
PS/1's.  IBM will also increase the standard memory and hard drive
capacity for those systems to 8 MBytes of RAM and 80 MBytes of disk.
Meanwhile, code which will permit Windows 3.1 applications to run under
OS/2 2.0 recently entered beta testing.  - InfoWorld 3 and 17 August

New Virus Detection Technology Rejected.
As reported last month, Microsoft plans to bundle Central Point's
antiviral technology with the next major revision of MS-DOS.  Recently,
Microsoft is said to have spurned a researcher's offer of what is
claimed to be an new, elegant solution to boot sector viruses, such as
the much publicized Michelangelo virus.  - found in my electronic
mailbox

Visual Basic for DOS.
Microsoft has confirmed that a DOS version of its popular Visual Basic
programming product is in beta test and may ship before the end of the
year.  MIcrosoft executive vice president Mike Maples indicated the
program uses the Windows "event driven model" and described it as an
"upgrade" of his company's current Quick Basic.  - InfoWorld 27 July

Apple II - Still Improving.
At the Apple II Developers Conference (also known as KansasFest),
Apple's Tim Swihart stated that "the hottest selling Apple II" is the
IIe card for the Mac LC II.  However, he also confirmed that System
6.0.1 for the IIgs (yes, it's still in production) will be released at
the same time as the Apple II Ethernet Card. That card is nearing the
beta testing stage, and if no major problems are found, should be
released before Christmas. In addition to fixing some bugs, System
6.0.1 will contain an MS-DOS FST for the IIgs SuperDrive or Applied
Engineering's Transdrive.  The initial release of this new FST written
by Greg Branche will be "read only,' but read and write is planned for
a future release.  Apple II developer, Procyon, was showing off Switch
It, a cooperative multi-tasking program akin to the old Mac program,
Switcher.  - reported by Joe Kohn

Beyond QuickTime and Kaleida.
Apple and at least one Japanese consumer electronics giant are already
at work on a next generation multimedia standard under the codename
Galaxy.  Look for it in a forthcoming major operating system revision.
- found in my electronic mailbox

Mac LC II with Two Slots
Sonnet Technologies Inc. will soon ship an adaptor that allows two
expansion cards to be used in the Mac LC and LC II.  The $549 Twin Slot
LC includes a new high-capacity power supply and a raised top to
accommodate the additional card.  It is compatible with DayStar Digital
Inc.'s Power Cache card; Farallon Computing Inc.'s Ethernet card; and
video cards from E-Machines Inc., Lapis Technologies Corp., Radius Inc.
and SuperMac Technology as well as Apple's //e card. - MacWeek 3 August

Electronic Shopping.
Apple and Bellcore, the research arm of the regional telephone
companies, are cooperating on a billing scheme that will enable online
ordering, billing, and distribution of software from the comfort of
your own home.  - MacWeek 10 August

PageMaker 5?
Industry analysts suspect that recent layoffs of 11 percent of its U.S.
workforce by Aldus Corporation has slowed development of new company
products.  With Quark shipping a version of QuarkXPress for Windows, a
significant delay in shipping the new version of PageMaker, which will
begin beta testing soon, could threaten Aldus's 69 percent desktop
publishing market share, which has already diminished to 54 percent of
the Macintosh market.  - InfoWorld 17 August

Enterprise Toolbox.
Apple plans to replace the Macintosh's current Communications Toolbox
by integrating software currently known as the Enterprise Toolbox into
System 7 next year.  The new toolbox will be part a set of system
extensions supporting the Open Collaboration Environment (see the March
and June columns) which is due in early 1993.  - MacWeek 27 July

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Sat, 26 Sep 92       Volume 92 : Issue 146

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                         Benchmarks (3 msgs)
                            communication
              Connecting a SUN to an IBM Token Ring Net
                Determining graphics type within BASIC
                           Directory depth
                 DR DOS 6 and disk compressor answers
                     embroidery programs anyone?
                      FYI: Subscribing to files
                          Hard drive errors
          How to configure DR DOS 6 for use with Windows 3.1
           Looking for a TCP/IP driver for the PC under DOS
                       moved my ibmdos.com ....
                     On-line form filling program
       Request info on 387sx by ULSI Systems (sold by CompUSA)
                             screen saver
                  Spreadsheet/financial application
                          Upgrading a 286 AT

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 09:52:22 CST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Benchmarks

>    22758 Dhrystones, 8082 Whetstones
>     (presumably per second?, I know very little about this stuff)

        Can someone tell me where can I find software to get this
numbers from our computers?

--
  Hector Gonzalez, Iteso University.
  Guadalajara, Mexico.
  Cacho@iteso
  [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 16:46:12 PDT
From: Dave Gomberg <[e-mail]>
Subject: Benchmarks

Hector, I don't think those Whetstone and Dhrystone numbers are any
good because no one seems to know what they mean.  Or if they are
high or low.   Dave

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Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 22:44:00 EDT
From: Michael Wexler <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Benchmarks

One can tell that you folks have not worked with Micros for a long long
time...

 The whet and Drhy stone marks are old benchmarks that BYTE made
popular.  THey are modifications of prime number generation, in that
they measure the amount of time it takes a system to calc these
numbers, with a specific program.  The Code can be found in the C
language subdir of Simtel/wuarchive/etc., and you can compile them
yourself and test your machines.  However, I don't think they are used
for much anymore.   A better test of a micro is the PC Benchmark 6.0
also on wuarchive etc.  If you want to compare micro to work station or
other sytem, then you might want to compile the code on both systems,
and compare numbers...

  Hope that helps...
    Good luck...
      Michael [e-mail]
               (Actually, I have not worked with these, but I
remember them from my old Creative Computing days...)

------------------------------

Date: 03 Sep 1992 14:58:08 +1200
From: "Kapeni.Matatia. USP Computer Centre. FIJI" <[e-mail]>
Subject: communication

Hello Everyone,

    I was wondering if anyone knows an easy way of controlling RTS in a
communication port RS232C in a PC or a Terminal. My problem is I have a
Radio Modem(UDS Motorola DM96) The modem is half-duplex. I want to use
this point-to- point instead of a 4 wire phone line and normal modems.
The RTS needs to be turned on and off in a controlled way.i.e everytime
there is something to transmit ,DTE's RTS will go into a "space"
condition , radio modem sends a 10ms predata signal to the other modem,
after the 10ms period the modem sends CTS to DTE and the transmission
begins.RTS goes into a "mark" state at the end of the transmission or
the modems TX will be on continuosly. For the other side once the modem
receives the 10ms predata DCD is turned on which alerts the DTE that
valid data is coming.

     The problem with most DTE we have are that once its turned on and
initialisation is complete RTS will be in "ON" condition continuosly.
If anyone out there knows of a software or an easy way to tackle my
problem I will be glad to know. Looking forward to it.

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Date: 2 Sep 92 21:39:29 EDT (Wed)
From: Mike Gardiner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Connecting a SUN to an IBM Token Ring Net

Does anyone know any neat tricks for the following situation:

I am in the position of installing a SUN SPARCstation on a Token Ring
full of IBM PS/2 systems.  Something that would be useful would be a
way for the PC to background re-route print requests from the SUN
running TCP/IP through to NetBIOS addressed printers.

If someone knows of a way to make the SUN do NetBIOS directly, that
would help even more.  Suggestions appreciated.

AdTHANKSvance

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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 12:14:32 PDT
From: Dan Kelo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Determining graphics type within BASIC

One of our professors is doing some BASIC programming using the IBM
BASIC Compiler v1.0 by Microsoft.  Is it possible within BASIC to
determine the type of graphics card installed in a machine
(CGA/EGA/VGA)??? If so, how this is accomplished?  Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

Dan Kelo
Pepperdine University - Academic Computing
[e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 00:54:41 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Jun Guo)
Subject: Directory depth

Hi,

   Is there any limit on the depth of directories in DOS? If yes, is
there any reasonable explaination? On my harddisk I can only create
directories to level 18 (root as 0). I am using MS-DOS 5. And I can go
deeper than that on a net disk running Novell.

   Thanks.

Jun

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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 18:14:02 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Frotz)
Subject: DR DOS 6 and disk compressor answers

[e-mail] writes:
]Is your drive one of the Seagate RLLs?  Norton says SS sped up my drive
]30%.  Why?  The 16mH 386SX chip can decompress far faster than the data
]comes off the disk, and there's only half as much to come off the disk.
]My Spinrite manual told me something else  --  my Western Digital RLL
]controller card was dumbed down to run DOS 2, which also slows it down
]30%.  Pulling the appropriate jumper (2*3 array) also speeds it up 30%.
]But DR DOS doesn't recognize the drive with jumper pulled.  (It did
]once, just long enough for Norton to show a 50% improvement, but I
]couldn't replicate it.) So the bottom line is the same as the top  -
]30% improvement and a 55mB capacity 30mB disk.

This information is being forwarded to Engineering...

]About TASKMAX:  I'm running the SX with Phoenix Bios, on a Chincony
]board, and with an OAK VGA/EGA card.  Different programs output EGA or
]VGA.  Something in this mess confuses TASKMAX and it crashes hard.  The
]DR DOS manual says:

]  try the special VGA driver  --  no joy  --

You might try talking to "[e-mail]" about this.  I don't
recognize anything strange about this, but Steve would have a better
handle on this.

](Almost) undocumented feature:  DR DOS saves erased files by changing
]the names to numbers and hiding them.  Unfortunately it can forget to
]hide them, whereupon you may find strange files appearing in you
]directories.  One professional developer took DR DOS off for this
]reason.

Q:Were you looking at the files with the _normal_ OS directory
utilities? Or were you looking at them with hybrids (I tend to use an
ls because I'm more of a Un*x hack) and so I'll see those files.  In
either case, please document the problem and send it to
"[e-mail]".

]Bottom line:  DR DOS is a very good value, but it's going to take time
]to check out on your configuration.  It come with a 3 month return
]policy, but ineffective support.  On the other hand, in my sample of
]three users I'm the only one to continue.

Where can we improve it?  What don't you like?  I know a bunch of
TechSup supervisors who would be very interested in how we (TechSup)
are perceived.

John "Frotz" Fa'atuai    [e-mail]        (email@domain)
Desktop Systems        uunet!novell.com!frotz        (bang address)
  Group/Novell        NOVELL:FROTZ  or  FROTZ@NOVELL    (MHS address)
c/o TS Dept.        408/645-2067            (vmail)
80 Garden Court        408/649-8209            (fax)
Monterey, CA  93940


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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 14:11 MET
From: Anneke Sicherer-Roetman <[e-mail]>
Subject: embroidery programs anyone?

Is anyone out there aware of any embroidery CAD programs, especially
for cross stich work? Any information is highly appreciated. I am
looking for something that is reasonably priced ($300 max) or shareware
or public domain.  Thanks for any info, greetings from Holland, Anneke

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 09:03:12 EDT
From: Turgut Kalfaoglu <[e-mail]>
Subject: FYI: Subscribing to files

It is now possible to subscribe to any file provided by trickle
servers.  These include the MSDOS,MISC,CPM,UNIX and MACINTOS
directories from SIMTEL-20, OS2 directory of hobbes.nmsu.edu, and now
AMIGA directory of nic.funet.fi site.

You basically subscribe to patterns,  and whenever a new file is placed
on the ftp site, the server will deliver you a copy - before you even
ask for it, and usually before you read the announcement about it.

The commands must be sent to the closest TRICKLE server to you. Here is
a list from the documentation:

The Server Sites (listed in connection order:)

Location        EARN/BITNET          Internet
--------------  ----------------     ----------------------------------
In Turkey:      TRICKLE@TREARN       [e-mail]
In Denmark:     TRICKLE@DKTC11
In Italy:       TRICKLE@IMIPOLI
In Belgium:     TRICKLE@BANUFS11     [e-mail]
In Austria:     TRICKLE@AWIWUW11
In Germany:     TRICKLE@DS0RUS1I     [e-mail]
In Israel:      TRICKLE@TAUNIVM      [e-mail]
In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN        [e-mail]
In France:      TRICKLE@FRMOP11      [e-mail]
In Chile:       TRICKLE@USACHVM1
In Colombia:    TRICKLE@UNALCOL      [e-mail]
In Taiwan:      TRICKLE@TWNMOE10     [e-mail]

/SUB <dirnam.subdir>pattern  Allows you to subscribe to a particular
     set of files on the server. See chapter on "Subscribing to Files"
     for more info.

/UNSUB <dirnam.subdir>pattern  Terminates a file subscription. (...)

Subscribing to Files:
    This new feature  allows you to subscribe to a  'pattern' on the
server, and whenever new files that match that pattern arrive to the
server, a  /PDGET command will be  automatically entered for you, for
those files.

    Basically, you  tell the server the  directory, the subdirectory
and a 'keyword' - the first  few characters of a filename.  If a few
files match  your request, your entry is  recorded, and from there on,
if that pattern shows  up in the 'New  Files Listing' mail of  the
server, the  command /PDGET  for that file  will be entered for you.

    LIMITATIONS:  ..You are  still bound  by your  daily quotas  and
server  quotas.   The server  simply  'simulates'  that you  are
sending  /PDGET  commands to  it.   So,  if  you have  too  many
subscriptions, you MAY get 'you  issued too many commands today' error,
or  'the server's  outstanding bytes  count is  too high, cannot order
another file from  SIMTEL right now.' errors.

    The simulated  /PDGET command is assumed  to have come in  as an
interactive message to  the server, so if you are  not logged in at
that  time, you may miss  the server's reply message  - don't think
that it  did not work.  Try a /TRLIST  before ordering the file
(again).

    HOW TO USE:

    Actually, there are three new commands:
        /SUB   <directory.subdir>keyword
        /UNSUB <directory.subdir>keyword
        /SUB QUERY

    /SUB now  has double purpose -  you can still subscribe  to 'new
directory listings' announcement file  by using /SUB <directory> , but
you can also use  it with a subdirectory  option as well.  Let me give
an example, I like getting the SCAN utility whenever a new one is
available, so I can send this (and I already did :)

    /SUB <MSDOS.TROJAN-PRO>SCAN (UUE

    Now  I am  subscribed  to all  files  in the  <MSDOS.TROJAN-PRO>
directory that start with the word  SCAN.  Note that it would be
useless to subscribe to "SCAN91" since the trailing numbers keep
changing  -  in the  near  future,  no  files would  match  your
pattern.

    The UUE option  just tells the server to encode  the file for me
before sending.  It's an optional parameter.  (See the help file for
encoding options).  If you don't specify it, the server will send it
NETDATA (..if you are not domain-addressed).

    Likewise, /UNSUB removes an entry from your subscription list.

    Finally, /SUB QUERY allows you to review your subscriptions.  It
will display a list of the keywords stored for you.

    There  is  currently  no  artificial  limit  on  the  number  of
subscriptions,  and hopefully  we will  not have  to build  such
limits.  Remember: You  CAN exceed daily limits if  you have too many
subscriptions.

    Note:  This new  option also  allows for  'mirroring' of  server
archives.  If thre  are those who are working on  a server which can
receive feed  from a  TRICKLE server,  please contact  your closest
server's  administrator.   TRICKLE can  subscribe  your server to  ALL
the files  in a  subdirectory, and order  ALL new files  -   but  for
this,   you  need  the  approval   of  your administrator.

    Finally, a disclaimer: A file  subscription can be terminated by
the server maintainer, if it deemes to be too resource-consuming (such
as, if you subscribe to too many things).

For the entire help file, please send a: /HELP

command (either via interactive message, or E-Mail) to a trickle
server, such as [e-mail].

There are two discussion lists on the subject: [e-mail]
provides information about the server itself, whereas
[e-mail] talks about the software provided by the server.

Regards, -turgut

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:42:18 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Joe Trott)
Subject: Hard drive errors

Chris Thompson <[e-mail]> writes:

>Can anyone provide me with specific info about the following messages?
>They seem to alternate when I try to boot my machine (an IBM ps2/30
>(8086) running DOS 3.3, only addition a Paradise VGA card):

>Fixed Disk Error 1701
>     or
>Fixed Disk Error 1790

Could be the controller.  I'm assuming you cannot get to C: at all,
even with FDISK after a floppy boot.

-JTT

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 18:01:44 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Frotz)
Subject: How to configure DR DOS 6 for use with Windows 3.1

[e-mail] writes:

]I successfully installed DR DOS 6 on my 386SX compatible machine, but
]I'm not sure how to configure it for use with Windows 3.1.  I don't
]know anybody around who has already faced this, so now the problem
]arises how to write the configuration files without having to get a
]degree in memory management drivers, and so on.
]...
]I would appreciate it if you could give me suggestions or even send me
]a copy of your configuration files.

I didn't see much difference in your setup than with mine...

I would suggest that you send mail to "[e-mail]" and ask Steve
(or possibly Jim) questions on this.  They're much better at making
Windows Scream than I am.  (-:I very content to watch Windows 3.1
crawl, because that is what I believe Windows 3.1 does.:-) Besides,
there is no real incentive to make my system go much faster right now.

]CONFIG.SYS:
]DEVICE=C:\DRDOS\EMM386.SYS /F=NONE /K=AUTO /B=FFFF /R=AUTO

I have /F=AUTO to enable EMS paging, but I split my 4M machine into
both EMS and Extended Memory.  /K=2048.  I have my Windows setup using
the 32-bit disk access, but in general I have no clue about how to make
Windows Sing...It tends to screach;-)

]STACKS=9,256

You do know that this is effectively a NOP.  We support having in
CONFIG.SYS but we don't use it as we don't suffer the bug which
necessitates the use of this keyword...

As I said, you might send mail to "[e-mail]" and get some real
Windows Configuration Help under DRDOS 6.0...  I'm pretty much just
guessing.

John "Frotz" Fa'atuai    [e-mail]        (email@domain)
Desktop Systems        uunet!novell.com!frotz        (bang address)
  Group/Novell        NOVELL:FROTZ  or  FROTZ@NOVELL    (MHS address)
c/o TS Dept.        408/645-2067            (vmail)
80 Garden Court        408/649-8209            (fax)
Monterey, CA  93940

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 10:27:13 GMT
From: [e-mail] (David Dantowitz)
Subject: Looking for a TCP/IP driver for the PC under DOS

And also, how long would you estimate it would take to write code to
talk to a TCP port on a specific machine and send it information?

(We have an existing machine that listens for files and we have to send
it the information to process.)

Thanks,
    David
--
David Dantowitz
[e-mail]

Singing Barbershop when I'm not doing parallel simulation

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 17:40:57 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Frotz)
Subject: moved my ibmdos.com ....

[e-mail] writes:

][e-mail] (Volkmar Grote) writes:
]>
]> The other common program is DR DOS' "sys", which is much more
]>sensible than the MS variant; when updating, the latter first destroys
]>your system and then tells you, that there is not enough space ...

(-:So what are you doing with such a full disk:-?  This is a known
problem and should be fixed RSN...

]BTW Somebody told me on the weekend that there is an undocumented
]argument to FDISK which will fix the boot record of a disk that is
]faulty. I have never tried it nor do I know what kind of disks it works
]on (presumably only hard disks) but the option is FDISK /MBR (for
]master boot record). Anyone come across this one?

DRDOS 6.0 FDISK presents you with the option of rewriting the master
boot record within the utility.  There is no hunting for a magic switch
here...

John "Frotz" Fa'atuai    [e-mail]        (email@domain)
Desktop Systems        uunet!novell.com!frotz        (bang address)
  Group/Novell        NOVELL:FROTZ  or  FROTZ@NOVELL    (MHS address)
c/o TS Dept.        408/645-2067            (vmail)
80 Garden Court        408/649-8209            (fax)
Monterey, CA  93940

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:03:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Khursh Ahmed <[e-mail]>
Subject: On-line form filling program

I am looking for a program that will enable electronic forms to be
distrinbuted on diskettes (or network) that can be filled and returned.
This is intended to eliminate the use of paper and at the same time
improve the quality of data.  While it is possible to create a compiled
database form, I was looking for something a little simpler to use that
will allow new forms to be created more easily. It would be nice if the
forms package also provided a summary of responses. Thanks for your
help.

Khursh Ahmed
Internet: [e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 10:24:17 -0500
From: "L. A. Oldroyd" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Request info on 387sx by ULSI Systems (sold by CompUSA)

Please, has anyone knowledge about the 387sx coprocessor packaged by
ULSI Systems of California, USA?  It is sold by CompUSA, a relatively
new discount PC vendor chain in the USA, for a relatively low price
($60, versus $70 for a Chips & Technology 387sx/20, versus about $130
for a 387sx/20 by Intel).  The ULSI Systems chip is named "3S87" (or
something similar to the Cyrix name).

1)  Is the ULSI chip functionally equivalent to the Intel chip (i.e.
will it run the same code)?

2)  Has anyone had problems with it (it is a cheap chip, yes)?

3)  Does it run faster/slower/same_as the Intel chip?  The Cyrix chip?
The IIT chip?  The Chips & Technology chip?

4)  Does the chip implement any extra functions, that are not
implemented by the Intel chip (or others)? Are there any unimplemented
functions?

5)  Does the chip implement the same arithmetic formats (e.g. IEEE
double, etc. whatever) as the Intel (etc.), or does it require (slow)
byte remapping to some other format?

6)  Is the chip some kind of cheap knockoff copy of the Intel (or any
other) coprocessor?  Is it a new implementation?

