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From: crs@siesoft.co.uk (Chris Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Opinions on ViewRx video card
Date: 26 Jan 93 15:53:41 GMT
Organization: Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems Ltd.
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Has anyone used a ViewRx windows accelerator card?  Are they any good?
What resolutions do they support?  Are they compatible with VGA?
I have seen them advertised for 95 pounds/145 $ ,  at that price
they might represent a good buy.

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From: vpcsc11@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (student)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Need Help With PC Static Problem
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:11:41 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Organization: San Francisco State University

Low Cost Solutions to Static Problems?

I work with a support center that provides computer advice to
hundreds of nonprofit organizations throughout the state.  Over the
past few months, several people have told us that they are having
problems with static in their office.

After walking across the carpet, they are charged with static
electricity and when they touch their computer equipment they
experience a slight shock.  In one office, static has actually
damaged some of their hardware.

Recently, in an office supply catalogue, I saw an advertisement for
some fairly expensive anti-static products: chair mats, table mats,
keyboard mats, and mouse mats.  The makers of these products claim
that they will solve the static problem, but many of the
financially strapped organizations that we deal with cannot afford
to buy these products.

So, I decided to turn to the mighty wisdom of the Internet for
assistance.  My questions are this:

1.   Does anyone have experience with these commercially available
anti-static products?  Do they really work?

2.   What is the concept behind these products?  The advertisement
I came across claimed that the chair mat had "an internal carbon
grid that disssipates static through a 15' grounding cord."

3.   Does anyone have any ideas about inexpensive alternatives to
these anti-static products?  It seems as if it should be pretty
easy to modify pre-existing mats to make them static proof.

If anyone out there has any ideas about how to tackle this problem,
please e-mail your responses to: vpcsc11@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu.

Thanks!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: bern@Uni-Trier.DE (Jochen Bern)
Subject: Re: Computer Problem... please help
Originator: bern@kleopatra
Organization: Theor. CS, FB IV / CS, Univ. of Trier, Germany (Internet TI.Uni-Trier.DE)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:08:43 GMT

In <31874@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel) writes:
>In article <1993Jan24.213734.10312@newshost.lanl.gov>, sct@beta.lanl.gov (Stephen Tenbrink) writes:
>|> In article <1993Jan23.183543.12329@sarah.albany.edu> pv9955@gemini writes:
>|> >I think I deserve this punishment.
>|> >Back in June, my family bought a Gateway2000 486sx25.  It is a fine computer.
>|> >...then it died.
>|> >
>|> >What is happening is that when it is turned on, the three indicator lights
>|> >flash on, and then everything turns off.  No fan spinning; no hard drive.

Sounds like a faulty Power Supply to me, more precisely, the Control Logic.
Modern Supplies have a rather elaborated Control Logic which enables them
to supply a wide Range of Voltages, with a PROM remembering WHAT Voltage
to supply. Hook a Multimeter ($15 max.) to the Power Cords, setting the
Meter to AC 50 V. If you don't see it going up to either 12 or 5 Volts
(should supply both on two different Lines), the Supply is broken.

>|> >Gateway Tech Support said they cannot send an On-Site technician to my home
>|> >because they do not do "troubleshooting."  I will first have to find the
>|> >problem, and they will send me a replacement part.  Only if it is a big job
>|> >will they send someone to do the work.
>|> Waite a minute!!  What good is having "on-site" technical support if they
>|> don't troubleshoot?  I may have been naive, but what is the "on-site"
>|> support for except to fix something you cannot identify?  Am I wrong??  If
>|> this is the case, then we've been dupped by the claim.

You aren't wrong. If you can identify it, then you will most probably be
able to fix it given the Replacement Parts, hence no need for somebody
on-site.

>Immediately, if not sooner, get back to Gateway 2000 and get a service
>manager, and if the story is the same call Ted Weitt owner, you will
>probably get an assistant, but you should get some assistance on this
>problem. According to the adds You are entitled to one-year service
>on site if you can not fixit.

And if even the Owner doesn't give in, state that it is covered by your
Warranty and send it back. Rejecting Warranty Repairs is subject to
legal Investigation, and that's a higher League than just requesting
them to fulfil Sales Promises. However, BEAT 'EM!!!

