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From: jeff@unislc.uucp (Jeff Hammett)
Subject: Re: Looking for Deskjet printer driver
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 21:57:50 GMT

marten@feki.toppoint.de (Marten Feldtmann) writes:

:  The same here in Germany with our special characters! ATM is needless
: for us --a VERY serious bug! Text processing 
: 
:  I'm also looking for a printer driver for my Deskjet+. I have problems
: in printing since 6.177beta. TS answered in a follow-up news to use HP
: Classic or EPL-6000. Well, I tried both and with the HP Classic I can at
: least print my texts with different font-sizes.
: 
:  But my main problem: the output of PM-chart is totally damaged!!! Lines
: are missing, big characters are not filled or have white spots and so
: on... totally useless ...
: 
:  MF
: 

I too am having problems with PM-chart and a Deskjet 500c using the 
EPL-7000 driver.  Any solutions would be appreciated.


Jeff Hammett                      Phone:  (801) 594-6127
Unisys                            Fax:    (801) 594-6097
322 N. 2200 W.                    E-mail: jeff@unislc.slc.unisys.com
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: pingshan@leland.Stanford.EDU (PINGSHAN WEN)
Subject: Re: Trident video voodoo! (scary tricks)
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 18:46:46 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.061307.14973@unixg.ubc.ca> ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth) writes:
>
>This all leaves me highly suspicious of the vsvga.sys and the bvhsvga stuff.
>When I got Ultima UW running, I thought "great, Ill type SVGA ON, and
>the setup will be saved, and then UW will work" Big mistake. UW still doesnt
>run, and now svgadata.pmi is wrecked, and now I've got crap on screen when 
>switching back to the desktop from fullscreen (OS/2 or DOS) sessions.
>Surprisingly, switching back frmo Windows doesn't leave crud on screen.
>
>BTW, I've tried every video patch released for OS/2, with no luck.
>
>Anyway, aside from determining the nature of these bugs, this doesn't help
>me much. Does anyone know how the svgadata.pmi file is defined? Does
>anyone know about Trident video drivers?
>

Most of the bugs are due to VSVGA.SYS and BVHSVGA.DLL handling different
Trident cards, which is not necessarily Trident DISPLAY.DLL's bug.
Also there is a PATCHTRD.ZOO in ftp-os2 /pub/download which temporaily
fixes the screen trash problem (before newer VSVGA and BVHSVGA ?).
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Wednesday, 29 Jul 1992 13:06:06 EDT
From: <RICHARD@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject:    ATI, NEC Monitors and Refresh Rates

There's been much discussion about using ATI Cards.  For those of you
with NEC monitors, the following might be useful.

NEC has an automated document service which faxes back information you
request.  Dial 1-800-366-0476 and follow the voice menu.  If you order
document #153003, you get a graphics board compatabilty chart (about 10
pages and 70 boards) showing refresh rates board-by-board for various
resolutions.  You can also order a catalog of documents.  Response time
is usually less than 5 minutes!

Richard
The American University
Washington, DC
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: gulla@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Jerry Gulla)
Subject: ET4000 Drivers from STB Systems
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:10:36 GMT

I just got pgos2-20.zoo from hobbes - it says it's a driver for (some)
ET4000 based cards.  I have a Diamond Speedstar+; anyone try these drivers
with this card?  (The info might save me some hassles :-)

Jerry Gulla

--
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 "It seems to me that the advance of civilization is nothing but an 
  exercize in the limiting of privacy."  - Isaac Asimov
From: root@mordor.com (Chris Mauritz - SysGod)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Uucp/netnews/email under OS/2
Date: 31 Jul 92 10:50:28 GMT
Organization: Mordor - Public Access Unix - Jersey City, NJ.

Hello!

Currently, I am using Coherent (an inexpensive unix clone) to make
a uucp connection to the internet and exchange email/news.  Is there
a program(s) that would allow me to do this under OS/2?  One of my
biggest gripes about Coherent is that I cannot do "real work" using
my DOS/Windows applications while it is running.  I am hoping to
be able to find programs that can accomplish the same job and
have them run in the background while I use the computer for other
more plebian tasks. :)

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Chris

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Where can I find a version of PSPM that works with 2.0?????
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.apps
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 01:55:35 GMT

PLEASE do not crosspost.  Post in .apps if you have an application
question and leave it at that.

In article <1992Jul25.195951.9342@regina.cs.uregina.ca> skagos@hercules.uregina.ca (panagiotis skagos (187802923)) writes:
>  I've heard many times that there is a version of PSPM that works
>with OS/2 2.0.  I've searched a bunch of ftp sites, but I cannot
>locate it ... I only am able to find the older version that causes
>OS/2 to barf.  Can someone point me in the right direction.  Thanks
>in advance.