7)  Have any PC trade magazines recently benchmarked different
coprocessors?  BYTE discussed coprocessors 1 to 2 years ago, but only
mentioned the Intel, Cyrix and IIT implementions (if memory correctly
serves).

8)  A mail order vendor has advertised Intel 387sx coprocessors for
$90.  Has Intel just dropped prices (and my local PC store not yet
gotten the messsage)?

Any help would be appreciated.  Please email to [e-mail] and
I will summarize results to respondents (and to the net if traffic seems to
warrant).

Thanks,  L. Andrew Oldroyd ([e-mail])

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 15:00 MET
From: Anneke Sicherer-Roetman <[e-mail]>
Subject: screen saver

Does anyone know of a screen saver that also looks at mouse activity.
My little daughter gets annoyed when the screen suddenly turns black
when she is mousing around. Thanks! Anneke

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 15:03:12 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Spreadsheet/financial application

I havve been asked by a friend of mine to help put together a
(possibly) spreadsheet/acctg application for some offices of a
volunteer group that he works with.

What it amounts to is that the original info could be input into a
spreadsheet model easily enough; BUT he wants to hang onto that a
screen display that 'looks like' a check, into which they would enter
the necessary info to represent paying a check.

Now, I know how much effort it would take to write this thing from
scratch; so as an alternate, what I'm trying to do is to come up with a
couple pieces of software that when working together, would give him
what he wanted.

At first I thought that it would be easy enough to get a product called
'Dave' to make the checkbook analogy and to handle the GUI, but I can't
seem to find it anywhere.

I have decided that once the spreadsheet portion was written, we'll
compile it with Baler, to lock the formulas, etc, and it'll only do
what it needs to do at the multiple user sites in order to produce the
necessary output, that'll then be forwarded back to my friend
@headquarters. That way they won't have to have, or even run a
full-blown spreadsheet program.  BUT, that doesn't give me the
checkbook entry form analogy.

The individual field offices really don't need a full-blown, or even
mini-accounting package for this, and that's why I landed on the
spreadsheet function in the first place.

Also, I need to be able to 'get at' the data occasionally with either a
database, or spreadsheet program, so going with something other than an
accounting pkg, assures that the data will be in one of those two
formats, instead of an accounting pkg's native (proprietary) format.

Does anyone know of a pkg, or pkgs, either commercial or shareware
that'll give us the functionality described?

Thanx!!

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:41:06 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Joe Trott)
Subject: Upgrading a 286 AT

[e-mail] writes:

>I have recently purchased a second-hand Packard Bell 286 AT and would
>like to speed it up.  At work I have a 386 and I like the speed but I
>am not sure if upgrading the machine is the route to go or if perhaps
>installing a turbo board would solve the problem.  I currently have
>Word Perfect 5.1, Lotus 123 Verion 2.2, and Quicken 5.0 installed on
>the machine.  I would like to install Windows however I understand that
>it really slows it down.   I would appreciate any information you have
>on this.

I'm really sorry.

Among the notable problems with Slackard Bell machines is a notoriously
inadequate power supply.  Some are a measly 85 watts.  A second
problem, although it does not directly concern you, is that schematics
for them are often difficult to obtain, so many repair centers can't
fix them, or take weeks to get the information they need.

I'll try to refrain from restating what I think of running Windows on
*any* system, but yes it will be slow.  You may not be able to do much
about it though, because of that power supply.  It is also a non
standard size, so you can't simply replace it with a bigger one.

You might try accelerating the machine by dropping it off a cliff.  A
reputable mail order house like Swan or Dell can sell you a new system
for under $3K, loaded, or around $2K stripped.

-JTT

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Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                              UUPC 1.11v
                             386/486 DMA
                          changes for 1.11v
                          copying pc - amiga
                     Determining PC Type (2 msgs)
                     EMM386 Execption Error # 12
                     Hard Drive Write Protection
                 Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #138 (2 msgs)
                              Lint for C
                  Local Buses and Royal Computer Co
         NCTUCCCA.edu.tw Anonymous FTP Archives Announcement
                         Voice Msging system
                               Winmarks

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Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 00:33:46 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Drew Derbyshire)
Subject: 1.11v

Version 1.11v is available on kendra, sun.soe.clarkson.edu, and
ftp.clarkson.edu.

-ahd-

p.s. kendra's kermit server is down, but the anonymous UUCP server is up
24 hours day.

------------------------------

Date: 9 Sep 92 19:59:23 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 386/486 DMA

    After referencing DDJ's January 1990 article on "Real-Time Data
Acquisition Using DMA", I tried to use DMA on an 286 PC/AT, and it
worked just as expected. But when I tried to do similar things on a 486
PC, DMA transfer did occurred but the data was not stored to the
designated location.

    According to the article, the 20-bit DMA transfer address on a
286-AT has to be decomposed, bit7-bit0 to 8237 base address LSB,
bit15-bit8 to 8237 base address MSB, and bit19-bit16 to Page register.
But 486 has 32-bit address, something must have to be done with
bit31-bit20. What other registers should be programmed? And how?  Is
there any article that address this problem that I can look up?

Thanks for your kind help.

Oliver Huang

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 10:15:37 +1000
From: "GU, CATHY" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Controlling a Cashier Machine (Cash Register)

Hello,

One of my friend asked me if there is a exist software to be installed in a
PC for controling a cashier machine ?

Any suggestion is appreciate !

Please reply me at [e-mail] ASAP

Cathy


------------------------------

Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 21:52:01 EDT
From: kendra!kendra.kew.com![e-mail]
Subject: changes for 1.11v

September 4, 1992             UUPC/extended 1.11v Revision Summary

Revision

This is the 144th revision of this document, and applies to
UUPC/extended version 1.11v.  This was last updated on September 4,
1992 by Katherine E. Williams.

Introduction

UUPC/extended is a PC based version (and pun of) UUCP (UNIX-to- UNIX
copy).  UUPC/extended is a program which implements peer-to- peer
networking for using the UNIX UUCP protocols.  MS-DOS or OS/2 based
Personal Computers using these protocols can exchange mail and files
with a UNIX system or other UUPC/extended system over dial up or
dedicated phone lines.

[Ed note: UUPC/extended also supports USENET news.]

A document summarizing most changes made to UUPC/extended since release
1.07a is contained in the UUPC zip file available from both
sun.soe.clarkson.edu, and ftp.clarkson.edu.

Please contact Drew Derbyshire, [e-mail], for information on
changes previous to the scope of this document or other questions.

Drew Derbyshire         UUPC/extended e-mail:  [e-mail]

"I am NOT a Teddy Bear.  *sniff* I'm a plush polar bear.  Goodnight Teddy
 is a teddy bear, but I'm not."                 - Snuffles P. Bear

[Ed note:  This program is still called Version 1.xx because Meg Geddes
<[e-mail]> once sent Drew a note that wondered - based on the
number of versions sent out to that date - how long it was going to
take to get to Version 2.0.  This program got it's start in order to
allow Drew - on the east ocast of the US - to send and receive E-Mail
from Katherine Williams - located on the west coast.

It has grown into a quite capable E-Mail package.  A number of sites
use it for external E-Mail on LANs.

Highly recommended.

gph]

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 14:36:28 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Paul McCarthy)
Subject: copying pc - amiga

This most probably is a faq, I have an amiga and I was wondering if
there is way to write to an amiga disk, from a pc.

I am using a pc to download ibmpc software from ftp sites for my pc at
the uni, though  I was wondering if I could download amiga software and
unpack it on my pc then copy it onto an amiga formatted disk - which i
would then be able to run on my amiga.

Any help would be grateful

ADVthanksANCE

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 15:07:14 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Determining PC Type

Hello Netters,
   I recently received an upgade to a program to has kind of split into
two branches.

Let me explain.  We use Rbase for database developement in an academic
environment.  The newest version (Version 4.0) REQUIRES a 386SX or
better with 2.5 meg of available EMS to run.  Not very nice
requirements but it runs alot faster.  They also released a 286 version
that will run on a 286 without EMS (slower but at least it runs on alot
of the machines in our environment).

   What I would like to do is have a program determine in a batch file
if it can run the 386 version or if it must run the 286 version.  I
have gotten the available EMS but have not been able to determine the
processor type.  I have a program that can tell the difference between
an AT and an XT but this would need to be more specific.  The majority
of the computers that it will have to run on are Zenith and Everex
brands with the possibility of some others.

   The language I will be using to develope the program is Turbo
Pascal.  I have thought about putting some inline assembler that would
only work on a 386SX or better and seeing if it crashes but I don't
really consider that to be an acceptable solution.

Can someone help me?

  Allen E. Stoner                       Internet: [e-mail]
  Academic Application Programmer                 Messiah College

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 15:27:02 EDT
From: David Andrew Vaughan <[e-mail]>
Subject: Determining PC Type


>   What I would like to do is have a program determine in a batch file if
>it can run the 386 version or if it must run the 286 version.  I have gotten
>the available EMS but have not been able to determine the processor type.  I
>have a program that can tell the difference between an AT and an XT but this
>would need to be more specific.

    I know Microsoft ships MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics) with most of
it's software (MS-DOS, MS-WINDOWS, MS-WORD, et cetera).  If you have
any Microsoft products, you might check on the installation diskettes
for MSD Version 2.0 .  I'm not well versed in MSD but I believe you can
pass it parameters and have it report information on various pieces of
hardware.

    For what it's worth...

David Andrew Vaughan
Associate Consultant
GE Consulting Services

------------------------------

Date: 4 Sep 92 22:45:28 GMT
From: "Mark A. Schleifer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: EMM386 Execption Error # 12

[e-mail] (Michel Davidoff) writes:

>When I run marknet and relnet I often get the message Emm386
>Ececption error # 12 P And then my system halts. I think that the p
>is the begining of a parity error.  I looked in the DOS 5.0 manual
>and there is no clue to what the error is.

According to what Microsoft FAXed me on EMM386 Exception Errors: "The
following is a list of Intel 80386 protected mode exception errors and
their names:

Code    Meaning
----    -------
0    Divide error
1     Debugger interrupt
2    Nonmaskable interrupt
3    Breakpoint
4    Overflow interrupt
5    Array boundary violation
6    Invalid opcode
7    Coprocessor not available
8    Double fault
9    Coprocessor segment overrun
10    Invalid task state segment
11    Segment not present
12    Stack exception
13    General protection violation
14    Page fault
16    Coprocessor error"

All of this was prefaced by the comment "This error should not occur on
systems that are 100 percent IBM compatable.  Because of the hardware
intensive nature of the EMM386 device driver, strict IBM hardware
compatability is required."

Hope this helps.

    - Mark

--
Spoken: Mark A. Schleifer       Domain: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]          Fax: [phone]
USPS: COMSAT Labs, 22300 COMSAT Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 08:41:39 EDT
From: "Robert E. Zaret" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hard Drive Write Protection

I'm surprised no one has provided hardware write protection (with a
hardware switch) for hard drives.  Is it physically difficult?  I think
a disk with such a switch would be a perfect place for one's operating
system, compilers, etc. to keep them safe from fumble fingers, viruses
and other disasters.  The OS/2 swap file can be on another drive; if
OS/2 needs to maintain other files, can they be moved?  What about
Windows, Unix, etc.?  Have I missed something?

Yes, I've assumed the computer would have at least two hard drives.  I
admit a bias towards multiple drives; seems to me that having the
operating system on one drive, applications/compilers on a second,
data/programs on a third, and swap file on a fourth would help by
reducing head travel.

(For folks with long memories, I confess I asked a similar question a
few years ago, but got NO responses.)

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 17:03:30 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dallman Ross)
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #138

>Does anyone know how one could go about setting the NumLock status from
>software?

There is a set of freeware utilities, very small-sized.  There are 9
programs in the set.  The one you want is NUMLOCK.COM; but the author
reqests that all nine stay together.  Anyway, many bbs' would have
these, and you can put NUMLOCK.COM in your autoexec.bat and turn the
thing off.  Works on XT's and AT's.

If you can't find the files anywhere, email me.

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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 09:48:32 EDT
From: "Robert E. Zaret" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Lint for C

The time has come for me to buy a serious lint program for C.  The
program needs to run under DOS.  The primary version of C I'm using is
MicroStation Development Language (MDL), one of the macro languages for
the CAD package MicroStation; it's mostly ANSI-compatible, but the main
oddity is that it's translated into pseudo-code, which is interpreted
by the MicroStation run-time environment.

I'd appreciate any suggestions.

------------------------------

Date: 04 Sep 1992 22:34:02 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Something terribly original." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Local Buses and Royal Computer Co

Does anyone out there have any experience dealing with either one of
the new local bus '486s or with Royal Computer?

I am about to upgrade my '286 and Royal's offer is extremely attractive
looking, but I know absolutely nothing about the company and have never
heard of them before.  If anyone has had dealings with the company,
please share your experiences with me.

On a slightly unrelated note, does anyone have any guesstimates about
what kind of risk I would be taking by purchasing a local bus computer
that does not comply to the vl-bus standard when the company is about
to switch?  (The computer in question uses local bus for both video and
disk access already, so I would never really need to add anything else
on to the local bus part of the computer.)

I am not joined to the group, so if you could send responses to
[e-mail] (internet), I would be appreciative.  I would be
happy to compose a summary of the responses I get if anyone wants.

            Many thanks in advance,
            Bill Scherer

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 16:08:13 GMT
From: Huang Chih-Hsien <[e-mail]>
Subject: NCTUCCCA.edu.tw Anonymous FTP Archives Announcement

1. OVERVIEW

   Internet in Taiwan (mainly Taiwan Academic Network, TANet) is
growing every month.  There are a dozen of anonymous FTP servers around
the island, I believe. However, almost all of them are UNIX- oriented
sites, and none with a large collection of PC software. That reminds me
of the urgent need of a PC-software-oriented anonymous FTP site in
Taiwan, especially when our link to US has been heavily overloaded, and
repeated transferring PC software from some well- arrangement sites,
such as SIMTEL20, garbo, CICA, does occupy considerable bandwidth.

  1.1. Official Mirror Site of PC MSDOS Archives

     NCTUCCCA.edu.tw (140.111.3.21) is the official mirror site of PC
MSDOS archives at WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil, Garbo.Uwasa.Fi and
Ftp.CICA.Indiana.Edu in Taiwan.  Other mirror sites around the world
are:

  SIMTEL20.Army.Mil:  OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117) (192.88.110.20)
wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9)
nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7)
nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) archie.au (139.130.4.6)

  Ftp.CICA.Indiana.Edu (129.79.20.84):  wuarchive.wustl.edu
(128.252.135.4) gandalf.umcs.maine.edu (130.111.112.21)
grind.isca.uiowa.edu (128.255.19.233) vmsa.technion.ac.il (132.68.7.2)
nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) funet.fu.net monu6.cc.monash.edu.au
src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1)

  Your comments are always welcomed. Please send them via e-mail
to [e-mail].  Thank you.

ENJOY!

---
Huang, Chih-Hsien                   CCCA Vice President
NCTUCCCA.edu.tw FTP Archives Maintainer, TWNR Moderator
Dept. of EE, National Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Internet:  [e-mail], [e-mail]

[For more info on Archives in Taiwan, contact Huang Chih-Hsien
<[e-mail]> directly.  HuangChih-Hsien can provide login
info, directory structure and other miscellaneous goodies.]

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Date: 11 Sep 1992 12:51:25 -0700 (MST)
From: Ernie DeVries <[e-mail]>
Subject: Voice Messaging system

In investigating the possiblities of installing a voice messaging
system, I heard of a board/system called Rhetorix that is apparently a
PC based solution.

I don't know anything else about it and the spelling could be wrong.

Does anyone have any experience with this system?  Does anyone know of
any sources and pricing?

Thanks!
+========================================================+
|     /\                   Ernie DeVries                 |
|    /  \/\      Academic/Personal Computer Services     |
| /\/    \ \/\       [e-mail]          |
|   Northern Arizona University   "The Mountain Campus"  |
+========================================================+

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 11:26 EDT
From: Jane Hesler <[e-mail]>
Subject: Winmarks

Does anyone have a benchmarking program that will rate the Graphics
Winmark rating for a pc?

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 06 Sep 92 22:39:29 BST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info requested on X-Windows

Dear All,
         I hate to show my ignorance, but I can't help noticing people
keep mentioning "X" or "X-Windows" on the list. I also notice that "X"
is now held at the HENSA archive in Lancaster. What is "X", please?

Thanks in advance!
                       Richard Hillier
                       [e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 12:51:00 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Drew Derbyshire)
Subject: UUPC/extended File Info

The following contains an alphabetical index of the UUPC/extended
files.  Dates in the directory listing are in the past 365 days unless
a year is explicitly included.

The file log is an archive of the UUPC/extended mailing list,
[e-mail].  Previous month's logs are also here,
stored under the names log.month.year.

To request a file, send to [e-mail] mail of
the form
    send uupc file
 Eg.
    send uupc announce.doc

total 1558
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd          2198 Sep  3 00:31 Index
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         12031 Dec  8  1991 howtoget.txt
drwxr-xr-x  2 ahd           512 Aug 11 22:55 logs
drwxr-xr-x  2 ahd           512 Aug 18  1991 protocol
drwxrwxrwx  2 ahd           512 Jul 22 10:10 snews
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        168048 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11v2.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        169117 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11v3.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         55136 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11v4.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        176528 Sep  4 12:47 uupc11vd.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         56325 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11vn.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        197510 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11vo.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        171496 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11vr.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        337185 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11vs.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         46248 Sep  3 00:29 uupc11vt.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        114336 Sep  4 12:42 uupc11vw.zip

logs:
total 2216
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        276139 Aug 11 22:34 apr92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        307322 Mar  8  1992 dec91.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        228323 Mar  8  1992 feb92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        307817 Mar  8  1992 jan92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        229951 Aug 11 22:39 jul92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        145967 Aug 11 22:37 jun92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        213796 Apr  6 11:46 mar92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        143755 Aug 11 22:36 may92.log
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd        303770 Dec  7  1991 nov91.log

protocol:
total 81
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         17373 Aug 18  1991 chesson.paper
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         51198 Aug 18  1991 hanrahan.paper
-rw-r--r--  1 ahd         14287 Aug 18  1991 wegrzyn.paper

snews:
total 217
-rw-rw-rw-  1 ahd        164143 Jul 22 10:10 snews190.zip
-rw-rw-rw-  1 ahd         40999 Jul 22 10:11 snws190s.zip

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End of Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147
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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 03:05:24   BST
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Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #148
To: "Info-IBMPC Distribution": ;

Info-IBMPC Digest           Mon, 28 Sep 92       Volume 92 : Issue 148

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
               "List of IBMPC-related lists on BITNET"
                10th Anniversary of Info-IbmPC Digest
                        AT&T 3b2 computer....
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #136
                           Need sw pkg info
             Scheduling Program for Courses and Meetings
                          USIT fax/modem....
              VIRUS-L list has been removed from BITNET

Send Replies or notes for publication to: <[e-mail]>

Send requests of an administrative nature (addition to, deletion from
the distribution list, et al) to: <[e-mail]>

Addition and Deletion requests for UK readers should be sent to:
<[e-mail]>

Archives of past issues of the Info-IBMPC Digest are available by FTP
ONLY from WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL in directory PD2:<ARCHIVES.IBMPC>.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 11:45:46 G+3
From: Salam Horani <[e-mail]>
Subject: List of IBMPC-related lists on BITNET