Regards,
								J. Bern
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: bkpipa@eos.ncsu.edu (BRIAN KEITH PIPA)
Subject: 2400 baud ->9600 baud
Originator: bkpipa@c00547-106ps.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: bkpipa@eos.ncsu.edu (BRIAN KEITH PIPA)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 03:41:39 GMT


In a previous article, Dave Ratcliffe said:

>Ya just gatta wonder if these guys also believe the "Make your 2400 baud
>modem into a 9600 baud modem" files that circulate periodically. 

I have never seen these files. Could someone send one to me?
I am curious as to what they say (NO, I don't believe it).

Brian

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: Looking for comm program to allow quasi-windows
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:06:57 GMT

In article <21672@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> pthirose@tostada.engr.ucdavis.edu (Paul Hirose) writes:
>I've recently been told that there is an application for the Macintosh
>computer called "layers" (or "maclayers") that will allow you to have
>multi-window capability when connected to a host Unix system with socket
>support.  This is accomplished with just one connection.
>
>I was wondering if there was the equivalent of this for an ibm type
>computer, and if so, where I might get it.  I would assume that some
>kind of program would run on the Unix side, and I would appreciate a
>pointer to that as well.  I'd hope it's public domain/freeware, since
>I'd like to just install this on our local Sun-sparc lan for use by
>all our users.

Theres something called "Winunix" (I think) on ftp.cica.indiana.edu
(129.89.20.84) in pub/pc/win3/util. It lets you open up seperate shells
in seperate windows.



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From: hofstoet@vanessa.fmi.uni-passau.de (Hans Ulrich Hofstoetter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: splitting up files
Date: 21 Jan 1993 09:59:21 GMT
Organization: University of Passau, Germany
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: vanessa.fmi.uni-passau.de

In article <1993Jan15.223834.15075@nosc.mil>, shall@obiwan.nosc.mil (Scott R. Hall) writes:
> Hello, I was wondering if anyone out there new of a way to split up files  
> that are to large to fit onto a floppy. At the present, I am transfering  
> files via ZMODEM, and it's TAKING ME ALL DAY! The type of file I am  
> transferring is a .PR2 (Aldus) file. Knowing how to do this with a PR2  
> file is my immediate need, but it would be helpfull for me to know how to  
> do this with all types of files, as this is not the first time I have had  
> this problem.
> 
> By the way,  I'm talking about 4, 5, and 6 megabyte files, so I assume  
> compression is not an option. Thanks in advance.


You should try ARJ. It's a packer able to split up archive files on
multiple disks, size of your choice.


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From: Rick.Stangeland@ttlg.UUCP (Rick Stangeland)
Sender: postmaster@ttlg.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Common User Access
Date: 23 Jan 93  21:26:12 mst

Can anyone tell me where I might obtain the specifications for the "Common User Access" keyboard and if there are any other such standards?

Many thanks!

        RS

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
From: gerry@bluemoon.use.com (Gerard M. Foley)
Subject: Re: Gateway service problem (was Re: Nightmare experience with "Prog
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 20:34:39 EST

   The New York Times Science News computer column for Jan.26 uses
Gateway2000 and IBM as two examples of companies having trouble
serving customer problems.

gerry@bluemoon.rn  My amateur radio callsign is K8EF, and my
packet radio address is K8EF@W8CQK.OH.USA.NA
From: small.caltech.edu!egrayver (Eugene Grayver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: RT hard disks in a PC
Date: 25 Jan 1993 21:39:05 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: small.caltech.edu
Originator: egrayver@small

My company used to have a few RTs but we no longer use them.  I have a lot  
of hard disks left over from them.  I have r44, r70, e70 and all the  
controllers for them.  PLEASE tell me if and how I can use these disks in  
a IBM PC 386.  I think all the controllers are AT-bus type but I have no  
idea what to do with all the jumpers.  If you had any experience with  
this, plese reply by e-mail.
egrayver@punisher.cco.caltech.edu
Thanks.
From: ewilson@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Eliot Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: X11R5 RT Binaries Problems
Date: 27 Jan 93 20:00:41 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

In article <1993Jan25.214159.21612@samba.oit.unc.edu> Chris.Simison@launchpad.unc.edu (Chris Simison) writes:
>I have installed the binaries for X11R5 on the RT (available at brazos.is.
>rice.edu) and everything is installed correctly, however, when I run either
>xinit or startx, it says "Killed," and I have no idea why.  Any ideas?
>Hence, I can't run a window manager, etc., etc., which is really annoying.
>( personally, I can only stare at a grey screen with an X cursor in the 
>middle for a little while :-) )
>
I think that none of the clients from that port will run. I was told that
the server 'X' would run. I found it crashed my machine, and that may have
been due to the order of the cards on the bus. So just try starting X manually.