It is apparently an "IBM Internal Use Only" tool, I am told (which may
be released to the public under the new policy, however).

That said, there is a utility called Slay, I believe, which should end
up on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu within the next couple weeks.  (It takes a bit
of time to get it from the OS/2 Shareware BBS through the "gateway,"
so be patient.)

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LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP"). | Tsongas > Perot > Clinton.  Yay.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: chris.chambers@rose.com (chris chambers)
Subject: How to delete undelet
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:45:20 GMT
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.70)


Date Entered: 07-23-92 13:37
In <1992Jul22.120954.4010@ifi.unizh.ch> erzberg@ifi.unizh.ch writes

> - In OS2.INI are still references to the now deleted objects (and will
>   probably be there forever...). So, what one would need is something like
>   CHKDSK for the workplace shell, to cleanup all lost pointers etc.

This is not an quick solution, but the WPSBKUP shareware utility
will backup your WPS and icons, and in the process of restoring it
will compress your .ini files.

Chris Chambers
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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: "Bug" in Joel Armungaud's 800x600x256 driver - update
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:55:44 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Jul30.193252.13839@hubcap.clemson.edu> grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) writes:

>Not all Windows bitmaps can be used as OS/2 bitmaps.  I have some that
>do work, but the one I want to use doesn't work.  I'm keeping an eye out
>for Win .bmp to OS/2 .bmp converters though.

If you need to convert one, there exists a cvbmp.exe program.  I got
it from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  It's in the same place as cvtico.exe.

I didn't convert any bitmaps because 1) All the ones I have seem to
work with WPS.  I don't doubt that some OS/2 apps might not like them,
but until I have a problem, it's not worth it.  And 2) I use the
bitmaps in WIN-OS2, as well.  
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: quan@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Tony Quan)
Subject: My theory on why OS/2 has problems...
Originator: quan@Xenon.Stanford.EDU
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:33:04 GMT


I've been using OS/2 for almost 4 months now without a problem and
am amazed by the variety of problems with OS/2 that people report here.
My guess on what's going on:  a lot of the problems are caused by
people running OS/2 on no-name clones that aren't 100% compatible.
These machines run DOS and maybe even Windows fine, but the higher
demands of OS/2 expose the incompatibilities.  Any comments?

--Tony
quan@cs.stanford.edu

P.S.  I'm running OS/2 on a Gateway 2000 386/33 with 12 MB of RAM.
From: root@mordor.com (Chris Mauritz - SysGod)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: "Minimum system requirements?"
Date: 31 Jul 92 10:43:03 GMT
Organization: Mordor - Public Access Unix - Jersey City, NJ.

Hello!

I just bought OS/2 using the Windows upgrade deal.  Pretty slick...
all those disks, the manuals, and that videotape all for $49.
Hell, it's almost worth it just to get the blank diskettes. :)

I wasn't aware before the purchase that OS/2 is such a resource
hog (memory and disk space).  Before I go to all the trouble of
installing it, I'd like to know if it would be usable on the
following:

486-33mhz ISA box
128k SRAM cache
4 mb RAM
20mb free space on 130 mb drive
(I can give it more if I shrink my Coherent partition)
Diamond Speedstar HiColor VGA
14" 1024x768 non-int. monitor
current setup: DOS 5.0, Win 3.1

The reason I ask is that a friend at work tells me that 8mb is REALLY
the minimum for memory and that I should give it 60-80mb of disk space.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Chris

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Couldn't stick it out...
From: soh3@quads.uchicago.edu (min-woong sohn)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 04:27:06 GMT
Reply-To: soh3@midway.uchicago.edu
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Chicago

In article <1992Jul27.195510.176049@zeus.calpoly.edu> jemenake@zeus.calpoly.edu (Joe Emenaker) writes:
>When hearing discussions on OS/2, I've always gotten the impression that
>OS/2's strong points do not include speed at doing one thing at a time. Its
>strong points have always been touted as stabitlity and superior
>multitasking.
>
>I'll say it right here: If you don't want your computer to multi-task,
>don't run OS/2 because you stuff WILL be slower if you only do things one
>at a time.

I thought they were talking about loading not general performance after
the software is loaded into memory.  Thus, even if you use a single app
at a time, if you want to run your app faster, use os/2.  At least, that
was/is my experience.  I do admit that there are programs that will run
faster on Windows, but on average, I guess os/2 will run apps faster than
Windows.  Haven't you heard of the joke that if you want to run your
games more slowly, run it under Windows?  It's not the same as in os/2.
When SAS comes out with both os/2 and Windows versions this fall, people 
will know what to choose.