Network-wide ID  Full address      List title
---------------  ------------      ----------
'OS-2'           OS2@BLEKUL11      Moderated discussion forum on OS/2
ASSMPC           ASSMPC@USACHVM1   "Assembly for the IBM-PC"
AUTOCAD          AUTOCAD@OHSTVMA   AUTOCAD Autocad Discussion List
C-L              C-L@INDYCMS       Discussion of C Programming
CLIPPER          CLIPPER@BRUFPB    List for Clipper and DBMS systems for IBM PC
DBASE-L          DBASE-L@HEARN     (Peered) Discussion on the use of the dBase
                 DBASE-L@NMSUVM1   (Peered) Discussion on the use of the dBase
                 DBASE-L@TECMTYVM  (Peered) Discussion on the use of the dBase
DESQVIEW         DESQVIEW@BRUFPB   List for Desqview and Qemm users
EMULPC           EMULPC@USACHVM1   "Emulation SW & HW on the IBM-PC"
GAMES-L          GAMES-L@BROWNVM   (Peered) Computer Games List
                 GAMES-L@GREARN    (Peered) Computer Games List
                 GAMES-L@KRSNUCC1  (Peered) Computer Games List
                 GAMES-L@LEHIIBM1  (Peered) Computer Games List
                 GAMES-L@UTARLVM1  (Peered) Computer Games List
GIF-L            GIF-L@VMTECMEX    GIF Graphics and applications list.
I-IBMPC          I-IBMPC@UIUCVMD   IBM PC discussions
INFO-ADA         INFO-ADA@FINHUTC  (Peered) Ada programming language (INFO-ADA)
                 INFO-ADA@NDSUVM1  (Peered) Ada programming language (INFO-ADA)
INFO-C           INFO-C@NDSUVM1    Info-C List
                 INFO-C@UIUCVMD    INFO-C (log files only)
INFO-IBMPC       IBMPC-L@BNANDP11  (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@CEARN     (Peered) Info-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@DEARN     (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@EB0UB011  (Peered) Info-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@FINHUTC   (Peered) Info-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@HEARN     (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 [e-mail] (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 $$[e-mail] (Peered)
                                   Info-IBMPC redistribution list Entry
                 IBMPC-L@TAMVM1    (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@TAUNIVM   (Peered) Info-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@UBVM      (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 [e-mail] (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@UTORONTO  (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@VTVM1     (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 IBMPC-L@VTVM2     (Peered) INFO-IBMPC Digest
                 INFO-PC@IRLEARN   Distribution of Info-IBMPC
INFO-M2          INFO-M2@UCF1VM    Modula2 List
INFOCPM          INFOCPM@FINHUTC   CP/M operating system distribution list
L-ORACLE         L-ORACLE@UQAM     Usagers Oracle/Oracle's Users
LASER-L          LASER-L@IRLEARN   Laser Printer Information Distribution List
MMEDIA           MMEDIA@ICNUCEVM   MMEDIA Multi Media List
MMEDIA-L         MMEDIA-L@VMTECMEX Multimedia discussion list
MODULA-L         MODULA-L@UALTAVM  Modula-2 (language) discussions
                 MODULA-L@UIUCVMD  Modula-2 (language) discussions
MSDOS-L          MSDOS-L@UKANVM    "KU MS-DOS Information List"
MSSQL-L          MSSQL-L@DUKEVM    Microsoft SQL Server Discussion List
MULTAS-L         MULTAS-L@TREARN   Multitasking programming for PC
NOVELL           NOVELL@SUVM       Novell LAN Interest Group
                 NOVELL@UIUCVMD    NOVELL from SUVM (log files only)
ORACLE-L         ORACLE-L@SBCCVM   ORACLE database mailing list.
PAGEMAKR         PAGEMAKR@INDYCMS  PageMaker for Desktop Publishers
PARADOX          PARADOX@BRUFPB    List for Borland Paradox users
PASCAL-L         PASCAL-L@TREARN   Pascal Language Discussion List
                 PASCAL-L@UIUCVMD  Pascal (language) discussions
                 PASCAL-L@YALEVM   Borland Pascal Discussion Group
PC-EVAL          PC-EVAL@IRLEARN   Personal Computer Evaluation
PC-FORUM         PC-FORUM@TAUNIVM  Tel Aviv University PC Forum
PC-IP            PC-IP@FINHUTC     TCP/IP Implementations for PC:s
PCDOS-L          PCDOS-L@ALBNYDH2  PCDOS-L HINTS using DOS on the NYS Dept.
PCIP             PCIP@IRLEARN      TCP/IP Protocol Implementations for PC
PCSUPT-L         PCSUPT-L@YALEVM   Forum for the discussion of PC user support
PCTECH-L         PCTECH-L@TREARN   (Peered) MS-DOS Compatibles Support Group
                 PC-L@UFRJ         (Peered) Forum IBM PC
PCUGSC           PCUGSC@UIUCVMD    PC User's Group Steering Committee List
PDUSIG           PDUSIG@UIUCVMD    PC USER'S GROUP PUBLIC DOMAIN & UTILITIES SIG
QUATRO-L         QUATRO-L@YALEVM   Borland Quattro Discussion Group at Yale
SBPC-L           SBPC-L@SBCCVM     SUNY/Stony Brook PC Interest Group
SPRINT-L         SPRINT-L@NDSUVM1  SPRINT-L Borland Sprint Word Processor List
TASM-L           TASM-L@BRUFPB     Borland Turbo Assembler and Debugger List
TCPLUS-L         TCPLUS-L@UCF1VM   TURBO C++ Discussion group.
TURBOC-L         TURBOC-L@TREARN   (Peered) TURBO C Discussion group.
                 TURBOC-L@UCF1VM   (Peered) TURBO C Discussion group.
                 TURBOC-L@UTFSM    (Peered) TURBO C Discussion group.
                 TURBOC-L@YALEVM   Borland Turbo C Discussion Group at Yale
UI-PCUG          UI-PCUG@UIUCVMD   UIUC IBM PC User Group
VIRUS-L          [e-mail]  Virus Discussion List
WIN3-L           WIN3-L@PSUVM      Windows 3 discussion list - PSU only
                 WIN3-L@UICVM      Microsoft Windows Version 3 Forum
WPCORP-L         WPCORP-L@HEARN    (Peered) WordPerfect Corp. Products List
                 WPCORP-L@UBVM     (Peered) WordPerfect Corp. Products List
                 WPCORP-L@YORKVM1  (Peered) WordPerfect Corp. Products List
WPWIN-L          WPWIN-L@UBVM      WordPerfect For Windows Discussion List
WP51-L           WP51-L@UOTTAWA    WordPerfect 5.1 Discussion Group List
3D-L             3D-L@ARIZVM1      A discussion of 3D-Graphics
386USERS         386USERS@NDSUVM1  386Users
4DOS             4DOS@INDYCMS      4DOS command interpreter

To subscribe to any of these lists, send e-mail (with no subject) to:

                         LISTSERV@nodename

(where nodename is the node where the discussion list is located).  In
the body of the mail message, write the command:

SUB listname your-real-name

e.g., to subscribe to the list PCSUPT-L@YALEVM, send mail to
LISTSERV@YALEVM containing the command:  SUB PCSUPT-L Archie Andrews

Internet users must add the domain name .BITNET to the nodename, e.g.,
for the PCSUPT-L list, send mail to [e-mail]

To cancel your subscription to a list, send e-mail to LISTSERV@nodename
containing the command:  SIGNOFF listname

  REMEMBER, DON'T SEND SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS TO THE DISCUSSION LIST
ITSELF. SEND THEM TO THE LISTSERV.

I hope you find this "List of IBMPC-related lists on BITNET" useful.

Regards,
Salam Horani
[e-mail]                  (Bitnet)
[e-mail]  (Internet)

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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:09:18 +0200
From: Johann Haider <[e-mail]>
Subject: 10th Anniversary of Info-IbmPC Digest

Dear List Editors of Info-IBMPC Digest,
I send this message to you to remind you of

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                   Info-IBMPC Digest.

On Aug 3, 1982 the first INFO-PC Digest was distributed on the
ARPANET as you can see on the enclosed header of it.

Date:  3 Aug 1982 2118-PDT
From: INFO-PC <INFO-PC@USC-ISIB>
Subject: Info-PC Digest V1 #1
To: Info-PC: ;


                            Info-PC Digest

                         Free Program Library
                       Starting Off With The PC
                  Advantages/Disadvantages of the PC
                        8088 on the S-100 Bus

----------------------------------------------------------------

This is the first digest for the new ARPANET forum INFO-PC.  Starting
now, digests will be archived in [ISIB]<INFO-PC>digests-august-82 and
so on.  Files may be FTP'ed from ISIB by logging in to FTP with user
name ANONYMOUS, password GUEST.

INFO-PC will also be a repository for (free) software such as members
of the forum may feel inclined to donate.  To start things off, there
are two programs in the library:

Info-PC Program Library
-----------------------

VT52.BAS      VT52 terminal emulator.  Requires 96K, IBM Async. Comm.
              Support, BASIC. (Gillmann@ECL, 8/2/82).

FILEHEX.ASM   Dumps diskette files in hex.  Requires assembler.
              (Gillmann@ECL, 8/2/82).

A list of the current program library is maintained in the file
[ISIB]<INFO-PC>PROGRAM-LIBRARY.LIST.  To donate a program, send a
message containing a description of the program and a copy of the
source code to INFO-PC.

I want to welcome everyone to the forum.  I've had my IBM Personal
Computer since March and I'm still happy with it.  The large address
space of the 8088 opens up a world of possibilities for more powerful
software than 8-bit micros can handle.  I'm typing this message on my
PC using my new assembly language terminal emulator (successor to the
program in the INFO-PC library).  I'd be interested in hearing of
peoples' experience with hooking the PC to the ARPANET.

/Dick Gillmann (GILLMANN at USC-ECL)

[The end of V1 #1]

Johann Haider                   Working Group on Rehabilitation Engineering
Institute of Electronics           University of Technology Vienna, Austria
Email: [e-mail]                        phone:  [phone]

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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 15:38:29 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: AT&T 3b2 computer....

hi,

   looking for software and bootdisks for an AT&T 3b2 computer....

:    Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
:    1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
:    Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 2:04:23 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #136

I need some information:

1.  How do you go about signing on to sites and downloading files.

2.  Does anyone know how to convert a file into the .bmp format for use
as a possible wallpaper.  I would like to scan images and save them in
the bmp format for windows, but windows will not allow me transfer a
scanned file into the paint file.  Is there something that I can
download or purchase?

3.  Does anyone know, for a friend of mine, if one needs an extra midi
pack or something, for the alessis sr-16 drum machine?  We can't seem
to be able to get it to work with the sbpro.

Your help is greatly appreciated.  Thank you

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 11:54:16 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need sw pkg info

What is GCC
 "    " G++

Thanx!!


------------------------------

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 15:19:15 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Scheduling Program for Courses and Meetings

We are looking for a scheduling program that can schedule courses and
other university events.  We have looked at a few of the calendering
programs in the market including 'Who-What-When' and 'Network
Scheduler'. But they don't seem to effectively handle the room
scheduling, and provide the reports we need.

Please let me know if you are currently using such a program, or know
of one.  Thanks in advance...

Thomas B. Thomas
Director of Computing Services
Pace Law School                             Voice:  [phone]
78 North Broadway                           Fax:    [phone]
White Plains, NY 10603                      Bitnet: [e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 21:26:52 EDT
From: Etop Udoh <[e-mail]>
Subject: USIT fax/modem....

    Does anyone know anything about a USIT 8 bit fax/modem card for the
IBM PC?

:    Etop Udoh                             [e-mail]            :
:    1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
:    Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :

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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 14:21:08 G+3
From: Salam Horani <[e-mail]>
Subject: VIRUS-L list has been removed from BITNET

Anyone on BITNET tries to subscribe to VIRUS-L@LEHIIBM1 (Virus
Discussion List) won't succeed.

This is because the node LEHIIBM1 has been removed from BITNET.  But
this doesn't mean that VIRUS-L list is not supported anymore.  It's
still on Internet, and its address is [e-mail]

To subscribe, send e-mail to [e-mail] containing the command
SUB VIRUS-L your-name

Regards,
Salam Horani
[e-mail]                  (Bitnet)
[e-mail]  (Internet)

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Date: Fri,  9 Oct 92 00:09:42   BST
From: "Info-IBMPC Digest" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #151
To: "Info-IBMPC Distribution": ;

Info-IBMPC Digest           Fri,  9 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 151

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
       Recent msdos uploads to SIMTEL20 (11-Sep - 26-Sep 1992)

Send Replies or notes for publication to: <[e-mail]>

Send requests of an administrative nature (addition to, deletion from
the distribution list, et al) to: <[e-mail]>

Addition and Deletion requests for UK readers should be sent to:
<[e-mail]>

Archives of past issues of the Info-IBMPC Digest are available by FTP
ONLY from WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL in directory PD2:<ARCHIVES.IBMPC>.

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 01:15:33 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Keith Petersen)
Subject: Recent msdos uploads to SIMTEL20 (11-Sep - 26-Sep 1992)
Keywords: simtel20,msdos,recent,uploads
Summary: There are 150 new files in the msdos collection

The following files have been recently uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
(between 11-Sep-92 and 26-Sep-92):

NOTE: Type B is Binary; Type A is ASCII

 Filename   Type Length   Date    Description
==============================================
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.4DOS>
EZ-BTM03.ZIP  B   49920  920916  4DOS BTM files: loaders/regular/libraries/help
TFC2.ZIP      B   35333  920923  4DOS batch file: Tobi's Floppy Cataloger

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>
SS101.ZIP     B  140350  920913  Archive conversion utility with many features

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.ASMUTL>
AMISL090.ZIP  B   64384  920913  Src lib to create highloading removable TSRs
ASMWIN13.ZIP  B   22656  920923  Assembly language windowing routines for TASM

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.AUTOCAD>
PKEY12-1.ZIP  B  258154  920917  PowerKey1.02: Menu system for AutoCAD, 1of3
PKEY12-2.ZIP  B  336987  920917  PowerKey1.02: Menu system for AutoCAD, 2of3
PKEY12-3.ZIP  B  273926  920917  PowerKey1.02: Menu system for AutoCAD, 3of3

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BATUTL>
FDATE68A.ZIP  B   53708  920925  Date manipulation utility for batch files
TSBAT38.ZIP   B   91040  920921  Collection of useful batch files by Timo Salmi

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>
BBS0992D.ZIP  B   91326  920926  'THELIST' national BBS list for September 1992
BLOKE51B.ZIP  B   32097  920926  BBS Locator, avoids 313BBS.LST zone/toll calls
MED0992.ZIP   B   14607  920911  Medical/Science/EMS/Fire BBS list (Sept. 1992)

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BIOLOGY>
TIERRA40.ZIP  B  750709  920913  Create virtual worlds and virtual lifes

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BORLAND>
SVGABG40.ZIP  B  132247  920911  SuperVGA & TweakedVGA BGI drivers, release 4.0

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.C>
ZGLOB10.ZIP   B    2602  920921  *argv[] wildcard file expansion, Zortech C

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.CPLUSPLUS>
BFAST11.ZIP   B   88773  920911  FREE Btrieve fully functioning C++ library

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DBASE>
LASSO.ZIP     B   35205  920915  Converts ASCII text files to dBASE DBF format

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DESKACCESS>
CWISE11.ZIP   B  270618  920914  Multiple calendar planning and tracking tool

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DESQVIEW>
CHKDV.ZIP     B    6113  920915  ASM source to make programs DESQview-aware
CLKWATCH.ZIP  B   20514  920915  Fixes system clock time loss under DESQview
CMD20.ZIP     B   37029  920915  Control DESQview remotely or between windows
DESQ_BG.ZIP   B    3290  920915  Forces DESQview window to background
DOSWINDO.ZIP  B    4109  920915  Creative use of the DOS window in DESQview
DVAPMN12.ZIP  B  104639  920915  Enhanced application program menu for DESQview
DVCLK14.ZIP   B    1980  920916  Displays a clock on top line of a DV window
DVCLOCK3.ZIP  B   10346  920916  Small DESQview-aware clock
DVDAYS3.ZIP   B    4811  920916  Perpetual calendar/calendar calculator for DV
DVDOS.ZIP     B    2589  920916  Notes on MS-DOS environment under DESQview
DVECT.ZIP     B    8667  920916  Capture and display DESQview interrupt table
DVINT32.ZIP   B   87537  920913  DESQview/Quarterdeck-specific interrupt list
DVPALET.ZIP   B    2589  920916  Docs for DESQview 2.2 color pallet program
DVPCLA.ZIP    B    6389  920916  Using DV, PCAnywhere, & Lantastic together
DVPCW.ZIP     B    2430  920916  How to run PCWrite under DESQview
DVPRTSCR.ZIP  B     923  920916  DESQview 2.26 patch to fix Print Screen hangs
DVPSD307.ZIP  B   14110  920916  DESQview 2.xx protected screen driver, v3.07
DVSLBBS.ZIP   B    4723  920916  How to install DESQview with Searchlight BBS
NOMOUSE.ZIP   B    2579  920915  DESQview SHP disables mouse in any window/task
PIF220.ZIP    B    1929  920915  Extended PIF format specs for DESQview 2.2+
XSTARTDV.ZIP  B     401  920915  Toggles DESQview startup script on/off

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DIRUTL>
TFIND215.ZIP  B   15065  920926  ThunderFind: Fast file finding utility

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DJGPP>
DJASY10D.ZIP  B   74419  920915  ASYNC support for djgpp

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL>
CPDISK12.ZIP  B   12087  920917  One pass disk copy. Uses XMS. Freeware

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DV-X>
XCURSR10.ZIP  B   68441  920924  Customize your X Cursor, for DESQview/X

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.EDITOR>
ADEDT301.ZIP  B   41782  920915  AD-EDIT: Small text editor, DESQview-aware
BOX400B.ZIP   B  262426  920916  Boxer4.0b Editor:mouse,undo,mult files&windows
PCWPSFIX.ZIP  B   19275  920918  Improved Postscript support for PC Write
TMED110A.ZIP  B    9373  920922  TSR memory editor (hotkey & breakpoint popup)
VDE164.ZIP    B  146766  920911  Meyer's small, fast, WordStar-like text editor
VDE164SP.ZIP  B   32653  920911  Screen writers macros for VDE text editor

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.EDUCATION>
ABC430.ZIP    B  192306  920920  ABC Fun Keys: Teach children ABCs, v4.30
AZMATH1.ZIP   B  469655  920914  Pre-Calculus/Calculus math review
GRAND.ZIP     B  152288  920914  Tutorial on Unified Field Theory
MEDTUTOR.ZIP  B   76985  920914  Medical terminology tutorial
MINICOMP.ZIP  B   46193  920914  Elementary computer math tutor for children
PLNTGRO1.ZIP  B  511873  920921  Describing and predicting the growth of plants

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>
AAAREAD.ME    A    5346  920911  Information about the files in this directory
SIMIBM.ZIP    B  269246  920926  Comma-delim list of all MSDOS files w/descrip.
SIMLIST.ZIP   B  263192  920926  Text format list of all MSDOS files w/descrip.
UPLOAD.INF    A    1491  920926  How to upload programs to SIMTEL20

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILUTL>
HEXVW10.ZIP   B   86393  920924  Hexadecimal file viewer and editor
TAR4DOS.ZIP   B   37987  920921  Unix-compatible TAR archive create/extract

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FINANCE>
EZLOAN20.ZIP  B   54591  920924  EZ-Loan: Amortization and loan scheduler

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GENEALOGY>
BK51A1.ZIP    B  313758  920920  Brother's Keeper (v5.1A) Family History, 1of4
BK51A2.ZIP    B  352956  920920  Brother's Keeper (v5.1A) Family History, 2of4
BK51A3.ZIP    B  349368  920920  Brother's Keeper (v5.1A) Family History, 3of4
BK51A4.ZIP    B  342226  920920  Brother's Keeper (v5.1A) Family History, 4of4
BK51A5.ZIP    B  245228  920920  Brother's Keeper (v5.1A) Family History, 5of5
FHH130.ZIP    B   61840  920921  Family history research tutorial

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GIF>
CSHW850A.ZIP  B  136597  920923  GIF/MAC/RLE view/print, Herc/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA
NAKED110.ZIP  B  359792  920916  NakedEye v1.10, a SuperVGA GIF viewer
VPIC51.ZIP    B  137116  920911  GIF/MAC/PCX/ColorRix pics view/convrt, EGA/VGA

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GRAPHICS>
FDESI313.ZIP  B  264505  920918  IFS fractal program w/C src, v3.08 and v3.13
RTETC800.ZIP  B  677143  920913  Docs/utilities/samples for RTRACE800, 3 of 3
RTNEWS.ZIP    B  583553  920913  Complete set of Ray-Tracing newsletters
RTRAC800.ZIP  B  969100  920913  Antonio Costa's Ray Tracer v8.0.0, 1 of 3
RTSRC800.ZIP  B  450711  920913  Sources to RTRACE800 and utilities, 2 of 3

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.HAMRADIO>
SELCAL11.ZIP  B   12590  920913  Hams: Maritime SITOR selcall translator 1.1

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>
ALTMPX35.ZIP  B    5592  920913  Alternate multiplex interrupt spec, v3.5
FTPLIST.ZIP   B   70639  920916  Updated list of sites w/FTP & MAIL access
INTER32A.ZIP  B  331544  920913  Comprehensive list of interrupt calls, 1of2
INTER32B.ZIP  B  307988  920913  Comprehensive list of interrupt calls, 2of2
INTER32C.ZIP  B  165049  920913  Pgms to convert interrupt list to hypertext
MODER15.ZIP   B    8471  920914  List of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators
TSFAQ30.ZIP   B  115534  920921  T.Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers
XHLST122.ZIP  B    9321  920924  Show XMS handles, HMA space above DOS and more

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LAN>
CHARON40.ZIP  B  491167  920926  Novell to SMTP gateway for Pegasus Mail
PMAIL234.ZIP  B  665087  920926  Pegasus Mail: E-mail system for Novell Netware

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LANGTUTOR>
VOCAB217.ZIP  B  239201  920921  Vocabulary practice, learn 9 foreign languages

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LASER>
LJ3FNT10.ZIP  B  237428  920925  ESF's scalable LaserJet III fonts, Shareware
LJFNT16.ZIP   B  281165  920925  ESF's Laserjet fonts, Shareware

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LOGO>
FTLOGO.ZIP    B    6647  920922  Interface for Fischertechnik robots & IBM LOGO

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MAPPING>
OZGIS88.ZIP   B 1143991  920914  Analysis/mapping of census, retail, GIS data

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MATH>
TSLIN33B.ZIP  B   76072  920921  Linear programming and linear goal programming

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MENU>
QKMNU107.ZIP  B  280890  920923  QuikMenu v1.07 graphical menu program for DOS

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MODEM>
HS113B4.ZIP   B  131608  920911  Hs/Link external protocol driver 1.13 BETA

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.PGMUTL>
PC-IPC.ZIP    B   51286  920915  Inter-Process Comm: Pass info between programs

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.POSTSCRIPT>
GS252286.ZIP  B  170996  920923  GhostScript v2.5.2, EXE for 286 machines
GS252386.ZIP  B  372305  920923  GhostScript v2.5.2, 386/486 EXE w/extended mem
GS252INI.ZIP  B  239815  920923  GhostScript v2.5.2, required files update
GS252WIN.ZIP  B  182198  920923  GhostScript v2.5.2, EXE for Windows 3.x