And then start those apps you want,    guess you'll have to used the old 
aixwm as a window manager...

-Luck, ELiot

>
>
>Chris Simison
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From: ewilson@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Eliot Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: NFS problem
Keywords: RT, NFS 1.2
Date: 27 Jan 93 20:08:23 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

In article <krz.728034495@scorpion.ac.cowan.edu.au> krz@cowan.edu.au (K.WOZNIAK) writes:
>
>The "AIX Communication Handbook" (red book) proclaimes that:
>(page 260)
>"NFS system servers are easy. Basically [...] when new client hosts are added
>to the network, update the /etc/exports to allow those clients to 
>access the file systems on the NFS server"  
>
>It simply does not work. New entries are ignored. 
>Am I forgetting about something?
>
>It may be that my problem is trivial, but I can not figure out
>what is happening. In addition it seems that there is no manual 
>for NFS on our continent. 

You need to tell the daemons that are running to re-read the exports file.
do this with the command '/usr/etc/exportfs -a' This says to add all entries
in /etc/exports to the list of exported directories.

Hope it helps,
-ELiot
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
From: Chris.Simison@launchpad.unc.edu (Chris Simison)
Subject: X11R5 RT Binaries Problems
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:41:59 GMT

I have installed the binaries for X11R5 on the RT (available at brazos.is.
rice.edu) and everything is installed correctly, however, when I run either
xinit or startx, it says "Killed," and I have no idea why.  Any ideas?
Hence, I can't run a window manager, etc., etc., which is really annoying.
( personally, I can only stare at a grey screen with an X cursor in the 
middle for a little while :-) )



Chris Simison
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From: markw@airgun.wg.waii.com (Mark Whetzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: NFS problem
Summary: Are any clients PRE nfs 3.0?
Keywords: RT, NFS 1.2
Date: 26 Jan 93 16:54:56 GMT
Organization: Western Geophysical, Div. of Western Atlas Int'l, Houston, TX

I know, bad form, following up to my own post, but another thought ..

In article <krz.728034495@scorpion.ac.cowan.edu.au>,
     krz@cowan.edu.au (K.WOZNIAK) writes:
> It [NFS 1.2 ] simply does not work. New entries are ignored. 
> Am I forgetting about something?

Are the systems you are exporting to pre 3.0? (RT's prior to V1.2 NFS?)

Reading in /etc/rc.nfs, I see the following lines on one of our RT's
running NFS V1.2:
 
===================== start partial  cut of /etc/rc.nfs =====================
#
# If nfs daemon is executable and /etc/exports file exists,
# become nfs server.
#
if [ -x /usr/etc/nfsd -a -f /etc/exports ]; then
        > /etc/xtab
        /usr/etc/exportfs -a
        /usr/etc/nfsd 8; echo ' nfsd\c'                         >/dev/console
# The following two lines will start rpc.mountd and enable port
# checking. Turning on port checking will deny access for pre-3.0
# NFS clients. Comment out the following two lines if you have
# pre-3.0 clients.
        /usr/etc/rpc.mountd
        echo "nfs_portmon/W1" | adb -w /unix /dev/kmem          >/dev/null
# Uncomment the following line for pre-3.0 NFS clients
        #/usr/etc/rpc.mountd -n
fi
========================== end cut of /etc/rc.nfs ============================

Mountd may be denying the mount, Humm?

Later,
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
From: Chris.Simison@launchpad.unc.edu (Chris Simison)
Subject: Query about GCC
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:35:33 GMT

I was just wondering whether anyone had been successful in compiling
GCC under AIX on the RT.  I know that the source says that the RT running
AIX is no longer supported, but I wondered anyway.


Thanks.
Chris Simison
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From: gbs@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Gareth B Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Anonymous ftp on an RT
Date: 26 Jan 93 13:20:08 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

I used the shell script to create an anonymous ftp account on my RT.
Is there any way I can keep track on this account, such as
when someone logged in, where from, what did they give as the password,
etc. anything at all really.