Min


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: dhinds@leland.Stanford.EDU (David Hinds)
Subject: Re: Impressions of Windows NT
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 17:35:10 GMT

In article <9207281653.AA18391@enet-gw.pa.dec.com> reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim -- MLO3-6/B9 -- DTN 223-5747) writes:
>
>>Further, since NT is 32-bit, users won't be able to address all of their
>>memory (physical + disk swap, the R4000 is a 64 bit chip because 32-bits
>>isn't enough address space).
>
>Wrong.  The R4000 is a 32-bit chip.  NT is 32 bits now, and has hooks
>for 64-bit support.

Actually, the R4000 is a 64-bit chip.

        - David Hinds
          dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu
From: cray.com!gjm@overmind.mind.org
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: TIGA and me
Date: 22 Jul 92 22:41:00 GMT
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
X-mailer: Stadel 3.4a-227
X-Spam-content: irrelevant

>>I've heard that there are no drivers for TIGA cards available under os/2.  
>>Natch, I've got a TIGA card in one machine.  Can anyone point me at TIGA 
drivers?
>>Thanks in advance.
>
>None at present, but I am told that Number Nine is developing OS/2 2.0
>drivers for their TIGA adapters.
>


Add Zenith to the list.  They are reportedly developing OS/2 drivers for
their TIGA adapter (649 card).  At least that is what the kind soul in
Tech Support told me.  No estimate for date when drivers would be available.


--Gordon Miller
From: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Jeff Foy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: GNU C/C++ for OS/2 2.0?
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:15:20 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

Are GNU C or C++ available for OS/2 2.0 for anonymous ftp? If so, where,
filenames, etc would be appreciated. Email only please as I don't usually
read this area... Thanks!


-- 
Jeffery Foy -- Either: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu -or-
                       foysys!jeffery@cs.washington.edu

-*- Happy as a clam to be using Professional YAM -*-  :)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ychung@leibniz.waterloo.edu (Young Chung)
Subject: 387 emulator in DOS box?
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:40:11 GMT

I'v just got PovRay raytracer v1.0 and tried to run it under OS/2 2.0 in a
DOS box.  The documentation stated that it would run under OS/2 as long as I
have the DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT setting correct.  So I gave it 6 megs which is
3 megs more than I needed to (it's perfectly safe, suggested from doc).

The program detects the presence of 387 coprocessor chip and loads its own
emulator if one is not found.  But, while the program is looking for a 387,
OS/2 thinks that the program is trying to access the non-existence chip and
gives me SYS2237 error (i.e. DosKrnl: NPX error...coprocessor is not installed)

So, I was wondering if there's any way around this problem.
Is it possible to install a separate emulator and then load the program?
If so, where can I find a fast and reliable emulator that will run under
OS/2 Dos box?

thanks.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: redmax@sabrina.dei.unipd.it (Massimo_Alessan Santin 197369/IL)
Subject: OS/2 slow? NO!
Organization: D.E.I. Universita' di Padova, Italia
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 21:56:35 GMT

I read many news about "slow OS/2". I can't agree!

I have seen the porting of a big application program (a 3D CAD) from OS/2 
PM 1.3 to OS/2 PM 2.0. The porting required about only two weeks and involved 
the change of the compilers: from MS C and MS FORTRAN to Watcom C and Watcom 
FORTRAN. The speed gain in graphics is not remarkable (perhaps due the 
16 bit GRE) but the the internal data processing is 3-5 times faster in 
the new version. 

About the slow Win-OS2 the answer is simple: Windows 3.1 is faster than
Windows 3.0 (and Win-OS2 is basically a Windows 3.0). If you want to improve
Win-OS2 speed you must add RAM to eliminate the memory swapping. I passed 
from 8M RAM to 16M and the performance gain is very good. 

If you want to run only Windows applications, use Windows 3.1. 
If you want speed you need 32 bit software. I know that there are few true 
32 bit applications, but I hope that there will be!


                                        Massimo A. Santin
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: "Bug" in Joel Armungaud's 800x600x256 driver - update
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:29:33 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

You've all heard the bug about dotted vertical and horizontal lines
appearing (and not always clearing) when popping up menus on the WPS
desktop.  Well, I've noticed that after installing a background bitmap
for the desktop, these lines don't appear.  

I've no idea why, but I figured it should be mentioned.