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.PRINTER>
ENVE2.ZIP     B   55010  920911  Envelope printing, save/edit, auto spacing
VPRINT51.ZIP  B   15719  920918  Captures printer and/or AUX output to disk

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.QBASIC>
BPTB11.ZIP    B  110377  920914  BASIC Programmer's Tool Box for QB45 and QB7

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.RBBS-PC>
NOSNAL57.ZIP  B  118322  920912  NoSnail - Netmail for RBBS-PC (.57)

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SCREEN>
PCMOUS10.ZIP  B    4416  920922  Cut and paste for textmodes of 286/386/486 PCs

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SOUND>
ADDA10.ZIP    B  199096  920925  ADC/DAC board for DSP experiments;TP src/exe

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.STARTER>
SIMTEL20.INF  A   16309  920926  Complete overview of the SIMTEL20 archives

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.STATISTICS>
CORR.ZIP      B  718215  920921  Tutorial program teaching Simple Stats
NONLIN.ZIP    B  165587  920914  Nonlinear Regression Analysis program
TS1ST20.ZIP   B   48897  920924  Statistics: Univariate statistical measures
TS2ST20.ZIP   B   75423  920924  Statistics: Multiple regression analysis
TS3ST17.ZIP   B   50500  920924  Statistics: Transformations of observations
TS4ST17.ZIP   B   38243  920924  Statistics: Correlation analysis
TS5ST13.ZIP   B   75987  920925  Statistics: Least abs. deviation regression

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL>
DOSNX20E.ZIP  B  175162  920926  DOSNIX v2.0e: Unix-style utilities for MS-DOS
EISAC141.ZIP  B   48198  920922  Generates EISA .CFG files for ISA based cards
TS5DOS10.ZIP  B   17244  920911  Timo Salmi's programs for MS-DOS 5 (or 4.0+)

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TELIX>
CSS11.ZIP     B   31592  920926  SIMPLE Language PreProcessor for Telix SALT
HOST503.ZIP   B  254018  920926  Improved BBS Host mode for Telix v3.15
TLX315-1.ZIP  B  151090  920920  Telix 3.15 comm pgm executable & support files
TLX315-2.ZIP  B  128707  920920  Telix 3.15 comm pgm docs/host/scripts/dialconv
TLX315-3.ZIP  B   63605  920920  Telix 3.15 comm pgm. SALT script lang. and doc
TXMDM208.ZIP  B   13509  920920  TELIX.MDM file for Telix MODEMCFG program

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TEX>
DETEX10.ZIP   B   10687  920911  Strips commands from TeX files, plain text out

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TROJAN-PRO>
DS115.ZIP     B   18323  920915  DiskSecure: Protects hard disk partition table
I-M124.ZIP    B  292433  920917  Integrity Master data integrity/anti-virus sys
TBSCAN43.ZIP  B   90436  920920  Thunderbyte Virus Scan 4.3; needs VSIGyyxx.ZIP

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>
TSPA3040.ZIP  B   96256  920921  TurboPascal 4.0 units for programmers, T.Salmi
TSPA3050.ZIP  B   98003  920921  TurboPascal 5.0 units for programmers, T.Salmi
TSPA3055.ZIP  B  100088  920921  TurboPascal 5.5 units for programmers, T.Salmi
TSPA3060.ZIP  B  100248  920921  TurboPascal 6.0 units for programmers, T.Salmi

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.VGA>
FONTEDIT.ZIP  B   40222  920926  Edit VGA text fonts interactively with mouse

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.VISBASIC>
DDSRV.ZIP     B   11443  920914  Add drag and drop functions to Visual BASIC
ENUMFONT.ZIP  B   19846  920914  Make Visual BASIC call WIN API fn EnumFonts
STSBAR.ZIP    B    4138  920914  VB: Visual status bar for Visual BASIC
VBCOMM20.ZIP  B   18133  920914  Communications Control for Visual Basic
VBFINDID.ZIP  B    8660  920920  Get/set control IDs in Visual BASIC forms
W31API.ZIP    B   35341  920914  Windows 3.1 API declarations for Visual Basic

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.WAFFLE>
EXPLODE.ZIP   B   13135  920911  Convert Waffle 1.65 BBS mailbox to 1.64 mails
WFS126.ZIP    B  151969  920917  Mail-based archive file server for Waffle BBS

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.WINDOWS3>
BOOM10.ZIP    B   91660  920917  Win 3.x Common Dialog box open/save extension
CBMATH1A.ZIP  B   49896  920914  Chalkboard math tutor v1.0a for Windows 3.x
NTCTRL02.ZIP  B   18126  920914  WIN NT: 3 new controls for dialog editor
WNBFF13C.ZIP  B   14292  920926  Windows 3.x mail notification for UUPC, Waffle
XTIMELOG.ZIP  B  137793  920914  WIN3: Work project time usage reports database

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.WORDPERF>
MACRAI11.ZIP  B  186342  920917  WordPerfect macro programming tools, v1.1
MCROADE4.ZIP  B  122663  920917  Utilities for WordPerfect 5.1 macros
WPTOO51B.ZIP  B  230595  920917  Collection of WP 5.x utilities and macros

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.X-10>
AUMATE15.ZIP  B  157776  920923  Automate: Home monitoring and control w/X-10


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uunet!~/info/archive-help for details.

OAK.Oakland.Edu is the most up-to-date mirror because I maintain it,
in addition to my duties at SIMTEL20.  I run OAK's mirror program
whenever new files are added at SIMTEL20.

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files, including the PC-Blue collection, are also available for
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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 22:22:03 EST
From: Murph Sewall <[e-mail]>
Subject: Murph's VAPORWARE Column for October 1992

                              VAPORWARE
                            Murphy Sewall
                   From the October 1992 APPLE PULP
           H.U.G.E. Apple Club (E. Hartford) News Letter
                              $24/year
                           P.O. Box 380027
                    East Hartford, CT 06138-0027
            * * * NOTE! New P.O. Box and Zip Code * * *
                 Call the "Bit Bucket" [phone]
      Permission granted to redistribute with the above citation

Less Expensive Macintosh Quadras.
Apple plans to follow it's October 19 introduction of new PowerBooks and
the desktop IIxi and IIxv (see last month's column) with three new 68040
CPU Quadra models and a 25 MHz version of its top selling LC in January
(see below).  All three new Quadras will use the IIxv/Performa 600 form
factor.  The 20 MHz model ($3,500) will replace the current IIci, the 25
MHz version ($4,500) will take the place of the current Quadra 700, and
the third ($5,500) will use the 40 MHz 68040 that Motorola will announce
before the end of this year.  Motorola will announce a 50 MHz 68040
early in 1993 that will be used in the "Cyclone" (see July's column) and
an upgrade of the Quadra 950.  System 7.1 also ships on October 19.  In
addition to enhancements such as WorldScript, which supports complex
character sets such as Kanji, beta testers report System 7.1 is more
stable than the current 7.0.1 and faster on high end Macintoshes.
Version 7.1 also uses memory more efficiently and saves about 300K of
active RAM compared to 7.0.1.
- MacWeek 24 August and 14 September and PC Week 7 September

More New Low-End Macs.
The new 25 MHz 68030 LC will use a custom chip to support a full 32-bit
bus, and it will offer twice the VRAM (1 MByte) of the current LC II.
As reported last month, the compact color Mac, variously known as the
Color Classic II and the Color SE, was withdrawn from developers.
Apparently, a redesign is in progress using the same custom 32-bit chip
and 25 MHz CPU as the forthcoming LC.  Engineers are working on the
jigsaw puzzle of how to fit the display tube and the electronics into
the Classic II case.  Either the Color SE is going to be a marvel of
engineering, or the the case will have to be redesigned.  Cross your
fingers, and hope this true successor to the redoubtable SE/30 will be
ready by March.  - found in my electronic mailbox

Looking Ahead to 1994.
The first PowerPC Mac will be built around a 66 MHz version of the
PowerPC 601 CPU and the now familiar three expansion card case (probably
the metal one that the Performa 600-Mac IIxi/v is coming in).  Apple
still hopes to bring this machine to market in January 1994 at
approximately $2,000 retail (keyboard and monitor extra).  Although the
price looks like that of the LC II, the first PowerMac will deliver
about 30 times the performance of the LC II.  A model based on the even
more capable PowerPC 604 along with a laptop using the PowerPC 603 are
scheduled for the fourth quarter of 1994 and the high-end PowerPC 620
model is anticipated during the second half of 1995.  Current plans call
for the standard floppy drive on all the PowerMacs to be 2.88 MBytes.
- MacWeek 14 September

Accelerated Performa.
DayStar Digital is already offering performance enhancing Universal
PowerCache cards that will fit the accelerator slot of the forthcoming
Performa 600 without requiring an adapter.  The DayStar cards range in
price from $649 to a 50 MHz 68030 with matching 68882 math coprocessor
for $1,599.  DayStar officials say their top-of-the-line accelerator
boosts the performance of the Performa 600 by 185 percent.
- MacWeek 14 September

Motorola 68060.
Even though the migration to the PowerPC is scheduled to begin in 1994,
new mid-range (less than $5,000) Macintosh models in the 68000 family
based on the forthcoming next generation 68060 chip are on Apple's
drawing boards.  While UNIX, in the form of PowerOpen, will be the
PowerPC's underlying operating system, the 68060 will continue to run a
version of the existing Macintosh OS.  Motorola's manager of M68000
marketing, Jim Reinhart, says the superscalar 68060 will deliver more
than three times to performance of the current 33 MHz 68040 and will be
on a par with the reported capabilities of Intel's forthcoming P5 CPU
- PC Week 7 and 14 September

Big Blue's PDA.
IBM plans to be ready if a demand for Apple's Newton PDA (see the July
and August columns) proves to be strong.  IBM will hold a "technology
demonstration" of their own PDA at November's Comdex.  The two pound
device looks similar to Apple's Newton and accommodates up to 40 MBytes
of flash memory.  Although IBM occasionally demonstrates prototypes that
do not turn into products, officials say there is a "strong likelihood"
that an IBM PDA will ship in the second half of 1993.
- InfoWorld 24 August

Claris Does Windows.
Apple's software subsidiary will introduce ClarisWorks for Windows and a
Windows version of MacDraw Pro (under a new name) at November's Comdex.
A March shipping date is planned for both programs.   FileMaker Pro for
Windows was announced earlier this year and still is expected to ship
before Christmas.  The drawing program is expected to use the Hollywood
graphics engine obtained from IBM (see the May 1991 Vaporware column);
however, the user interface for all three Claris programs for Windows
will be nearly identical to that of their Macintosh counterparts.  More
important the document formats will be compatible between the two
platforms.  - MacWeek 24 August

DEC Alpha Prototype.
Digital Equipment showed a working 150 MHz, 64-bit Alpha CPU system at
the DEC Users Society European Symposium in Cannes, France the first
week of September.  DEC engineers say they'll be ready to ship
production models in 1993 with as much as six times the speed (250 MIPs)
of a 50 MHz i486 system.  - InfoWorld 14 September

Atari Falcon 030.
The video game that grew into a computer is about to offer a new model
built around a 16 MHz Motorola 68030 and a math coprocessor.  Standard
models have 1 MByte ($799 without hard drive) and 4 MBytes ($1,395 with
85 MByte hard drive) of RAM that is expandable to 16 MBytes.  The floppy
drive is the industry standard 1.44 MByte.  Atari's included MultiTOS
supports true preemptive multitasking and the 640 by 480 blitter
graphics in 256 colors is compatible with standard television.  The
eight channel stereo sound support is said to be CD quality.
- found in my electronic mailbox

A Dedicated Consumer Multi-Media Product.
Tandy plans to offer a consumer multimedia product called the Video
Information System, or VIS, for about $700. The software is from
Microsoft in the form of Modular Windows, an operating system optimized
for use with a television as a display device. Microsoft wants certain
developers already working on Windows products to scale them down for
use with Tandy's VIS.  Tandy's VIS includes both MS-DOS and Modular
Windows in ROM.   Supposedly Tandy and Microsoft have over 50 developers
committed to over 100 VIS titles, including a number of children's
reading development and classic literature titles.
- TidBITS 1 September

P5 Power in an i486 Socket.
Intel competitor Cyrix is working on a new i486 pin compatible processor
with integer performance that rivals the forthcoming P5 (see the March,
April, and September columns).  Cyrix hopes to ship in the second half
of 1993, but a number of analysts remain skeptical.  The initial P5 is
expected to clock at 66 MHz and deliver 100 MIPs.  Performance on the
order of four to ten times that of a 33 MHz i486DX is anticipated.
-  PC Week 24 August

What! No Modem?
Some products take longer to reach the market than others.  The technology for a
single peripheral to print, scan, copy, and send and receive faxes was first
described in this column in July of 1990.  Now, Okidata has announced an actual
product which supp
orts PostScript, PCL, and Windows 3.1.  While the soon to ship product
presently supports only MS-DOS computers, versions for Macintosh, Sun, Silicon
Graphics and others are expected soon.  Okidata is targeting the machine as a
personal productivity tool
for individual users and has set the retail price just under $4,000.  -
InfoWorld 7 September

Dull Normal.
After promulgating all manner of "it can't be done" arguments, Prodigy's
management will bow to market pressure and offer an Internet gateway as
an extra cost option.  In an email notice to subscribers, Prodigy
president Ross Glatzer, said the gateway service will be available to
MS-DOS subscribers by the end of this year and to Windows and Macintosh
users sometime in 1993.  - reported by Robert Winston

So, What Else is New?
Given Microsoft's history, you didn't expect Windows NT to ship on
schedule did you?  End-user beta testing of NT is just getting underway
and Microsoft's top NT marketer, Dwayne Walker, acknowledged that long
awaited 32-bit operating system "could be a first quarter product."
Most industry observers are saying the product is unlikely to be ready
before the second quarter of 1993.  Although Windows is touted as
offering hardware independence, users of other than Intel X86 CPU
systems will discover that existing Windows applications will run
(slowly) in 8086 emulation mode unless they obtain new versions
recompiled for their specific hardware.  - PC Week 24 August

In The Pink.
IBM vice president Richard Guarino is quoted as saying that the first
edition of the Taligent Pink operating system being developed jointly
with Apple probably will not support applications written for other
operating systems (Macintosh, DOS, OS/2, and AIX).  A Taligent
representative pointed out that the first end-user version of Pink isn't
expected until 1995 and expressed the opinion that it is too soon to
know what will or won't be supported.  Friction between the partners may
develop if one company's software engineers are ready with support for
their existing applications far in advance of the other.  Indications
are that Apple is making good progress converting Macintosh Toolbox
calls to native PowerPC code (see last April's column).
- InfoWorld 24 August

New LAN Software.
Less than six months after the release of LAN Server 2.0, IBM is beta
testing the next major upgrade and is expected to ship it by the end of
this year.  Version 3.0 will include peer to peer services, built in
TCP/IP, and an enhanced High Performance OS/2 File System (HPFS) for
both client and server.  Microsoft also plans to include peer to peer
networking services in DOS 6.0 which recently began beta testing.
- InfoWorld 24 August and PC Week 31 August

OS/2 Enhancements.
IBM is now beta testing improvements that will be introduced into OS/2
2.0 later this year.  New features include pen extensions and support
for Windows 3.1 and multiprocessors.  IBM claims that 160 32-bit OS/2
2.0 applications already are shipping and "thousands more" will be
released before 1992 ends.  - PC Week 24 August

Apple Server.
Apple is expected to ship its first model that will not run the
Macintosh OS in the first quarter of 1993.  The as yet unnamed 40 MHz
68040 machine is designed as a dedicated server running Apple's UNIX
product, A/Ux.  Other features will be standard RAM of 16 MBytes and a
SCSI-based redundant disk array supporting up to 16 gigabytes of
storage.  Although a price has not been set, analysts expect it will be
less than $10,000.  - InfoWorld 7 September

Smarter Word Processing.
Microsoft plans to distinguish version 3.0 of Word for Windows by adding
automated editing features.  It will be possible to check spelling and
grammar as you write.  Automated formatting and customizable floating
toolbars also will be included.  Microsoft plans to announce the new
version next March and ship in April.  - PC Week 24 August

New WordPerfect Software.
A new version of WordPerfect Office featuring advanced message filtering
capabilities will be announced at NewWorld '92 in Dallas this month.
The new DOS and forthcoming Windows versions of WordPerfect
Presentations 2.0 are more than an upgrade for WordPerfect Draw.  The
program has an outliner, a variety of presentation masters, and support
for both MIDI and digital sound files.  A thousand clip art images and
one hundred sounds will ship with the program.
- PC Week 31 August and InfoWorld 7 September

The Keyboard is Mightier Than the Pen?
Pen input pioneer GRiD will respond to consumer demand by introducing a
new unit this month that has a pull-out keyboard.  A price cut on
existing models also is in the works.  - PC Week 31 August

Millions of Colors at Once?
Sun is working with an unnamed Japanese partner to develop "megapixel"
monochrome and color monitors which could reach the market as early as
next year.  - InfoWorld 31 August

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Fri,  9 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 153

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
             any info about a program called Tierra 3.1 ?
                 BASIC: Tokenized to ASCII conversion
             Bidirectional Parallel Port - Some light...
                   connecting an audio DAT to a PC
                       Does Subdirectory Exist
                               EPISTAT
                      Graphics Format Conversion
                                 Help
                Help: how run slow program on fast PC
                       Help needed for NCSA FTP
                      moving files AMIGA <-> PC
                       Team Scheduling Software
                        Video memory question

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Date: Sun, 20 Sep 92 18:13:15 ITA
From: maurizio lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: any info about a program called Tierra 3.1 ?

This message was  originally submitted by LANA@ITOCSIVM to the  IBMPC-L list at
CEARN. If you simply  forward it back to the list, it  will be distributed with
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to this note.

----------------- Message requiring your approval (17 lines) ------------------
In the scientific supplement of La Stampa (newspaper of my city, Torino in Ital
y) an article speaks about computer simulations of origin and development of li
fe on the Earth. Some names are cited (Dawkins, Koza, Ray, Cohen, Jefferson).
Ray wrote, and distributes, a DOS program called Tierra 3.1 that simulates life
 into the computer universe (nothing to do with Conway's Life, if I understand
well). Ray works at Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico. He also started a list (the
 article speaks of "sort of a permanent round table where his system's users s
hare opinions and results": that seems to me the description of an email list).

The DOS Tierra 3.1 is distributed freely.
I searched for a list called Tierra, but got nothing.
Does anyone know anything about this matter?
Thank you.
Maurizio.

MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: [e-mail]  | phone & fax [phone]
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy

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Date: 18 Sep 1992 20:54:46 -0700 (MST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: BASIC: Tokenized to ASCII conversion

Jim Groeneveld CMI-TNO Leiden NL <[e-mail]> writes:
> CONVERT TOKENIZED BASIC FILES (.BAS) TO ASCII
>
> To convert tokenized .BAS files from BASIC, BASICA or GWBASIC to ascii
> use the program RB, ReadBas, Vs. 1.58 by V. Buerg. This works without
> the use of any BASIC interpreter. I don't know whether this is the
> latest release of the program and if it is available at SIMTEL20 or
> else.

Many paragraphs deleted....

Gee, I've always been able to convert tokenized BASIC programs to ASCII by
loading them into BASIC, then saving it with a ',A' after the file name.

While in BASIC:
LOAD "filename.BAS"
SAVE "filename.BAS",A

The resulting is an ASCII version of the BASIC program.

73 de Brett       PACKET: KA7CGB @ K7BUC.AZ.USA.NA
                  BITNET: AUBMD@ASUACVAX
                INTERNET: [e-mail]

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1992 08:27 BSC (-0300 C)
From: BAURU LAUNCHING CENTER <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bidirectional Parallel Port - Some light...

>Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 10:19:25 EST
>From: jeff lewis <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Bidirectional Parallel Port?
>
>I've been trying to locate information on using the parallel port for
>bi-directional data transfers, etc.
>
>I've searched several books without any information other than DOS does
>not directly support incoming data from the parallel port.
>
>Can anyone supply information both hardware and/or software examples of
>accomplishing this?  The more detailed the information, the better.
>I'm planning on making hardware projects that communicate with the
>computer through the parallel port (ie. STROBE and DATA bits)
>
>Thanks...   Jeff

Jeff,

        I have in my hands an article published in a Japanese magazin
where have some informations about the use of parallel port for input.
My friend (who gave me this) "forgot?" that I don't know japanese lan-
guage. I can't translate the article and, my friend, moved to Japan.
Anyway, I will try explain how to use:

        For each LPT output, has three ports reserved:

        LPT1:   X78h    X79h    X7Ah   \ This is used in the original
        LPT2:   X7Ch    X7Dh    X7Eh   / article. In my computer X=3


             Bit # =>  0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7
     LPT1    LPT2      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
mode| port number |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
=====================  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | ======================
R/W |378h    37Ch     D0  D1  D2  D3  D4  D5  D6  D7 > Printer Data Bus
=====================  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | =======================
W   |379h    37Dh      |   |   |   |   |   X   X   X-> Not used in printer
    |                  |   |   |   |   |---+---+---+-> IRQ Enable
    |                  |   |   |   |---+---+---+---+-> SLCT IN
    |                  |   |   |---+---+---+---+---+-> NOT(INIT)
    |                  |   |---+---+---+---+---+---+-> AUTO FD
    |                  |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-> NOT(STROBE)
=====================  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | =======================
R   |37Ah    37Eh      X   X   X   |   |   |   |   |-> NOT(BUSY)
    |                  \   |   /   |   |   |   |-----> NOT(ACK)
    |                 Not used in  |   |   |---------> PE
    |                   printer    |   |-------------> SLCT
    |                              |-----------------> NOT(ERROR)
=============================================================================

        Like you can see, the mode for the data bus port is both read and
write. The only thing I don't understand is what signal will indicate when
writing or reading is made in the port. Maybe the control signals of the
printer can made this. Ex: the NOT(BUSY) signal can be used (I think) to
advise the computer to don't send data to port while anyone is coming. In other
way, the NOT(STROBE) can be used for advise the interface for read data.
        You can use the INP(Port#) or OUT Port#,N% (where 0=<N<256) BASIC
commands for reading and writing in the ports. If you write in the data
port (378h or 37Ch) and after read it (without external conections), you
will take the same value writen.
        I have made no experiences using the lpt port yet. For this reason,
I advise you to be carefull with the conections for don't explode anything.
        Please, write to me telling about your experiences...
        Best ones...