Any ideas?
Thanks,

Gareth
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From: markw@antimatr.hou.tx.us (Mark Whetzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: ftp logging on an RT  (Was: anonymous ftp on an RT)
Summary: OOPS.. ftp logging was incorrect.. it is a -l  not a -i
Date: 28 Jan 93 04:39:02 GMT
Organization: StarTrek and Lionel trains fan, Missouri City, TX

Following up to my own post.. I typo'ed the command line argument..

In article <93@antimatr.hou.tx.us>, markw@antimatr.hou.tx.us (Mark Whetzel) writes:
> According to the RT TCP/IP book SC23-2005-1, the -i option to the
                                                    ^  a -l  (for logging!)
There is also a -d flag for debugging.

The inetd.conf line SHOULD read:
ftp	stream	tcp	nowait	root	/usr/lpp/tcpip/etc/ftpd	ftpd -ld

> and issue a kill -HUP to the inetd process. to re-read the config file.
 
> Logging is performed via the syslog function call, and the /etc/syslog.conf
> file will have to be altered to actually save the logged data.
> Unfortunately, the book does not indicate the facility and error level
> that ftpd uses to perform it's logging, so a litte experimentation will
> have to be performed.

A little experimentation reveals that the -l flag only shows that a FTP
connection was established, but no other details.  No account info, nor
any file transfer info.

BUT.. the -d flag to the ftpd  DOES cause a great deal of info to be
sent to the syslog, INCLUDING any userid and passwords specified, as
well as the direction and filenames of files sent/received.

Add these lines to /etc/syslog.conf for FTP logging.
# ftp -l logs here
daemon.info		/usr/spool/daemon.info
#
# ftp -d logs here
daemon.debug		/usr/spool/daemon.debug

Sorry about the typo on the earlier command line flag.

Later,
markw
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt:741 misc.forsale.computers.other:1973
From: boris@mas1.UUCP (Boris Lasman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt,misc.forsale.computers.other
Subject: PC RT for sale.
Keywords: PC RT
Date: 26 Jan 93 01:39:02 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Measurex Automation Systems, Cupertino CA

We have an IBM RT enclosure, with power supply, backplane, and all boards
for sale. No keyboard, mouse, or drives. - Best offer. Send email, or call
Brian at 1.408.973-1800.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt,misc.forsale.computers
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 10:25:55 -0500 
From: Robert Joseph Kuszewski <lizard+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: IBM RT - APC - FPU - 16mb RAM

I am thinking of selling my RT collection.  These machines were IBM's
desktop UNIX offering from ~1983 through ~1988.  During this time, IBM
made three seperate processors for the machine.  The original processor
(RT) was quite slow indeed, but the next two processors (the APC and
EAPC) are about equivalent to Sun3s.  Anyway, here's the specs:

FOR SALE:  IBM-RT (Tower Model) with:

	- APC Microprocessor (the medium-grade)
	- FPU (Floating point Math Co-Processor)
	- 16 MB fast RAM (maximum useable).

	- ACIS Monitor (Monochrome, 16")
	- Monitor Card
	- 2 Dual-Sided 5.25" Drives
	- 3 70-MB hard drives
	- EESDI Drive Controller Card (Enhanced ESDI)
	- Token Ring Adaptor
	- Ethernet Card (I'm not 100% sure if this works)

I have another one with just one hard drive and only one floppy which is
also for sale.

It's a fairly nice system.  I'm not sure I'm allowed to sell the machine
with the software still on it, so you might have to find OS distribution
from some other source. I believe I have AOS 4.0 on there now.

Naturally, it comes with a keyboard, mouse, and all the appropriate
cables to hook the machine up.

$900 or best reasonable offer.

-Bob Kuszewski
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
From: milr@quads.uchicago.edu (mark ryan miller)
Subject: Re: Query about GCC
Reply-To: milr@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:18:26 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.213533.21296@samba.oit.unc.edu> Chris.Simison@launchpad.unc.edu (Chris Simison) writes:
>I was just wondering whether anyone had been successful in compiling
>GCC under AIX on the RT.  I know that the source says that the RT running
>AIX is no longer supported, but I wondered anyway.
>
>
>Thanks.
>Chris Simison
>--- simison@maggie.imsa.edu
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>     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
>        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
>           internet:  laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80

We talked about this previously.  Someone mentioned that the code
includes some assembly code that isn't RT???

I'm not much of a programmer, but would like to have C++ on my
RT.  I'm willing to organize an effort to port C++ to the RT.
Anyone who is interested in helping, please send mail to
my address at milr@quads.uchicago.edu

--Mark

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