PS: Anyone with Windows background bitmaps can use them unmodified
    with WPS.  Apparantly, you don't have to convert them to OS/2
    bitmaps for Lockup and the background to read them.  I've
    currently got the Windows 3.1 "Arcade" backdrop tiled across my
    desktop with no ill effects (although it's kind of hard to read
    icon text)

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From: steve@cstat.aztec.co.za (Stephen Davies)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: DeskJet "classic" prints funny
Date: 24 Jul 92 12:03:04 GMT
Organization: Compustat (Pty) Ltd

I have a DeskJet original.  It doesn't seem to work 100% with OS/2.
 
I am driving it using (hold on let me open its settings notebook...)
the "Laserjet.Epson EPL-7000" printer driver as per instructions seen
here or in the FAQ.
 
I get some minor "glitching" in its printing.  For example, if I print
out something from the Master Help Index the "System Proportional" font
(which is very thin) prints out fine, but the Courier Bold heading print
with little white vertical bars in the character, about 4mm high.
 
Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
 
Regards,

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Stephen Davies, Compustat (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town
steve@cstat.aztec.co.za
From: 880506s@dragon.acadiau.ca (James R. Skinner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: WPS gif viewer
Date: 28 Jul 92 03:05:47 GMT
Organization: Acadia University


 
Does anyone know where one can find a PM/WPS gif viewer?
I have a couple OS/2 1.3 PM viewers but they do not work
properly with OS/2 2.0's palette manager.  If no one 
knows of one is anybody working on porting one....
I would love to see a port of WinGif....


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From: rpfaff@umiacs.umd.edu (Ray Pfaff)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Drivers or OS/2
Date: 25 Jul 92 13:04:09 GMT
Organization: UMIACS, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

Sorry but I can't include the last reference on this, but I tried to edit
the cd-rom driver to say "SONY" and it didn't work.  I suspect if you 
have a Sony that runs on the IBM SCSI standard, it'll work but if you 
have a Sony bus CD-Rom, you'll have to wait for a fix.
From: tom@nds.com (Tom Williamson)
Subject: Printing problems under os2
Reply-To: tom@nds.COM (Tom Williamson)
Organization: Northwest Digital Systems
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 17:27:11 GMT

I have installed os2 on my system and all seems to work well except for 
printing from DOS programs.

System:
486-33
8 MB RAM
105 and 120 MB Disks
HP LJ IIP on LPT1:
Logitech Serial Mouse on COM1:
Boot Manager with os2 and DOS

When I run WordPerfect 5.1 and Quattro Pro 4.0 as migrated applications 
under os2 they seem to function properly with the exception that I cannot
seem to get anything to print.

With WP I am using FaceLift for WP for fonts.  Quattro Pro also uses scalable 
fonts.

I experience no problems printing with these programs under DOS.  Also, I can 
print successfully from within os2 in such areas as the help files, etc.

I have read the FAQ, the readme file, talked with IBM os2 support, and 
experimented with settings (disabling the print spooler).  Nothing seems to 
reslove this problem.

I am hoping that someone in netland can offer some suggestions.  

The discussions that are carried on in the various comp.os.os2.xxxx 
newsgroups have been a real lifesaver regarding the other pitfalls that come 
up during installation.  Thanks to everyone!  I think os2 is great.  It will 
be even greater when I can print something.

Thanks in advance for any help offered - Tom
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
Date: Wednesday, 29 Jul 1992 10:32:06 EST
From: Robb <RKKISTLE@MTUS5.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Keyboard Problems / lock-up on GATEWAY 2000

I have had no problems using key remapping and macros with my Gateway
Anykey under OS/2.  It's all done inside the keyboard, it just fakes
keystrokes to the computer.  One does need to boot dos to use the
Anykey utility, but everything else is fine.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Trying to find OS2 1.3 EE drivers for W.Digital FAAST 7000 ISA SCSI
From: L.Chisholm@massey.ac.nz (Len Chisholm)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 01:53:05 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Keywords: Western Digital FAAST 7000 SCSI drivers
Summary: Need WD FAAST 7000 drivers for OS2 1.3 EE
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c

We have been offered a Western Digital 7000 FAAST ISA SCSI controller card
and we wish to run it under IBM OS2 1.3 EE and Lan Server 1.3 and I am trying
to locate an FTP site or listserver which carries the appropriate drivers.
I understand that Future Domain now have Western Digital's cards.

Failing that , if anybody with the drivers is prepared to EMail me a uuencoded
ZOO or ZIP file could they please EMail me to that effect.

Is anything good/bad known about the card itself - I don't remember seeing
it mentioned in any of the magazine reviews I have read ?

Thanks in advance

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