                                                                Demilson

PS:The NOT( ) symbol in a signal means that signal is active when low.

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Date: Sun, 20 Sep 92 18:10:48 ITA
From: maurizio lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: connecting an audio DAT to a PC

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to this note.

------------------ Message requiring your approval (8 lines) ------------------
does anyone know if it is possible to connect a Sony DAT tape recorder to a PC
in order to use it to store data un tape (e.g. for backup)?
Please, cc: your answer(s?) to me.
Thank you.
Maurizio

MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: [e-mail]  | phone & fax [phone]
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy

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Date: 16 Sep 1992 19:28:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Does Subdirectory Exist

This message was originally submitted by KAPLON@TOWSONVX to the IBMPC-L list at
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        Using a MS-DOS batch file, I would like to be able to branch to
:PointA  if the subdirectory C:\TEST exists, and branch to  :PointB
if the subdirectory C:\TEST does not exist.

        Can someone send me the appropriate DOS batch commands to do this?

Howard Kaplon

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Date: Wed,23 Sep 92 19:57:43 BST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: EPISTAT

--- Forwarded message :

Subject:  EPISTAT
From:     [e-mail]
Date:     23 Sep 92 19:51:25
To:       GROENEVELD%TNO.nl@EARN-RELAY
Msg ID:   <23 Sep 92 19:51:25 BST [e-mail]>

Please help

You have dounloaded an extension for EPISTAT vs. 3.0 onto INFO-IBMPC

I followed the followed the procedure stated in the epistatx.use file
that is, doing the following with all files:

LOAD"PROGRAM
MERGE"PROGRAM.MRG
SAVE"PROGRAM

I also saved epistat.bas and epimrg.bas as SAVE"program",A

I then deleted all *.mrg files

I logged onto BASIC

Loaded epistat
ran epistat

I get a message which says Undefined line number in 50 after it has played
some music.

Please help

Thanks

Sello Rasethaba
--- End of forwarded message

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Date: 16 Sep 92 17:32:00 CST
From: 351SMWDOV <[e-mail]>
Subject: Graphics Format Conversion

I'm looking for a graphics conversion program that can convert from
IMA format (apparently this is an Amiga compatible file format) to
BMP, DIB, GIF, IMG, MAC, PCX, TGA, or TIF format.  Any help is
certainly appreciated!

|Michael Taylor        | Phone:  [phone] (work)       |
|351 Operations Group  | e-mail: 351SMWDOV@STRATHOST.      |
|Whiteman AFB, MO      |         STRATCOM.AF.MIL           |


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Date: Wed,16 Sep 92 19:36:29 BST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Help

Please help

I uploaded the epistat statistical package described
below from Lancaster University's public domain software
library.  It seems to be working well except that it does
not perform some statistical functions that it is
claiming to be supporting like the Wilcoxon Rank test.

Is there a recent version.  Please reply directly.  I
will summarise the replies and post them to the net.


                                 EPISTAT
                           Statistical Package
                      for the IBM Personal Computer

                           Version 3.0, 1984


                      Written by:

                         Tracy L. Gustafson, M.D.
                          1705 Gattis School Road
                          Round Rock, Texas    78664

                              Copyright 1984


EPISTAT is a collection of programs written in BASICA for
statistical analysis of small to medium-sized data
samples ( < 28 samples or variables and < 2000 total data
entries per file). The 25 programs in EPISTAT perform
more than 40 common statistical tests or functions and
provide utilities for data entry, editing, printing,
graphing, sorting, selecting, transforming and crosstabs.

The programs are intended to be as self-explanatory and
user- friendly as possible.  You do not need to memorize
this guide before using the programs.  On the other hand,
neither the programs nor this manual purport to TEACH the
proper use or interpretation of statistics.  The user
must have some familiarity with the kinds of data
required and the underlying assumptions appropriate to
each statistical test.


Thank you

Sello Rasethaba
Department of Accounting
Hull University
Hull  HU6 7RX








                       1

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 92 14:28 CDT
From: $[e-mail]
Subject: Help: how run slow program on fast PC

I have a program, that was made long time ago in PC/XT environment.
Now I want to run it on 386. The problem is that 386 is too fast that
it is hard for me to control that program interactively. Is there any
way to slower the speed of 386 to fool the program?

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Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1992 23:27 GMT
From: "Joe Desbonnet, UCG Ireland." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Help needed for NCSA FTP

I was wondering if the following is possible with NCSA FTP (or any other
freely available FTP server for the PC):

At night I want to make a CD-ROM drive available for FTP access. I don't want
people accessing the hard disk drive. Is this possible?  One idea I had was
to boot the computer off a floppy in such a way that it does not know about
the C: drive but this does not seem to work... Any ideas would be appreciated.
If posting a reply, please send a copy via email as I don't read this Digest
often.

Thanks,

Joe.

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Date: 18 Sep 92 09:36:19 MTE-2
From: Cezar Cichocki <[e-mail]>
Subject: moving files AMIGA <-> PC

Hi !
I'm looking for programs (MSDOS) which allow me reading/writing/formatting
AMIGA's floppies.
Please send informations directly to me, I will make compilation and post
it to the list.
Thanx start from here,

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| Cezar Cichocki                    | The best prevention against |
| Supervisor- network Administrator | viruses is not to buy PC !  |
| Dep. of Psychology                |-----------------------------|
| Warsaw University  POLAND         | [e-mail]|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| also : [e-mail], [e-mail]              |
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 92 08:47:48 EDT
From: "Bruce B. Harper" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Team Scheduling Software

   After staying up into the wee hours of the morning doing it manually,
I am looking for some type of team scheduling software.  I am the
volunteer under-8 coordinator for our local recreational soccer league; we
also have kindergarten, under-10, under-12, and under-15 age groups to
develop game schedules for.  This season, I had to shuffle 22 teams into
a 7-week season and I am worn out from the experience.
   I would appreciate any tips or leads to any type of team/game scheduling
software for the PC, free, shareware, or purchase (the association does
have some money for operations).  I would even entertain suggestions about
software for the Macintosh, since some of our voluneteers are of that bent.
Thanks.
                                      Bruce

  Administrative Display System      Bruce B. Harper, Manager
  130 Smyth Hall, Institutional Research
  Virginia Tech,  Blacksburg, Virginia  24061-0433
  [phone]
  BHARPER@VTVM1 (BITNET) or [e-mail] (Internet)

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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 11:37:58 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Video memory question

A friend has a 486 box whose video care came with 512K.  He'd like to
upgrade it to 1M.  Are the RAM chips that are used on the video card the
same types of chips as used in the RAM on the motherboard?  If not, what is
a source for them?


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Info-IBMPC Digest           Sat, 10 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 155

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                      Info-Kermit Digest V16 #3

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:08:44 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V16 #3

Info-Kermit Digest         Wed, 30 Sep 1992        Volume 16 : Number 3

Today's Topics:
    MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 Released
    New Kermit Program for IBM CS9000

Digest submissions may be sent to [e-mail] or
[e-mail].  Requests for addition to or deletion from the
Info-Kermit subscriber list should be sent to [e-mail] or
[e-mail].  These messages must be of the form:

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  UNSUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT                       (To cancel a subscription)
  REGISTER I$KERMIT <your-personal-name>     (To correct your name)

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:00:00 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 Released

This is to announce a maintenance release of MS-DOS Kermit for the
IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles, from Professor Joe R. Doupnik of Utah
State University.  The version number is 3.12, first announced for
beta testing on August 26th.  The major new features of version 3.12
are:

 . Networking and communications improvements, including support for ODI.
 . Japanese Kanji text file transfer translation.
 . Locking shift protocol for file transfer.
 . IBM mainframe file transfer extension.
 . New script programming and other features.
 . Bug fixes.
 . WINPKT "shim" for TCP/IP connections under Microsoft Windows.

The Kanji and locking shift protocol extensions can be used with
C-Kermit 5A and IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 and 4.2.4.  The IBM
mainframe file transfer extension (which allows files to be
transferred through non-transparent 3270 protocol converters) works
with the new IBM mainframe Kermit.

See Info-Kermit V16 #2, 26 August 1992, for a more detailed
announcement of MS-DOS Kermit 3.12.  See V16 #1, 6 August 1992, for
detailed announcements concerning the new IBM mainframe Kermit, as
well as the announcement below.

(Note: Info-Kermit Digest volumes are archived in kermit/e/imail.yyx
on watsun and IMAIL.yyx on CUVMA, where yy is the year, and x = "a"
for first half of year or "b" for second half of year, for example
imail.92b (IMAIL.92B) for the current volume.)

NEW FILES

Internet anonymous ftp    EARN/BITNET
watsun.cc.columbia.edu    KERMSRV@CUVMA   Description

 kermit/bin/msvibm.exe      (none)          Binary executable for IBM PC
 kermit/a/msvibm.boo        MSVIBM BOO      BOO-encoded KERMIT.EXE for IBM PC
 kermit/a/msr312.upd        MSR312 UPD      List of changes since version 3.11
 kermit/a/mskerm.hlp        MSKERM HLP      Updated help file
 kermit/a/mskerm.bwr        MSKERM BWR      Updated beware file
 kermit/a/mskermit.ini      MSKERMIT INI    Updated initialization file
 kermit/a/mscustom.ini      MSCUSTOM INI    New customization file

Use MSR312.UPD, MSKERM.HLP, and MSKERM.BWR as your supplement to the
MS-DOS Kermit 3.11 documentation.

The source files are available on both watsun and CUVMA in the same
directory as the .BOO and .UPD files.  The source files are all ASCII
text files.  Their names begin with the letters MS (lowercase on
watsun), and they have file types of .C, .H, and .ASM (lowercase on
watsun).  Microsoft MASM and C 6.0 are required for building version
3.12 from the source files.

The MSVIBM.BOO file is the .EXE file encoded in a printable ASCII
format, suitable for BITNET, e-mail, and other nontransparent modes
of transmission.  You can decode the BOO-file back into an .EXE file
using any of the MSBPCT.* programs available in kermit/a/msbpct.* or
MSBPCT * from KERMSRV.  See msbaaa.hlp (MSBAAA HLP) for details.

WINPKT is available only on watsun, in the packet-driver collection:

File name                              Description
  packet-drivers/bin/winpkt.com           WINPKT executable (binary)
  packet-drivers/doc/winpkt.hlp           WINPKT help file (ascii)
  packet-drivers/src/winpkt.asm           WINPKT source code (ascii)

My special thanks to Joe, on behalf all MS-DOS Kermit users
everywhere, for the work and skill he put into this new release, and
to Dr. Hirofumi Fujii of the Japan National Laboratory of High Energy
Physics, Tokyo, for extensive contributions to the Kanji support.
And thanks to all of you who sent in helpful comments on the Beta
version.

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:00:00 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: New Kermit Program for IBM CS9000

From Glenn Howes, University of Wisconsin <[e-mail]>,
a send-only Kermit program for the IBM CS9000 workstation (circa
1980?), written in IBM 9000 Pascal (a derivative of UCSD Pascal),
ideal for those of you who are retiring your CS9000's and need to
move their files to another computer.

There is no code for receiving files.  There is also no code for
sending multiple files; you must run the program once for each file
to be sent.

The files (source and documentation) are in kermit/c/cs9000.*
(Internet ftp in text mode), and also available on BITNET from
KERMSRV@CUVMA as CS9000 *.  Thanks to Glenn for writing and
submitting this program!

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Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #154
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Info-IBMPC Digest           Sat, 10 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 154

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:

                      archive controller and tar
                Driver: AutoCAD - HP DeskJet 500 Color
                        External Hard Drives?
                            FDISK Insides
            How to print Postscript to dot matrix printer
             Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #143 (HD drives in XT)
                            Kermit (thanx)
                             QEMM/STACKER
                       QEMM/STACKER coexisting
        Simtel-20 MSDOS CDROM, Sept Edition, 640 megbytes, $25

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 14:11:13 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse)
Subject: archive controller and tar

Hi,

does anybody have an archive ft-60 tape drive with an archive
controller (I have a priam et-60 with archive controller) and a tar
running on same?

regards, el
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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 11:01:49 +0200
From: [e-mail] (Pol Jamagne (LEMA - 9482))
Subject: Driver: AutoCAD - HP DeskJet 500 Color


I am looking for a driver to use an HP DeskJet 500 Color with
AutoCAD.  If you've heard about it of if you know a way to do it,
please answer to [e-mail]

Thanks in advance,
Pol.

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 05:49:49 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Big-guy Lurch  )
Subject: External Hard Drives?
Keywords: HardDrives XT

I have a compaq portable computer that only has two 5.25" drives in
it and no hard drive.  I was wondering if anyone knew anything about
the posibility of obtaining an external hard drive for it.  I suppose
that I could pull one of the floppies out and install a hard drive
and controller card, card, but I like having two floppy drives in the
machine.

Any ideas, comments, etc would be appreciated.

Greg Steele
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 14:13:33 GMT+7
From: "Douglas R. Nebeker" <$[e-mail]>
Subject: FDISK Insides

I've got a small project that I'm working on, but running into some
problems.  What does FDISK actually do?  I know it sets up the
partition information on the hard disk's track 0, sector 0--but what
else?

I am using a TSR that hooks int 13h, and any time it is in memory,
FDISK claims I don't have any hard disks (although all reads, writes,
etc work 100%--never an error, only FDISK squaks).

Any ideas?

Please email and I'll post a summary (if there's enough interest)

THANKS
Douglas R. Nebeker                     Internet: $[e-mail]
Brigham Young University

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 23:42:12 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Glauber)
Subject: How to print Postscript to dot matrix printer

:)Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 20:00:19 EDT
:)From: "Alexander D. Boster" <[e-mail]>

:)Is there, anywhere "out there," a program to convert standard (NOT
:)encapsulated) PostScript files to some (any) kind of bitmapped format,
:)such as would allow it to be printed on a dot-matrix printer.  Or,
:)equivalently, is there a printer specific program that would directly
:)allow .ps files to be printed on a dot-matrix.  (mine is a KX-P1124..
:)which is fully compatible with Epson LQ-2500 & IBM Proprinter X24.)

What you need is a postscript interpreter (postscript is in fact a
programming language, and postscript printers have the interpreter in
firmwhare inside). There are several, with and without GUIs, etc.
Since i'm a poor guy, the only one i've tried is Ghostscript (from
GNU foundation). It's free and it's available in simtel20 and mirrors
(a whole directory of it). The newest version is 2.5 (i think) and it
will drive most dot matrix or laser printers, and also make
.PCX files if you want (being the only program i know that
is able to convert from postscript to anything else).
Ghostscript is ugly, but it works very fine.

Glauber Ribeiro - Wheaton College, IL  (USA)
                  [e-mail]
                  [e-mail]

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Date: 25 Sep 1992 01:48:00 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Al Stangenberger)
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #143 (HD drives in XT)

Although special controller cards are available to use high-density
drives with XT's, there may be problems.  I tried using one in a
late-model XT (with the enhanced keyboard), and found that there was
a BIOS conflict between the card's BIOS and the card's BIOS
extension.  I finally had to substitute an earlier- model XT for the
newer one since the users wanted the high-density capability.

Al Stangenberger                    Dept. of Forestry & Resource Mgt.
[e-mail]          145 Mulford Hall - Univ. of Calif.
uucp:  ucbvax!ucbviolet!forags      Berkeley, CA  94720
BITNET: FORAGS AT UCBVIOLE          [phone]  FAX: [phone]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 23:51:21 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Glauber)
Subject: Kermit (thanx)

Thanks to all who responded to my query about Kermit. You've got a
convert. I ditched Procomm Plus (registered), and made 2 macros using
the TerminalS and TerminalR "verbs" to call gsz as upload or download
from the terminal screen (a little menu to choose Xmodem, Ymodem or
Zmodem). As you see, i learn fast. :-)

If anybody is still reading, another very good program is RBCOMM,
which is also free and also uses DSZ as transfer protocol.

The Kermit protocol is useful when i want to send short text messages
from messydos to unix, so i let the protocol translate the
end-of-lines, i don't have to bother with them.

It probably works well with sliding windows and large packets, but
every unix and VMS system i've found so far has brain-dead version
withouth these goodies. Usually, maximum packet length is 98. :-(

Once, though, i got a connection so bad that GSZ refused to send a
file, and i still could get it through using Kermit.  Interesting.

Is the network stuff the only difference between 3.11 and 3.10? If
so, where can i find 3.10?

Glauber Ribeiro - Wheaton College, IL  (USA)
                  [e-mail]
                  [e-mail]

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Date: 26 Sep 1992 17:44:44 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: QEMM/STACKER

I have just read the message concerning STACKER and QEMM and have had
similar problems with earlier versions.

My solution was to install QEMM before STACKER so that when STACKER
implements SWAPS and installs its dummy AUTOEXEC and CONFIG files
they will in turn refer QEMM to the proper location.

Unfortunately, this involves un-stacking a stacked drive, leading to
the latter half of the original question.  The only way to do this
that I know of is to back up the stacked drive in the normal fashion
(using PCBACKUP, FASTBACK or some similar utility) and then removing
the STACKER drive with the SREMOVE command.

As the manual points out, using SREMOVE is essentially like
reformatting the stacked drive and will destroy all files - that is
why you have to back them up.  Once the STACKER drive has been
SREMOVEd install QEMM and optimize it as you wish and then re-install
STACKER and reload your files on the now-STACKED drive.

One additional note, I would leave enough room on the unstacked
portion of the drive to retain the QEMM directory and files along
with your DOS and any other system files required for startup
(including backups of the original AUTOEXEC and CONFIG.SYS).  This
will mean that you can still boot your computer from the harddrive
should STACKER fail or become 'confused'.

This works with my system - hope it helps you ....

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Sat, 10 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 156

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
              Connecting a SUN to an IBM Token Ring Net
                      Directory Depth (v92 #146)
              Dual floppy drive 3.5 & 5.25 (half height)
                                 HELP
                            hrmph (3 msgs)
                           IBM 57slc chips
               ieee-488 bus interface software (2 msgs)
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147
                    Problems Caused By Stacker 2.0
              Short Assembly program to display the time
                       Spooler program for DOS?
                    Tape Media Failures (v92 #144)
                   Uncompress + Tar program wanted
                          Upgrading a 286 AT
                         Wedge Technology 386

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:50:03 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Steven Vincent)
Subject: Connecting a SUN to an IBM Token Ring Net

[e-mail] writes:

>Does anyone know any neat tricks for the following situation:

>I am in the position of installing a SUN SPARCstation on a Token Ring
>full of IBM PS/2 systems.  Something that would be useful would be a
>way for the PC to background re-route print requests from the SUN
>running TCP/IP through to NetBIOS addressed printers.

Try running an FTP Server on one PC alongside the Netbios Stack.  Set
up an output filter on the Sun LPD to FTP put the print job to LPT1.
on the PC print server, your normal netbios print redirection
software will take over at that point and send the job to the NETBIOS
print server.

Even better if your FTPSRV program supports quoted commands and your
Netbios software has a general netprint <printer> command you can set
up multiple queues via one server, the FTP script on the Sun doing
something like:-

USER SUN
PASS @@@@@
Binary
put <File> printerA.fil
Quote "netprint printerA printerA.fil
bye

I have used this method of printing files via a remote DOS system by
hand and know of other people who have tried to automate the process.
The FTPSRV program we used is from FTP Inc: but then we sell PC/TCP.
I have run this in stand alone mode and under Windows (it is not a
TSR) in both cases it handled the small loads that I was throwing at
it.

The TCP/IP OS/2 stacks both support LPD and at least some could do
this routing task if you have the appropriate Netbios stack in OS/2
(Lan Manager ?) but might not be so useful.

Steven Vincent
Unipalm Tech Support
Cambridge England.

WHO ????

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 14:53:46 EDT
From: [e-mail] ()
Subject: Directory Depth (v92 #146)

    I believe the DOS limit is 63 characters for the path *name*.

    My question to you is, why do you need such a deep directory
structure?  Even the biological naming convention has only six
levels:

    \Phylum\Class\Order\Family\Genus\Species

    It seems to me that using deep directory structures is an
*excellent* way to slow down file access.  Remember that DOS searches
individual directories linearly, and that each directory in a path is
searched in turn, until it reaches the desired filename.  Each
directory is, in fact, just another file containing pointers.  Each
file access requires finding its name in a directory, its starting
cluster number, its FAT allocation chain--some of what DOS does when
it opens a file.  I'll bet your disk does a lot of thrashing.

- Moy Wong, Dept. of Psychology, New York University

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 16:58:22 EDT
From: BRIAN HOBBS <[e-mail]>
Subject: Dual floppy drive 3.5 & 5.25 (half height)

Thanks to all those (quite a few!) who replied to my inquiry about a
dual 3.5in and 5.25in floppy drive in a single half height bay. I'll
sumarize the responses here for any other interested parties.

TEAC makes one of these drives and its available from:

DISTRIBUTOR            PHONE          CATALOG/PART#       PRICE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PC Connection        1-800-800-5555   4414               $145.00
JDR Microdevices     1-800-538-5000   FD-505   3LBS      $199.95
CompuAdd Express     1-800-925-3000   6330               $139.00 (on sale)
Sound Electro Flight 1-800-279-4824   FD-505             $195.00
Dalco Electronics    1-800-445-5342   "                  $198.00
Micro Sense          1-800-544-4252   "                  $169.00


CANNON makes a dual drive too:

DISTRIBUTOR            PHONE             CATALOG/PART#       PRICE

CompuAdd Computer      1-800-621-1967   45348 (high profile) $199
                                        45349 (low profile)  $199
Comput Ability         900-558-0003     ??                   $149
                       (900 ?? does that mean that I pay for the call?)

It was noted that the TEAC device will support 360KB & 1.2MB for
5.25in disks and 720KB, 1.44MB (but not 2.88MB) for the 3.5in disks.
And since the two drives are physically attached, there is only one
cable necessary for data and one for power. No one reported any
experience with the device. One response questioned whether the dual
drive uses one motor or two, and would it allow you to copy a file
from one drive to another. I would assume so, but no comments were
made from experienced users of the product.

I mentioned that I wanted to use the drive in my COMPAQ portable III
computer, but I found out from a COMPAQ distributor that the drive
will not fit.  This agrees with my suspicions, aparently their drive
bay is a 'one third' size. The front panel on my current 5.25 drive
measures 1.1in high (one third height), a standard half height disk
front panel is about 1.6in.  So - if any one out there wants to put
such a device in a portable, make sure it can fit!

                                                -Brian   .__+__.

                                                 [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:47:13 EDT
From: Meg Geddes <[e-mail]>
Subject: hrmph

On Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:34:19 EDT, eddie.mit.edu!kendra!kendra.kew.com!snuffles wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Sep 92 09:00:37   BST, "Info-IBMPC Digest" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > [Ed note:  This program is still called Version 1.xx because Meg Geddes
> > <[e-mail]> once sent Drew a note that wondered - based on the

I dunno who wrote this originally, or what in the world it's for, but
it's [e-mail] - not NUTmeg, NETmeg - it's a PUN,
dammit!

And it wasn't pizza before bed, it was a Burrito Supreme with extra
red sauce and black olives.

Still waiting for 1.24b...

--
Meg Geddes     <No admitted affiliation with anything>     Ann Arbor, MI
[e-mail]

<I have PMS and root password.  Don't mess with me.>

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:31:18 EDT
From: kendra!kendra.kew.com![e-mail]
Subject: hrmph

On Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:47:13 EDT, "Meg Geddes" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:34:19 EDT, eddie.mit.edu!kendra!kendra.kew.com!snuffles wrote:
> > On Sat, 26 Sep 92 09:00:37   BST, "Info-IBMPC Digest" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > > [Ed note:  This program is still called Version 1.xx because Meg Geddes
> > > <[e-mail]> once sent Drew a note that wondered - based on the
>
> I dunno who wrote this originally, or what in the world it's for, but it's
> [e-mail] - not NUTmeg, NETmeg - it's a PUN, dammit!

Not us, luv.  I've always thought it was a really neat system name.  It
was our intrepid IBM PC Digest editor, Gregory Hicks.

> And it wasn't pizza before bed, it was a Burrito Supreme with extra red
> sauce and black olives.

Did you get your shots for that?

> Still waiting for 1.24b...

He also, of course, erred on the version you were waiting for.

-ahd-
--
Drew Derbyshire         UUPC/extended e-mail:  [e-mail]

"My mom is very proud that I'm a computer literate bear.  She also
 thinks Drew has gone off the deep end, although she doesn't mind."
                                                - Snuffles P. Bear

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 13:47:09 EST
From: Tom Rusk Vickery <[e-mail]>
Subject: IBM 57slc chips

I have just taken delivery of an IBM 57slc with their fancy 386slc
chip.  I plan to take advantage of the upgrade to the 486slc chip
when it becomes available in a month or so.  Question:  Will the then
surplus 386slc chip fit into an IBM 386sx machine such as the IBM
model 35sx?  It would be nice to upgrade my secretary's machine with
the chip if possible.  Any one know?

                                            T.

                          Tom Rusk Vickery
265 Huntington Hall     School of Education     Syracuse University
                      Syracuse, NY 13244-2340
[e-mail]  telephone:  [phone]   fax:  [phone]

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 13:33:51 GMT
From: [e-mail] (STEPHEN JOYCE)
Subject: IEEE-488 bus interface software

I'm looking for the IEEE-488 bus interface card for the PC unix
compatible software driver. Does anyone know of a vendor that
supplies one?

  So far all I've found is that Hewlett-Packard makes a card/driver
combination but it just runs under MS-DOS and not a Unix PC.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:34:19 EDT
From: kendra!kendra.kew.com![e-mail]
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147

Uh, Gregory,

I can't bear to see mistakes about my parents, so a few points of
facts...

On Sat, 26 Sep 92 09:00:37   BST, "Info-IBMPC Digest" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> [Ed note: UUPC/extended also supports USENET news.]

Untrue at this time, the news support is at best bear-bones.  It
allows receiving news, but has no news reader or posting facilities.
We're working on it, until this past release it had zero news
support.

We're also working on Windows/NT port.

> Please contact Drew Derbyshire, [e-mail], for information on
> changes previous to the scope of this document or other questions.

Also, contact [e-mail] for instructions on how to retrieve
UUPC/extended without anonymous FTP.

> "I am NOT a Teddy Bear.  *sniff* I'm a plush polar bear.  Goodnight Teddy
>  is a teddy bear, but I'm not."                 - Snuffles P. Bear

I'm cute too!

> [Ed note:  This program is still called Version 1.xx because Meg Geddes
> <[e-mail]> once sent Drew a note that wondered - based on the
> number of versions sent out to that date - how long it was going to
> take to get to Version 2.0.  This program got it's start in order to
> allow Drew - on the east ocast of the US - to send and receive E-Mail
> from Katherine Williams - located on the west coast.

It's still called 1.xx because Drew never figured out how to put the
1 in the archive file name (i.e. uupc11v?.zip), so changing it to
2.00 would make the version number in the file name appear to go
backwards.

Meg's most famous comment about UUPC/extended is that she dreamed
about missing version 1.24b, which of course doesn't exist.  Clearly
she has to cut out the pizza before bed.

Drew originally worked on it in 1989 before he met Katherine; it was
released to the public in early 1990 because the other e-mail
shareware available at the time was not up to his standards.  Also,
Katherine is not on the west coast, she's been east for six months.
(She better not be, they're getting married in early October!)

> It has grown into a quite capable E-Mail package.  A number of sites
> use it for external E-Mail on LANs.

True enough.  The Wonderworks actually bypasses our sometimes flaky
LAN for internal mail as well.

Snuffles
--
Your faithful furry servant,    Ice Cream Money:  PO Box 132
Snuffles P. Bear                                  Arlington, MA 02174-0002
                                       Internet:  [e-mail]

 "Gotta get a Gund . . ."

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:48:42 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: Problems Caused By Stacker 2.0

In digest <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:

>    I installed Stacker 2.0 on my 386SX computer recently. It really
>doubled my hard disk space.

>    However, after noticing the good news, the bad news started to
>irritate me. One downfall for Stacker 2.0 is that it causes Norton Disk
>Doctor unable to diagnose the hard disk. On the other hand, virus scan
>programs also can't work well.

 It says specifically in the Superstor manual, at least, do not even
try to use Norton Disk Doctor, or anything which does any sort of low
level remapping of data.

 I'm not sure about virus scan programs.  I think it does make small
mention of them in the manual.

>    Is there any way as to how I can overcome these problems? They may
>look minor but in fact they are not. This is because I can no longer
>diagnose and scan my hard disk for bad sectors and viruses. In short,
>my computer is totally vulnerable to the potential virus infection. If
>this is the point, the I don't see people should purchase file
>decompression programs like Stacker and Superstore (I suspect
>Superstore possesses the same problems even though I don't use it).
>Can any one kindly enlighten or share his/her view with me?  Thanks in
>advance.

 Again, I'm not certain about the virus scan issue.  As far as having
to use disk doctor all of the time, this sounds like a bad hard
drive.  I've been running superstor on a newer IDE drive and it works
fine.  I've also ran it on a IBM PS/2 ESDI drive which was so full of
bad sectors that the PS/2 reference disk couldn't even do a low level
format.  I had to map out all the bad sectors by hand before I
installed Superstor on it, but it's been fairly reliable since then.

 I can't understand why a good virus scan program would not work, as
I don't see why it should need to do low level access of the
harddrive.  I'm sure it might give back some errors after
encountering the Stacker software, but otherwise it should do a
fairly close job at detecting stuff.

 I haven't, myself, had any problems with viruses.  But then I'm not
in a virus risk group, either.

Steve Sheldon         [e-mail]
Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey Resource Unit
2142 Agronomy, Iowa State University  [phone]


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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 01:42:06 EDT
From: BRIAN HOBBS <[e-mail]>
Subject: Short Assembly program to display the time

Here's a short assembly program that will display the date and time.
I wrote it a several years ago and use it to display the time when I
boot up. It's only 202 bytes (decimal)

The output can also be redirected to a file to keep a record of when
you last booted the system.

The following is a DEBUG script. Enter it as a text file, call it
DSPDT.SCR then issue the command  DEBUG < DSPDT.SCR   and it will
create DSPDT.COM  By the way, 'DSPDT' stands for Display Date and
Time.  Enjoy!

N DSPDT.COM
e 100  B4 2A CD 21 E8 5D 00 8A C6 BE B2 01 E8 73 00 8A
e 110  C2 BE B5 01 E8 6B 00 81 E9 6C 07 83 F9 63 76 03
e 120  83 E9 64 8A C1 BE B8 01 E8 57 00 B4 2C CD 21 8A
e 130  C5 3C 0C 72 0A 74 02 2C 0C C6 06 C5 01 70 90 3C
e 140  00 75 02 B0 0C BE BC 01 E8 37 00 8A C1 BE BF 01
e 150  E8 2F 00 8A C6 BE C2 01 E8 27 00 BA AD 01 B4 09
e 160  CD 21 CD 20 B3 03 F6 E3 05 98 01 8B F0 8A 1C 88
e 170  1E AD 01 8A 5C 01 88 1E AE 01 8A 5C 02 88 1E AF
e 180  01 C3 B7 0A B4 00 F6 FF 8A F8 80 C7 30 8A DC 80
e 190  C3 30 88 3C 88 5C 01 C3 53 55 4E 4D 4F 4E 54 55
e 1A0  45 57 45 44 54 48 52 46 52 49 53 41 54 64 6F 77
e 1B0  20 20 6D 6D 2F 64 64 2F 79 79 20 20 48 48 3A 4D
e 1C0  4D 3A 53 53 20 61 6D 0D 0A 24
rcx
ca

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NOTE:
I've seen many magazine articles and such use the 'DEBUG SCRIPT' file
format for entering short assembly programs. I however run into a
problem when using it. If I enter the script as shown (on a ASCII
text editor ie. NON-DOCUMENT) and perform the redirection  DEBUG <
DSPDT.SCR  ,  Debug has a problem accepting the input. The problem
appears to be the fact that each line in the text file ends with a
CARRIAGE RETURN (0Dh) and a LINEFEED (0Ah) (as do all standard DOS
text files.) If I use a utility to delete all of the LINEFEEDS in the
.SCR file, all works ok. Yet - I have yet to see anyone comment on
it.  Of course, you could always enter the file directly in DEBUG,
but it is more difficult to fix typos if you make a mistake. If
anyone has a simple solution to this problem, please respond. I am
using MS-DOS 5.0 but I recall seeing the problem in earlier versions.

                                                -Brian  .__+__.

                                        [e-mail]

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Date: 28 Sep 1992 15:07:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Spooler program for DOS?

Can anyone give me a reference to a public-domain (or, for that
matter, a commercial one will do) spooler program for serial printers
that allows you to set up the hardware handshake on the serial port
(DCD, DTR, CTS, etc.) so that you don't have to build a special cable
for the printer?

I used to have a copy of one that came with my serial/parallel add-on
card, but can't find it any more.

Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian                               Case Library
charper@colgateu                                        Colgate University
[e-mail]                                    13 Oak Drive
[phone]                                           Hamilton NY 13346

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 15:10:55 EDT
From: [e-mail] ()
Subject: Tape Media Failures (v92 #144)

    I don't think this is a likely failure under *normal*
conditions.  I've NEVER seen a tape break.

    The DC-2000/2120/2180 tape cartridges are driven ONLY by a
capstan roller that continuously sandwiches the tape against the
built-in roller in the cartridge.  This capstan drives the tape
proper.  The spools are then driven by the little endless band that
circulates within the cartridge.  What STOPS the tape when it reaches
the ends is the drive capstan, which ramps to speeds appropriate for
various operations.

    However, the drive has to be able to sense the EOT holes near
the ends.  This is done with a photo-sensor, via the 45-degree mirror
in the cartridge.  So it would be indeed rare to "hit" the end of
tape the way audio cassettes do, unless the sensor has failed, or the
edge of the cartridge is obstructed.

- Moy Wong, PC Specialist, Dept. of Psychology, New York University

ps The "Grandfather, father, son" model of back-up scheduling, often
described in the media packaging, is a good model to follow.

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 17:48:05 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Christopher Jon Petit)
Subject: Uncompress + Tar program wanted

Does anyone have a good Uncompress and Untar program available for
the IBM-PC?

If so, e-mail me an uuencoded version...

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:15:19 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Mike Berger)
Subject: Upgrading a 286 AT

[e-mail] writes:
>I'm really sorry.

>Among the notable problems with Slackard Bell machines is a notoriously
>inadequate power supply.  Some are a measly 85 watts.  A second
>problem, although it does not directly concern you, is that schematics
>for them are often difficult to obtain, so many repair centers can't
>fix them, or take weeks to get the information they need.
*----
Did you just see this as an opportunity for Packard-Bell bashing, or
were you going to make a point?  85 watt power supplies are common
these days (take a look at some of the newer Dell and Compaq machines
among others) as power consumption of motherboards, memory, and
peripherals drops.  Large switching supplies need large loads or they
don't regulate properly, so bigger isn't always better.

As for your specious comment about the lack of schematics, who
repairs ANY motherboards these days?  It's almost always cheaper to
replace them.

>I'll try to refrain from restating what I think of running Windows on
>*any* system, but yes it will be slow.  You may not be able to do much
>about it though, because of that power supply.  It is also a non
>standard size, so you can't simply replace it with a bigger one.

>You might try accelerating the machine by dropping it off a cliff.  A
>reputable mail order house like Swan or Dell can sell you a new system
>for under $3K, loaded, or around $2K stripped.

Or for $ 120, you can buy a 20 mhz 386SX motherboard and replace the
old one.  For $ 350, you could get a 386DX 33 MHz.  Even if you had
to buy a new enclosure and power supply, you'd still come out well
under the $ 2000 this gentleman wants you to spend.  But if the
enclosure is a standard size, and the power supply is adequate (check
the power consumption of everything attached to the computer), then
why spend the extra money?

Incidentally, Dell will be happy to sell you a computer with a 65 w.
power supply and no schematics available, just like Packard Bell.  So
how is that better?

    Mike Berger
    Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
    AT&TNET     217-244-6067
    Internet    [e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 11:39:17 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Wedge Technology 386

 I need some help, if anyone knows anything about the following piece
of hardware, it would be greatly appreciated.

 A WEDGE TECHNOLOGY 386-DX - 16 mhz (?) with 512k on board.  we have
a Wedge Technology 2mb expansion board and we're having trouble
getting it to work.

 Now the kicker, the Company is out of business!

 We think we need motherboard documentation or expansion board doc or
both!   I think perhaps theres a device driver for the memory board
but have no way of knowing.  Thanks for any suggestions.

Regards,
MIKE

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Date: Mon Sep 28 08:32:06 PDT 1992
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Pc Kermit

In digest V92 #144 [e-mail] writes:

:hi,

:   Kermit was originally written to bridge the gap between different
:PC's, as in microcomputers, and especially the mainframe gap.

:  From my experience with it, the protocol is a little slow compared to
:others but there are times when nothing else will work but kermit......

You're probably using an older version of Kermit.   MS-Kermit and the
current versions of c-kermit on UNIX support large packets and
sliding windows which improve it's data transfer rates drastically
over the simple Kermit implementations found in most communications
programs.

:  I have used it for years and written a handful of scripts for it to
:make it more automatic as opposed to manual.....it is not recommended
:for the beginner.

It's been a long time since I was a beginner, but I don't find it
difficult to teach beginners to use MS-Kermit.

MS-Kermit is one of the few programs I've seen that has adequate key
mappings to run UNIX WordPerfect.

Bill
--
INTERNET:  [e-mail]   Bill Campbell; Celestial Software
UUCP:   ...!thebes!camco!bill   6641 East Mercer Way
             uunet!camco!bill   Mercer Island, WA 98040; [phone]
SPEED COSTS MONEY -- HOW FAST DO YOU WANT TO GO?


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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 17:43 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: X-Windows Serveer for the PC

Is there an X-Windows server for the PC, One that will allow remote
clients to display on it ?

wil
[e-mail]

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Fri, 16 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 157

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                                 Help
                      high dos memory and 386max
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #140
               Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #143 - OS/2 Forums
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147
                      INFOMATION ABOUT REQUESTS.
               Info Requested on Packeted Mail methods
                       Lockdown Scheme Wanted
                              Lotus 123
           Matching Math Co-Processor Speed to CPU's Speed
        Need switch/command info for Micom Dialnet 3000 modem
                          Simple Menu System
                           Simtel on CD-ROM
                          TAR for IBM needed
           To Window, or not to Windo? THAT is the question
                 Trident TVGA (8900C) and Windows 3.1
                        Video memory question
               Warning about DesQView/X: don't buy it!
                      Wedge Technology Hardware.
                        WORDSTAR file format.

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Date: Thu,24 Sep 92 10:45:25 BST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Help with EPISTAT

I uploaded the epistat statistical package written by Tracy L.
Gustafson from Lancaster University's public domain software library.
It seems to be working well except that it does not perform some
statistical functions that it is claiming to be supporting like the
Wilcoxon Rank test.

Is there a more recent version?.  Please reply directly.  I will
summarise the replies and post them to the net.

EPISTAT is a collection of programs written in BASICA for statistical
analysis of small to medium-sized data samples ( < 28 samples or
variables and < 2000 total data entries per file). The 25 programs in
EPISTAT perform more than 40 common statistical tests or functions
and provide utilities for data entry, editing, printing, graphing,
sorting, selecting, transforming and crosstabs.

Thank you

Sello Rasethaba
Department of Accounting
Hull University
Hull  HU6 7RX

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 19:52:05 ITA
From: maurizio lana <[e-mail]>
Subject: high dos memory and 386max

I manage high dos memory on my Intel 386/20 under dos5 with 386max.
Using ASQ (utility from 386max package) with every setup I find
chunks of high dos memory that are free (5K, 30K, 120K). Nevertheless
I sometimes are not able to laod high relatively small programs, like
MSCDEX (about 30k).  Giving a USE=<address of free chunks>
instruction to 386max through 386max.pro doesn't work.  Any ideas?

thank you.
Maurizio

MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: [e-mail]  | phone & fax [phone]
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 17:20 HST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Question regarding OS/2 (V92 #143)

> Date: 27 Aug 1992 17:30:35 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Christopher L. Wright <[e-mail]>

>       Does anyone know of an OS/2-specific forum where I can get some
> advice, support, and the feeling that someone else out there also
> bought the 2.0 upgrade?   Any information would be appreciated.

There is the OS/2 Discussion Forum listserv, [e-mail], the
comp.os.os2.* newsgroups at USENET news sites, and the IBM OS2BBS
forum that can be accessed via IBMLink.

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:34:19 EDT
From: kendra!kendra.kew.com![e-mail]
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147

Uh, Gregory,

I can't bear to see mistakes about my parents, so a few points of
facts...

"Info-IBMPC Digest" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> [Ed note: UUPC/extended also supports USENET news.]

Untrue at this time, the news support is at best bear-bones.  It
allows receiving news, but has no news reader or posting facilities.
We're working on it, until this past release it had zero news
support.

We're also working on Windows/NT port.

> Please contact Drew Derbyshire, [e-mail], for information on
> changes previous to the scope of this document or other questions.

Also, contact [e-mail] for instructions on how to retrieve
UUPC/extended without anonymous FTP.

> "I am NOT a Teddy Bear.  *sniff* I'm a plush polar bear.  Goodnight Teddy
>  is a teddy bear, but I'm not."                 - Snuffles P. Bear

I'm cute too!

> [Ed note:  This program is still called Version 1.xx because Meg Geddes
> <[e-mail]> once sent Drew a note that wondered - based on the
> number of versions sent out to that date - how long it was going to
> take to get to Version 2.0.  This program got it's start in order to
> allow Drew - on the east ocast of the US - to send and receive E-Mail
> from Katherine Williams - located on the west coast.

It's still called 1.xx because Drew never figured out how to put the
1 in the archive file name (i.e. uupc11v?.zip), so changing it to
2.00 would make the version number in the file name appear to go
backwards.

Meg's most famous comment about UUPC/extended is that she dreamed
about missing version 1.24b, which of course doesn't exist.  Clearly
she has to cut out the pizza before bed.

Drew originally worked on it in 1989 before he met Katherine; it was
released to the public in early 1990 because the other e-mail
shareware available at the time was not up to his standards.  Also,
Katherine is not on the west coast, she's been east for six months.
(She better not be, they're getting married in early October!)

> It has grown into a quite capable E-Mail package.  A number of sites
> use it for external E-Mail on LANs.

True enough.  The Wonderworks actually bypasses our sometimes flaky
LAN for internal mail as well.

Snuffles
--
Your faithful furry servant,    Ice Cream Money:  PO Box 132
Snuffles P. Bear                                  Arlington, MA 02174-0002
                                       Internet:  [e-mail]

 "Gotta get a Gund . . ."

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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992  22:44:49 EDT
From: Message Center <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info Requested on Packeted Mail methods

I would like to obtain any information anyone has on any of the
following:

1.  QWK Off-Line mail packeting, including specifications of the
information supplied, file formats, special features etc.

2.  Compression and archival methods.  I am looking for information
about the TAR and COMPRESS archiver methods used on UNIX boxes (and
sources that can create and extract files which are either .TAR or .Z
format.

3.  File transfer methods; I have specifications for KERMIT and
ZMODEM, I'm looking for others which are useful in this type of
circumstance.

The purpose of this is to document the methods used to read and
respond to electronic mail on BBS systems.  I want to document this
for the purpose of submitting it as an Internet RFC.

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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 16:06:09 GMT
From: samsung!ulowell!frith.egr.msu.edu![e-mail] (Cathy Butcher)
Subject: Lockdown Scheme Wanted

I am looking for a lockdown scheme for workstations. Does anyone have
any information on lockdowns for sun, hp, ibm, and/or dec? Please
e-mail or phone me since I don't currently have usenet access.

               Thanks in advance,

Gregory Fell                     Technical Consultant
Ford Motor Corporation           CAD/CAM Dept.
[e-mail]         PH.[phone]

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 11:35:48 EDT
From: JUDY BOUSQUET <[e-mail]>
Subject: Lotus 123

Does anyone know of any Lotus 123 group or forum where I can get
specific information on macros, template development, etc?  Any
information would be welcome.  Thanks!

JUDY BOUSQUET
2119 TURLINGTON                             TELEPHONE: [phone]
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA                       AREA CODE:  904  SUNCOM PREFIX: 622
GAINESVILLE, FL 32611                       INTERNET: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 11:54 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Matching Math Co-Processor Speed to CPU's Speed

In info-ibm digest #92 v144, David Lowe writes:

>Someone just gave an Intel 80387DX 20MHz math co-processor as a gift.
>I have a 25MHz 80386DX computer.  Can I take advantage of this math co-
>processor even though the speed of co-processor and CPU do not match?

Probably.  I have a 25 MHz system using both a 20 MHz 80386DX and a
20 MHz 80387DX.  It has been working fine for over 4 years now.  A
friend who has an identical setup asked an Intel engineer about it,
and the engineer said he personally would not hesitate to put a 20
MHz chip in a 25 MHz system.  They weren't built specifically as 20
and 25 MHz chips, they were manufactured, and some tested at 25 or 33
MHz and sold for higher prices.  If you plug it in, and it works,
it's tested at 25 MHz.  This all took place when a 25 MHz 80386 with
coprocessor was a pretty impressive machine.  Hope this helps.

Ed Fix

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 16:12:12 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need switch/command info for Micom Dialnet 3000 modem

I need to get hold of the info on how to set the DIPS, and whatever
part of the AT command set that this modem recognizes for a friend.
If you can help, or know of someone who can, please drop me a note.
Thanx!!

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Date: 28 Sep 92 13:28:00 BST
From: Lord Wodehouse <[e-mail]>
Subject: Simple Menu System

I have a friend who is looking for a simple menu system that he can
put on an old 286 used by a local school that gives them easy access
to about half a dozen different programs. I assume it also needs a
let-out to DOS for the maintainer. Has anyone got any suggestions of
what to use. Cost - well if possible free or nearly so.

Mail any replies back to me at [e-mail] - if it is worth a
summary in the digest I will post it when I have had any answers (if
any).

Lord John - The Programming Peer.

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 10:32:07 CDT
From: "picard::kummer"@kirk.msoe.edu
Subject: TAR for IBM needed

I've been running into TAR formatted archives on some of the FTP
sites.  The file names I am concerned with are in the format
XXXX.TAR.Z.  What program, for IBM PCs, do I require to dearchive
these format files?  Can you tell me the FTP site where I can get
this utility?   Please reply directly to me at the address given
below.

Thanks for your help.

Phantom Tryke
[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 15:23:21 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: To Window, or not to Windo? THAT is the question

Well, I've gone and done it. I acquired a 486; and relegated my XT to
answering the phone/fax/modem full time.  The fool thing came
configured with Windows.

Now my dilemma. I have a number of apps that recently have either
migrated to Windows, or offer a choice of a Windows or DOS version.
While I know that there's not one 'right' answer; I'd like to hear
points pro/con that I should consider in order to decide whether to
move to all Windows apps or stay with DOS, or case-by-case info, etc.
Thanx!!

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 04:18 GMT
From: Joshua Proschan <[e-mail]>
Subject: Trident TVGA (8900C) and Windows 3.1

Does anyone have a phone number or address for Trident?

I have one of their TVGA adapters for SVGA (Trident 8900C w/1mb),
which supports up to 1024x768, 256 colors.  However, many of the
drivers included with it are obsolete.  In particular, I need the
drivers for Microsoft Word 5.5, and for Windows 3.1.

Please send replies directly; I will post a summary to the digest.

Thanks.

Joshua Proschan         MCIMail: 483-9378
 Internet:     [e-mail] or [e-mail]
 Usenet: uunet![e-mail] or uunet![e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 11:37:58 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Video memory question

A friend has a 486 box whose video care came with 512K.  He'd like to
upgrade it to 1M.  Are the RAM chips that are used on the video card
the same types of chips as used in the RAM on the motherboard?  If
not, what is a source for them?

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 08:37:59 CDT
From: Dan Davison <[e-mail]>
Subject: Warning about DesQView/X: don't buy it!

I recently and regretfully bought DesQView/X in the hopes that I
could use one of the PCs in my lab as a X display with the
workstations in my lab.  The package looks quite good, but it uses
Novell IPX only.  Stupid me, I should have realized that 99.9% of all
the X servers in the world are on Novell networks.  DesQView does
offer a DesQView/X Network Manager for TCP/IP, but it requires FTP
Software's PC/TCP package.  Since I use vanilla ethernet cards with
packet drivers, apparently I'm SOL. The person I spoke with at
QuarterDeck didn't have a clue as to what a packet driver was and
suggested I buy either PC/TCP or Novell Lan Workplace for DOS.
Sheesh.

Around here, we use the Russ Nelson packet drivers, generic ether-
net cards, NCSA Telnet, KA9Q, and occasionally PC-NFS.

A product may become available in a month or so which will have the
PC/TCP kernel packaged into some DesQView Network Manager product,
but it was not clear that this would support ethernet cards with
packet drivers.

Since Quarterdeck cannot support the majority of academic users I
would strongly suggest buying some other X-for-DOS program.  I guess
I will go find the comp.windows.x FAQ and see what else is out there.

dan davison
Assistant Professor
[e-mail]

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 13:18:12 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Wedge Technology Hardware.

  I need some help, if anyone knows anything about the following
piece of hardware, it would be greatly appreciated.

  A WEDGE TECHNOLOGY 386-DX - 16 MHZ with 512k on board.  We are
having trouble getting a WEDGE TECH 2mb memory expansion board to
work.  There are NO dip switches on the board.  Perhaps there's a
device driver we need.

   The Company is out of business.

  If anyone has documentation on the motherboard or the expansion
board, I'd be 'in the pink'!

Regards,
MIKE

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Date: 28 Sep 92 13:32:00 BST
From: Lord Wodehouse <[e-mail]>
Subject: WORDSTAR file format.

Hi,

Does anyone know what the format for the extra utility files for the
mailing list manager that WORDSTAR provide with version 6.0. The
files look a bit like the old DATASTAR product they used to sell. THe
two they provide are not suitable for my use, but I would like to
generate new ones that are. Any information gratefully received. Mail
to [e-mail] please. If there is a program that will generate
such files, I would welcome information about where to get it.

Thanks in advance.

Lord John - The Prgramming Peer

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Fri, 16 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 158

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                          After Dark-modules
           Code Converter for Apple Imagewriter II Printer.
                Determining graphics type within BASIC
                           Directory depth
                      DRDOS support via news...
                               ftp site
                 Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #146 (2 msgs)
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147
                               lock out
            Looking for ProTracs from Applied Microsystems
          microcomputer industry report information request
                            network drive
                         PC to Amiga reply..
                      PC Write under Windows 3.1
                       Posting for Publication
             Summary about CMS tapes coming off the reel
                                  x

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 20:55:07 CET
From: Joern-Morten Innselset <[e-mail]>
Subject: After Dark-modules

   Does anybody know if there exists an FTP-server with modules for
 After Dark (for Windows)? I welcome your reply.

Yours, Morten.

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 15:39:21 EDT
From: Bernie Mack (FSAC-FCD) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Code Converter for Apple Imagewriter II Printer.

  I would like to use my Apple ImagewriterII printer to print
graphics generated by some of my IBM software packages which do not
have Imagewriter drivers.  There are lots of shareware TSR programs
available to do printer code conversions but unfortunately, the
problem isn't quite that simple.  It seems that unlike the rest of
the printer world which send data to their print hammers from top
(LSB) to bottom (MSB), Apple has chosen to reverse the order.  The
net effect is that I can use any one of the existing code converters
to do the code conversions but unfortunately, each line of the
graphic is printed upside down.  What I need is a TSR that in
addition to doing the code conversions, also reverses the order of
the bits in each data byte before it is sent to the printer.  Is
anybody out there aware of such a product?

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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 17:52:46 MET
From: Jim Groeneveld CMI-TNO Leiden NL <[e-mail]>
Subject: Determining graphics type within BASIC

In Info-IBMPC Digest Sat, 26 Sep 92 Volume 92 : Issue 146 Dan Kelo
<[e-mail]> asked:

> One of our professors is doing some BASIC programming using the IBM
> BASIC Compiler v1.0 by Microsoft.  Is it possible within BASIC to
> determine the type of graphics card installed in a machine
> (CGA/EGA/VGA)??? If so, how this is accomplished?  Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.

Isn't that an oldie? Does it support newer video standards? I think
not.  Assuming it does you might try to change to the SCREEN mode of
the highest resolution you want and see if that yields an error.  You
could have 'ON ERROR GOTO linenumber' or so in order not to interrupt
the program running. If the screen mode is illegal it would jump to
the error routine and go back to try another screen mode (a lower one
of course) and so on until it does not yield an error anymore. Then
you would have found a useful screen mode.

An example in GWBASIC (I don't know by head which screen modes
represent which video resolutions and colours, but this is only a
very rough example):

10 ON ERROR GOTO 90
20 FOR I=13 TO 0 STEP -1:SCREEN I:GOTO 40
30 NEXT I:REM this point will never be passed (screen 0 is always valid)
40 REM now you have found your SCREEN mode, at least 0 (text)
50 ON ERROR GOTO 0:PRINT "Screen mode is ";I
60 END
90 RESUME 30

Instead of trying all modes from 13 down, you might of course also
search using a different order and number, programmed differently.
Again, a VGA card might for instance be present, but if the compiler
or interpreter does not support it, its resolution can not be used.

Remember, not all compilers (interpreters) interpret the screen modes
equally: I have a HGWBASIC interpreter (Hercules), that correctly
sets medium and high resolution CGA modes with screens 1 and 2 if CGA
is present, but which sets these to Hercules resolution if a Hercules
card is present.

Regards - Jim.
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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 17:54:29 MET
From: Jim Groeneveld CMI-TNO Leiden NL <[e-mail]>
Subject: Directory depth

In Info-IBMPC Digest Sat, 26 Sep 92 Volume 92 : Issue 146 [e-mail]
(Jun Guo) asked:
>    Is there any limit on the depth of directories in DOS? If yes, is
> there any reasonable explaination? On my harddisk I can only create
> directories to level 18 (root as 0). I am using MS-DOS 5. And I can go
> deeper than that on a net disk running Novell.

I (still) use MS DOS 3.3 and I can go 32 levels deep if all subdir names
consists of _ONE_ character. The full path unto the 32nd level is:
C:\A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z\1\2\3\4\5\6
I can create a 33rd level, but am unable to go into it with CD. I can
write a file in it using 'echo test>7\test', but I can't see it with DIR
7\*.*, nor can I delete it (so I could't remove the whole experimental
branch anymore! I succeeded in removing the remaining branch & files
using PCSWP2 (1986) however.). I can even create a 34th level from the
32nd (md 7\8) and remove it (if it still is empty). I did not try further.

I presume there is a maximum length in characters (64) for such a
path in DOS.  If you use longer subdir names that maximum would
remain the same, thus lessen the number of levels to go into.

I also tried a STACKER drive D:, substituted drives and network
drives.  The Stacker drive D: yielded the same limits as C: .

I have a drive S: substituted as
D:\APPLICAT.ION\STATISTI.CS\STATGRAF.ICS (thus on the Stacker drive).
From S: I could go 13 levels deep, create the 14th (N), but could not
get into it. In fact the total DOS path from D: was
D:\APPLICAT.ION\STATISTI.CS\STATGRAF.ICS\A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M
which also is exactly 64 characters long, not including 'D:'

On my PC-NFS network drive J: I could go 20 levels deep (T), create
the next one (U), but after going into it, I was back in the root of
J: .

That's all I know about it. Maybe others know more.  Why would you
use such a deep nesting? I practically use maximally up to 5 or 6
levels, which is sufficient enough to organize everything
hierarchically.

N.B. Many applications force to enter a whole path to a file name and
do not even supply for such long path names (some do not even allow
subdir names with valid extensions).

Regards - Jim.
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Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 19:27:26 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Frotz)
Subject: DRDOS support via news...

Just a minor nit, but if you have questions (and I have time, support
on news is not my primary, or secondary, etc, job requirement) please
use "DRDOS" when requesting this type of information.

Many people to pronounce DRDOS as "Docter DOS".  Thats fine,
internally we all pronounce it "Dee Are DOS".  However, if you would
like any form of support via news (as opposed to email) please use
"DRDOS" in your subject so that my kill file will catch it more
cleanly.  There are sometimes when I don't get a chance to get to the
net for some time and when I try to catch up, I let my kill do the
collection for me.  If it isn't in my kill file, then I won't see
your posting...

advTHANKSance

--
John "Frotz" Fa'atuai    [e-mail]        (email@domain)
Desktop Systems        uunet!novell.com!frotz        (bang address)
  Group/Novell        NOVELL:FROTZ  or  FROTZ@NOVELL    (MHS address)
c/o TS Dept.        408/645-2067            (vmail)
80 Garden Court        408/649-8209            (fax)
Monterey, CA  93940    [e-mail]        (DRDOS email support)

    "Customer Driven and Loving"
        -- Novell, Inc.

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 12:22:39 -0700
From: Bob Ward <[e-mail]>
Subject: ftp site

I am looking for an anonymous ftp site that carries text files of the
latest legistation that is pending in US Congress. It's a hassle
trying to get the information from my representative. UCLA has
something like this but it requires an account.

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 15:15:59 EDT
From: "A. Kaniss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #146

re: checkbook programs
Look at the tutorial programs written in the dBASE examples
subdirectory.  I think you'll find what you need there or something
close to it.

<[e-mail]>
I majored in programming not typing!

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 16:13:12 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #146

This is a response to the following:
-------------------------------
>Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:42:18 GMT
>From: [e-mail] (Joe Trott)
>Subject: Hard drive errors
>
>Chris Thompson <[e-mail]> writes:
>
>>Can anyone provide me with specific info about the following messages?
>>They seem to alternate when I try to boot my machine (an IBM ps2/30
>>(8086) running DOS 3.3, only addition a Paradise VGA card):
>
>>Fixed Disk Error 1701
>>     or
>>Fixed Disk Error 1790
>
>Could be the controller.  I'm assuming you cannot get to C: at all,
>even with FDISK after a floppy boot.
>-JTT

Yes, the controller is a possibility.  I have had this problem about
a dozen times and I can recommend several things before you start
buying new parts.

First  1701 is a Fixed disk POST error
and    1790 is a fixed disk 0 error.
Even though these are hardware error messages, you probably don't
have to replace any hardware.  I have fixed these errors several
times by opening up the PC and cleaning out the dust.  Also, more
than once, I have fixed this problem by disconnecting and reseating
all of the connectors.  If that does not work, twice the cause was a
blown away boot sector.  One time we could not recover, but the other
time two people from User Services were able to fix the boot sector
for me.  Another cause of this problem, but this was an IBM-AT, and
the model 30 works differently, was the battery needed replacing.

Carol Brierty                       [e-mail]
Automation Coordinator
Camden-Carroll Library
Morehead State University
Morehead KY 40351

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 17:25:28 EDT
From: "A. Kaniss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #147

re: determining pc type
for this kind of thing can be slow.
Why not have code specific to a 386 run but run in a shell so that a
crash would just drop you back into the main program.  Another
possible solution to have geterror.cm  geterror.com running on a 286
and run a small package that could only be run on a 386 on the 286,
then run geterror.com again.  Geterror.com is a tsr that catches a
program's exit error code and preserves it for you so when it's run
again the number is shown on the terminal.  You could run the small
program in a batch file and do an if errorlevel test after it for the
number that was returned by geterror.com.  Interesting thing is I
found out if an unformatted disk is dsk is run on it and you abort
the at geterror.com returns is 255.  rue to run a format program

les in those small hard disk situations.

<[e-mail]>
I majored in programming not typing!

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Date: Wed,  7 Oct 1992 09:48 CDT
From: KEVIN FOSTER <[e-mail]>
Subject: lock out

I work in a lab at SWTSU an we are looking for a way to lock out our
hardrives on our IBM model 70s so that students can run the programs
on the hard drive but not alter any information on the hard drive.
We have done it on our MACS but we have know idea on how to do it on
our PCs...

                          Kevin Foster
                Bitnet:  [e-mail]
          Internet:  [e-mail]
                Southwest Texas State University

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 05 Oct 92 17:13:55 CDT
From: "Daniel W. DeNise, Sci. Pgmr/Analyst II" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Looking for ProTracs from Applied Microsystems

I'm looking for information on ProTracs, published by Applied
Microsystems, a project tracking program that produces Gnatt charts,
etc.  We have two different addresses for Applied Microsystems,
neither of which are valid anymore.  Does anyone have a current
address for Applied Microsystems?

Does anyone use ProTracs?  What do you think of it?  What is the
current version?  (We have 4.4)

Is similar (or better) project tracking software available?

Daniel W. DeNise                       E-mail: [e-mail]
Computing Services                     Phone:  [phone]
University of Missouri-Rolla           USMail: 114 Math/Computer Science
Missouri's Technological University            Rolla, MO, 65401

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 15:46 EDT
From: Dan Sline <[e-mail]>
Subject: microcomputer industry report information request

        I'm doing a report for a class on the microcomputer industry,
and I am unable to find current market share statistics for two sets
of statistics:

        1) Apple Vs. PC's (IBM's and compatibles) Vs. Commodores
(Amiga)

2) IBM vs. Compaq vs. Dell vs. other compatibles

        I am also interested in finding out what current trends do
you expect in the microcomputer industry (mainly hardware).

        Please send replies directly to me, because my report is due
shortly.  I will summarize my finds when I am done with my report.

Thank you in advance,
Dan Sline

Bitnet:  Sline@ithaca
Internet:[e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 08:54 MET
From: Anneke Sicherer-Roetman <[e-mail]>
Subject: network drive

Some programs won't work on network drives e.g. chkdsk. Now I wonder
how they can tell that something IS a network drive. I need this in
my own programming.

The question is therefore: HOW CAN I TELL IF A DRIVE IS NOT ON THE
LOCAL MACHINE BUT REMOTE?

Thanks for any suggestions! Anneke

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 20:15:48 +1200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PC to Amiga reply..

In reply to:

From: [e-mail] (Paul McCarthy)
Subject: copying pc - amiga

I am using a pc to download ibmpc software from ftp sites for my pc
at the uni, though  I was wondering if I could download amiga
software and unpack it on my pc then copy it onto an amiga formatted
disk - which i would then be able to run on my amiga.

Any help would be grateful

ADVthanksANCE

THere are a number of utilities that allow the Amiga to read / write
msdos disk, both shareware and commercial. Of them I use  MessyDos,
which is shareware. This allows me to shift data using 720k msdos
disks between machines.  While it's possible to decompress almost
everything on the pc bar DMS and ZOM, I try to avoid this, seeing as
msdos can't handle something like: ppmore.readme.info

If the archive is larger than 720k, simply extract the largest single
file to split the size. Files that are DMS'ed are normally under
720k.  Some versions of CrossDos allow the use of 1.44meg msdos
disks, if you have the hardware..

e-mail me if you have trouble..

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 23:13:01 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: PC Write under Windows 3.1

I would like to compare notes with others who have (tried to)
install(ed) PC Write Advanced level 4.0 under Windows 3.1.

I have only been able to install PCW as a small window or a full
screen.  Both have problems.  The small window is hard to see, and
doesn't recognize (get control of) the mouse.

The full screen works with the mouse, but I don't know how to access
other windows.

Sincerely,

Marshall D. Abrams
 e-mail    [e-mail]
 telephone [phone]     Information Systems Security Div.
 secretary 703.883.5397     The MITRE Corporation, Mail Stop Z202
 facsimile 703.883.1397     7525 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA 22102-3481

------------------------------

Date: 28 Sep 1992 16:04:22 -0500 (CDT)
From: JOHN A. NIERENGARTEN <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bad 720K Floppies on the IBM PS/2 Model 30

I have a straightforward, but annoying problem which has plagued us
for some time and would like help from anyone who has found a better
answer to it than I have.

The 720KB floppy drive which IBM used in the original PS/2 Model 30
is an inferior product.  It was made by ALPS Electric and has a short
MTBF.  We have a lab full of these machines and our first failures
started occuring about 18 months after the lab was opened as opposed
to about three years on the old 5.25" 360KB floppies on the original
IBM PC.  The drives often give the "Sector not found" error message,
or failures writing to the media, have prob- lems formatting
diskettes or just don't respond at all.

I have a logical explaination of what their problem is and, when they
don't work correctly, we have been replacing them with reconditioned
units of the same type.  Needless to say, the problem continues and
the amount of time and effort expended is often high, and the quality
of service we give suffers.  Also, at $50 a pop for reconditioning,
the cost is starting to climb.

In a student lab such as this, we need reliable floppy drives to
provide a more stable operation.  Replacing the computers is not a
current option.

My question is...

Does anyone know of a replacement drive that will work inside the
PS/2 Model 30?  Just any old 3.5" drive will not work, as it has to
have an edge connector for the drive cables or an adapter for same.
Also they use a special mounting slide, although we can cannabalize
those from bad units.  Finally, they have a snap-in bezel made for
the PS/2 case, which the drive must either fit or provide a
replacement for.

Also, if we plan to replace the drives, it would seem prudent to
replace them with 1.44MB floppies.  Does anyone know if any if these
will work in a Model 30 and what, if any additional items are
required??

Respond directly to me and I will try to summarize for the net.

John Nierengarten, Director, Academic Computing Center
University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Internet: [e-mail]

------------------------------

Date: 30 Sep 1992 13:14:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bruce Hawkins" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Summary about CMS tapes coming off the reel

    I have had five replies to my query about DC2120 tapes coming
off the reel. Four of them have had this experience, one uses a lot
of tapes and has never had it. Relevant portions of their messages
appear below, but I'll summarize the essential information:

1) Keep the sensor clean with a can of compressed air. It is a tiny
hole in a little black block to the left of the drive wheel which you
can see if you push the drive door open.

2) The tape vendor will reattach the end, but you can also do it
yourself. Take out the two screws on the bottom and then don't be
afraid to pull hard on the plastic top; you casn get a good grip on
it at either end. It has four little friction fittings that pop off
once the screws are out.

    Then wind the end of the tape around the take-up reel,
execute step 2a below if necessary, and wind it up until all the
little holes go by. I think I saw three groups of them.

2a) If you are unlucky (I was), the drive belt will come off and
shrivel up. After several tries, what worked for me was to put it
around the brown roller at the front of the cartridge, bring it (both
pieces) back BETWEEN the two tape reels, put a finger in the loop,
stretch it (you can pull pretty hard to get the wrinkles out), and
loop it over ONE of the white rollers at the back corners of the
cartridge. The tricky part is getting it over the second roller at
the other corner. I was able to do this by putting a Phillips
screwdriver in the loop, stretching it, and carefully manipulating it
over the roller.

************************

From:    RJFS%SNYCENVM.bitnet "Joel Saunders" 28-SEP-1992 09:12:58.99

I recently had the same problem with a 3M DC2120 in a Colorado 120MB
drive.  I called the 3M service department as stated in the cartridge
and was very pleased with their service.  In fact, in many cases, 3M
will reattach the tape within the cartridge for you.

They did it for me and I was very impressed.  They also sent me some
documentation as to the possible causes of this condition, (dirty
drive sensors ) ...etc.

****************************************

From:    [e-mail]" 28-SEP-1992 11:23:04.96

CMS suggested cleaning the sensor (a small hole on a black block
inside the drive) with a can of compressed air. That curred the
problem temporarily - but the sensor keeps getting full of dust so I
finally just developed the habit of cleaning it every couple of weeks
and I no longer have a problem.

BTW - it is possible to take the tape cartridge appart and string the
tape back on the spool. It's a little tricky - but I have done is
several times successfully and recovered my data (and tape).

--Bob Dukelow

you just push in the door on the front panel so that you can see the
rollers, heads, etc. Towards the left (at least on mine) is a solid
black plastic part with a hole which is probably only about 1 mm
diameter. Get a can of compressed air with a tube on it so you can
get close to the hole and blow it out. Only takes a couple of seconds
and you don't have to take anything apart - just be sure it is clean
air so you don't foul things up more. --Bob

***********************************

From:    [e-mail]" 28-SEP-1992 18:07:51.50

We have a db that we backup twice a day and restore to another
machine twice a day.  I have been here three years now and the staff
in that department has complained about alot of things but they have
never told me that the tape came off the reels.  We keep five days,
one week of backups and if a backup fails they just do it again.  In
other words, we never replace a tape until we have to, we just beat
them to death.  CArol

************************************

From:    [e-mail]" 28-SEP-1992 21:55:27.86

Hi.  I also have encountered the tape-coming-off-the-spool
phenomenon.  The solution is, however, quite simple. One unscrews the
back and rewraps the tape (similar to the way we used to thread
reel-to-reels and real tape drives [excuse the pun]). The trick is to
ensure that you reel in enough tape to pass by the end of tape sensor
holes.  These are little holes in the tape that the drive uses to
establish the location of the beginning or end of the tape.  I first
encountered this problem when my Jumbo-250 malfunctioned and
wound-off madly until the tape unravelled.  Two Jumbo's later, I no
longer have this problem.  Good luck with yours.

Tim Mousseau
[e-mail]

******************************

From:    "[e-mail]"  "John Joseph" 29-SEP-1992 04:28:08.58

I made a custom dust cover for the thing to keep the dust in the
airstream from collecting on the sensor and haven't had any problems
since.  Lesson is: keep the drive clean, especially the sensor.

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Fri, 16 Oct 92       Volume 92 : Issue 159

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                   Adding drives to an AT&T 6300 PC
                        Boot/Partition Record
            checking for existence of a DOS sub-directory
                             Few answers
           File: "IBMPC-L MAIL" being sent to you (2 msgs)
                               ftp site
                           Hitachi cdr2500
                               Hurdla?
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #151
                      Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #152
                              LZH files
                   Msdos subdirectory question....
                 Need #s 149 & 150, maybe everywhere
        New mailing list for MS-DOS file upload announcements
                      OSF MOTIF/DOS look alikes?
                          Slowdown Utilities
                         SMTP mailer for DOS
        The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo ...
                           Wheather-report

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Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 09:32:23 -0500
From: "John Boyd;LAHDI;" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Adding drives to an AT&T 6300 PC

I just received a care pkg from a friend.  In it was a HD 5.25 and a
HD 3.5 drive.  I have a 6300 with 1.43 BIOS running DOS5.  Using the
drivparm statement in my config.sys, I got the computer to recognize
the 3.5 as a 720, but not as a 1.44.  I couldn't get it to read the
1.2 at all.  Any clues on switches I might need to change on the MB,
or anything else that I need to do to get this to work?  Note for all
of you *not* familiar with the AT&T 6300; it's a bastard machine, and
it doesn't  set like another 'off the shelf' PC, hence most
suggestions borrowed from non-AT&T machines don't work..  What I'm
looking for is answers from folks familiar with AT&T hardware in
particular.  Thanx..

------------------------------

Date: 7 October 1992, 09:28:53 CST
From: "RIG 59-INTERNET GATEWAY GE0793 at SIUCVMB"@BRL.MIL
Subject: Boot/Partition Record

I'm working on a program in Turbo C, and want to do a checksum on a
hard disk's boot and partition record (similar to F-OSCHK in the
F-PROT anti-virus package).  As a result, I'd like to know the exact
sectors where these records reside.  (I have a DOS programmers manual
ordered, but I'm getting impatient. <grin> )

While I'm at it, what's the absolute location of the hard disk serial
numbers generated by DOS 4.01 and above?

Finally... does anyone know why the C function absread (read absolute
sector) would fail on DOS 4.01 and DOS 5.0 but run perfectly on DOS
3.3?

Thanks!
Paul G - a.k.a. STORMRANGER
INTERNET: [e-mail]              BITNET: GE0793@SIUCVMB >

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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 17:21:27 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Al Stangenberger)
Subject: checking for existence of a DOS sub-directory

Checking for the existence of a file named nul in the subdirectory whose
existence you want to check seems to work.:

Sample check for existence of c:\foo - actual results (DOS 3.2)

C:\:mkdir foo

C:\:if exist c:\foo echo hello

C:\:if exist c:\foo\nul echo hello
hello

C:\:rmdir foo

C:\:if exist c:\foo\nul echo hello

C:\:

Al Stangenberger                    Dept. of Forestry & Resource Mgt.
[e-mail]          145 Mulford Hall - Univ. of Calif.
uucp:  ucbvax!ucbviolet!forags      Berkeley, CA  94720
BITNET: FORAGS AT UCBVIOLE          [phone]  FAX: [phone]

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Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 11:57 GMT+1
From: Jan Krawczyk <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: PostScript -->  Bitmap (?)

From: "Alexander D. Boster" <[e-mail]>

  > Is there, anywhere "out there," a program to convert standard (NOT
  > encapsulated) PostScript files to some (any) kind of bitmapped format,
  > such as would allow it to be printed on a dot-matrix printer.

There is a shareware software PostScript interpreter GHOSTSCRIPT,
which can be downloaded e.g. from SIMTEL. In wustl (128.252.135.4) it
can be find in directory mirrors/msdos/postscript - files gs*.zip and
some others (read file 00-index.txt).

It takes a .ps file and prints it to screen or a printer. It
generates output which can be send to many different printers.

----------------------------

From: Anneke Sicherer-Roetman <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: screen saver

  > Does anyone know of a screen saver that also looks at mouse activity.

The screen saver EXPLOSIVE (file EXPLO202.ZIP in directory
mirrors/msdos/screen of wustl archive) recognizes button presses,
although probably not the moves of a mouse.

----------------------------

From: [e-mail]
Subject: Determining PC Type

  >    What I would like to do is have a program determine in a batch file
  > if it can run the 386 version or if it must run the 286 version.

From comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ:

> Q601. Which 80x86 CPU is running my program?
>
>     Check {PC Magazine}, 26 November 1991, page 513, for the assembly
>     program CPUTYPE.ASM.  You can download it from Compuserve (GO
>     PCMAGNET), or from Simtel as part of PD:<MSDOS.PCMAG>VOL10N20.ZIP.
>
>     According to an article posted by Michael Davidson, Intel's approved
>     code for distinguishing among 8086, 80286, 80386, and 80486 and for
>     detecting the presence of an 80287 or 80387 is published in the
>     Intel's 486SX processor manual (order number 240950-001).  You can
>     download David Kirschbaum's improved version of this from Simtel as
>     PD:<MSDOS.SYSUTL>CPUID593.ZIP.

Jan Krawczyk - [e-mail]
Institute of Nuclear Physics,
Krakow, Poland

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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 19:28:00 MET
From:    [e-mail]
Subject: Keystoke capture

I am looking for some software that will capture the keystrokes a
user types into a document.

Some companies charge their customers by the number of characters
they type into a document. Some sort of TSR that loads in DOS before
a word processer is run would probably be ideal.

Thanks
Ken

[e-mail]

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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 11:42:38 MET
From:         Marco Simionato <SIMION@IVEUNCC>
Subject:      info on printing with MS Edit

I would like to know how I can set default printing to LPT2 from MS
Edit without reassigning the pre-set LPT1 port with the MODE or SET
commands. Is there something like an .INI file?  Also, which is the
most used free/shareware DOS text editors and where is it avaiulable?

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 12:22:39 -0700
From: Bob Ward <[e-mail]>
Subject: ftp site and Legislation Text Files

I am looking for an anonymous ftp site that carries text files of the
latest legistation that is pending in US Congress. It's a hassle
trying to get the information from my representative. UCLA has
something like this but it requires an account.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 18:15 GMT
From: PJHurst <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hitachi cdr2500

I have been given a hitachi cdr2500 cd rom drive w/ no doc,
interface, or doc does anyone know anything about this drive, is it
useful, how can it be interfaced to a PC? Any information would be
apprecitated!

Paul Hurst
SA-Systems
Chester, VT

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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:01:44 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Theodore B. Samsel)
Subject: Hurdla?

  I was in Toronto last week and was browsing thru some computer
store when I ran across a new hardware software combination.
Something called HURDLA. I asked the store manger about it, since it
seemed to be GUI that held both DOS and WINDOWS.

  He said it was new and seemed to be IBM making IBM clones with a
new GUI. IBM's name was only evident in the small, small print and we
agreed it was very odd. Has any one else seen this?

------------------------------

Date: 09 Oct 1992 14:19:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: BRYAN SMITH <[e-mail]>
Subject: Info-IBMPC Digest V92 #152

how do I get off this list?

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 13:12 GMT
From: Peter Flynn <[e-mail]>
Subject: LZH files

I pulled a copy of an .LZH file from BIX recently but I can't get
LHARC.EXE to unwrap it. It confirms that there are two files in the
archive, but trying to unpack them gives the error messages:

xt: searching winroach.lzh

LHarc 1.134 (c)Yoshi, 1988-89.

Extract from : 'WINROACH.LZH'
Skipped : 'WINROACH.EXE' : Unknown method
Skipped : 'WINROACH.DOC' : Unknown method

Is there a newer version of LHARC.EXE for MS-DOS anywhere, or can
someone suggest another way of unpacking these files?

///Peter

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 21:53:31 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Etop Udoh)
Subject: Msdos subdirectory question....


hi,

  I'm posting this question for someone who could not post to the
list....
----------------cut  here -------------------------------

Date: 06 Oct 1992 14:22:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-IBM
Sender: Howard Kaplon - Towson State University <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
X-Envelope-To: [e-mail]
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Status: RO

Dear Etop,

Towson State subscribes to INFO-IBMPC (or that is what we call it).
I saw a message posted from you.   I tried to post a question to this list,
but I do not think it ever got to the list.   Is there a way to directly
post to this list?

By the way, the question I have is as follows:

I would like to be abe to tell if a certain subdirectory exists from within a
DOS batch file.   For example; if C:\SUB does exist, goto label YES;
but if the subdirectory C:\SUB does not exist, goto label NO.   It needs to
work even (especially) when the subdirectory is empty.

Thanks,
Howard

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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 10:51:06 CDT
From: Will Martin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Need #s 149 & 150, maybe everywhere

I note that we just received issues 151 thru 153 of the Info-IBMPC Digest,
dated 8 Oct 92.  However, we had not received issues 149 and 150.  So I
telnetted over to Simtel20 to get copies from the BBOARD file there.  They
were not there.  They had a gap between 148 and 151 too.  So maybe nobody
got issues 149 & 150?  In any case, even if you don't send them out again
to the whole list, please send copies here.  I'll redistribute locally if
they go to me rather than to the regular list address.

Regards, Will
[e-mail] OR [e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 23:10:45 EDT
From: Keith Petersen - MACA WSMR <[e-mail]>
Subject: New mailing list for MS-DOS file upload announcements

Announcing [e-mail], a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing
list which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce
new additions to their collections.  Information that is posted to
msdos-ann is freely distributable.  You may forward to others or excerpt
as desired.

To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to
[e-mail] with this command in the
body of the message:

subscribe msdos-ann

Please do not include a signature because it may confuse the server.
Send mail with the word  help  in the body of the message to get a
complete list of commands and their syntax.

This server is only for mailing lists.  It will not send files.

Keith
--
Keith Petersen
Maintainer of the MS-DOS archive at WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [192.88.110.20]
Internet: [e-mail]     or      [e-mail]
Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz                         BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND

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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 16:17:05 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Jui Tien)
Subject: OSF MOTIF/DOS look alikes?
Keywords: X windows

 Hello.
I am wondering if there is any c library packages out there for either
Microsoft C or Borland C that has the looks and feels of the OSF MOTIF?
Better yet, I like to be able to take my X windows app and compile it on
pc and run it on pc (without a network) as a stand-alone app, so I don't
have to do any rewrites; this may be too  much to ask, but I like to have
my cake and eat it too!:-)
Cheers.
J. Tien
[e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 9:27:14 EDT
From: David Kirschbaum <[e-mail]>
Subject: Slowdown Utilities

In Info-IBMPC #153:

>Date: Thu, 17 Sep 92 14:28 CDT
>From: $[e-mail]
>Subject: Help: how run slow program on fast PC
>
>I have a program, that was made long time ago in PC/XT environment.
>Now I want to run it on 386. The problem is that 386 is too fast that
>it is hard for me to control that program interactively. Is there any
>way to slower the speed of 386 to fool the program?

A fast fgrep of a recent SIMTEL20 index reveals:

AT,AT-SLOW.ARC,2978,880617,Slow AT's down to 4.77 for games and such
AT,AT-SLOW3.ARC,6159,891113,Use high-res timer to slow down 80286/80386
SYSUTL,486SLO.ZIP,1272,920716,Slows down progs which run too fast. 486 only
SYSUTL,WHOAPC.ARC,17063,890223,WHOA! slows down PC or AT, v1.0

AT-SLOW3 or WHOAPC should do the job for you.

If you don't have ftp access via the Internet or a mail server,
perhaps you can find them on a local BBS. If all else fails,
contact me directly via EMail and I'll coordinate EMailing them
to you (uuencoded, of course).

David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 92 16:11:34 EST
From: Ernest Potenziani <[e-mail]>
Subject: SMTP mailer for DOS

To all:

We are trying to network some of our lab PeeCees via the Internet (using NCSA
TELNET, which works very nicely) and was wondering if anyone knows of a
Shareware SMTP mailer for DOS machines (or even something that could use a POP
server).  Any help is much appreciated.

Ernest Potenziani
US Army Research Laboratory
Internet:   [e-mail]


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Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 23:23:24 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo ...


   [c.b.i.p.archives] The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Compiled by Samuel Ko ([e-mail])
Version: 1.8  Oct 4 1992

This is a good selection of the "best" sharewares and freewares that are
available from Simtel (wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) - the largest depository
of MSDOS files - and Garbo (garbo.uwasa.fi) - a good alternative to Simtel.

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Contents:
Section A:  Application Programs
Section B:  Compression / Decompression Programs
Section C:  Utilities
  Area 1:  4DOS
  Area 2:  Disk Utilites
  Area 3:  Directory Utilities
  Area 4:  File / Text Utilities
  Area 5:  Screen Utilities
  Area 6:  System Utilites
  Area 7:  Other Utilities
Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
Section E:  Editors
Section F:  Communication Programs
Section G:  Miscellaneous Files
--
Appendix 1:  Mirror Sites
Appendix 2:  Obtaining files by emails

Where you can find it?

The list and different sections in separate files are obtainable by
anonymous ftp from ...
WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL  in   PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>
OAK.oakland.edu         in   /pub/msdos/info
garbo.uwasa.fi          in   /pc/filelist
  look for the file useful18.zip ...

Uncompressed version of the list is obtainable by ftp from ...
pit-manager.mit.edu     in    /pub/usenet/news.answers
   look for the file msdos-archives ...

And if you do _not_ have ftp and/or netnews access ... I can send you
current and future (the list will be updated monthly) versions of the
list by email ... If you want this service, send an email to me ...

--
Samuel Ko (aka: The Smart One) ...
[e-mail]




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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 08:03:38 +0200
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Wheather-report

This  message  was  originally  submitted by  [e-mail]  to  the
IBMPC-L list at  CEARN. If you simply forward  it back to the list,  it will be
distributed with the paragraph you are now reading being automatically removed.
If you  edit the  contributions you  receive into  a digest,  you will  need to
remove this  paragraph before mailing the  result to the list.  Finally, if you
need more information from the author of this message, you should be able to do
so by simply replying to this note.

------------------ Message requiring your approval (4 lines) ------------------
Michael Taranto posted an adress for satelliteimages. It was VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU.
Could you give use the IP number too. I can't access the name via FTP. But the
IP should work.
Thanks a lot, Alfred

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