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From: bradley@cs.utexas.edu (Bradley L. Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Win 3.1's Bad DeskJet 500 Driver (AAAARGH!)
Date: 13 Apr 1992 08:39:23 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Steve Bourgault writes:
>
>    I pulled the new DeskJet drivers from cica a couple of weeks ago.
>    This version is quite an improvement.  You need to disable the
>    print manager when using it, but it is well worth it.  I have no
>    problem printing TrueType, ATM, or Intellifont fonts in Win3.1

Being (a) new to Windows and hence (b) ignorant of font technologies, I have a
simplistic question.  Can I use the true-type fonts in WordPerfect for Windows,
using my DeskJet+ ?  If so, how do I install the fonts in WordPerfect, so that
it knows how to handle spacing and so forth?  And how does it handle sending
the necessary fonts to the printer?  (And is all this also possible with WP5.1
for DOS, which I still have to resort to on occasion).

Idiot-level explanations much appreciated....

Bradley
From: jbreeden@netcom.com (John Breeden)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Win 3.1 corrupted permanent swap file
Date: 16 Apr 92 17:11:33 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Somewhere in the S.F. Bay Area

In article <1992Apr16.122033.23691@fmsrl7.srl.ford.com> hugh@slee01.srl.ford.com writes:
>Windows 3.1 won't let me create a permanent swap file. When I try, and
>then restart windows, I get ``corrupted swap file'' message. I have a
>Compudyne 386SX with 2MB memory, 100 MB Seagate disk, and 40 MB
>seagate disk.
>
>Any help?
>--
>Hugh Fader
>hugh@slee01.srl.ford.com

Turn off the disk compression you are using on the drive you are trying to
create a swap file on (Stacker???). ..... pretty good huh?

-- 

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From: scdorcy@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (JAMES DORCEY)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: When DR scams, it's ok? Was Re: Win3.1/DR DOS 6.0/SuperS
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:57:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: lims01.9APR199209575993
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <11329@mindlink.bc.ca>, Robert_Salesas@mindlink.bc.ca (Robert Salesas) writes...
>> griphg@yvax.byu.edu writes:
>> 
>> 
>> Try running any MS-DOS system software from another version of DOS, and
>> you'll
>> get "Wrong DOS version".  ALL DOS SYSTEM SOFTWARE DOES THIS, even that made
>> by
>> Microsoft.
>> 
>> Jerry Griph
>> griphg@yvax.byu.edu
> 
> 
> 
>I'm not talking about "version" checking.  That makes sense.  This is PRODUCT
>checking.  SSTOR doesn't run because it's MS-DOS, not because it is MS-DOS
>v5.0.  That's a big difference.

The SSTOR which comes with DR DOS 6.0 is a customized version which is an 
integral part of DR DOS 6.0, optimized to work with the memory management 
system used by DR DOS 6.0.  I seriously doubt that the DR DOS 6.0 SSTOR 
specifically does any "Product" checking, but it does rely on DR DOS 6.0 to 
load properly due to memory management.

Which probably comes back around to DR DOS and Win 3.1, with the MS-DOS fan 
club in the gallery saying "If SSTOR (DR DOS 6.0 version) is not compatible 
with MS-DOS, then why should Win 3.1 be compatible with DR DOS?"  While not 
a fair comparison (unless Win 3.1 were part of MS-DOS 5.0), the lack of 
compatibility if likely due to the same reasons - memory management.

JD
From: scdorcy@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (JAMES DORCEY)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: DRDOS 6.0 and WIN 3.1
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:00:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: lims01.9APR199213002341
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1gHyiB4w164w@upchrch.UUCP>, joel@upchrch.UUCP (Joel Upchurch  ) 
writes... 

>It makes sense, when you think about it. A hardware vendor would have
>to crazy to ship a system without checking if it was MS-DOS compatible,
>but I suspect most don't bother to see if it has any problems running
>DR-DOS, unless it comes bundled with the system. The ability to run
>MS-DOS and Windows becomes in effect the definition of hardware
>compatability.

If the last sentence is true, then I guess that "Uncle Bill" has every "PC" 
owner and manufacturer at his mercy.  One question is: Which version of MS-
DOS and Windows are the standard for compatability?

JD
From: Mike_Quigley@mindlink.bc.ca (Mike Quigley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: VOC2WAV.ZIP
Date: 11 Apr 92 05:25:20 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

OK, I got this file from an FTP site, but there is nothing in the way of
documentation enclosed. (The program itself is pretty obvious how it works.) Is
this shareware? It says it's copyright by Creative Technology. No, I'm not from
the FBI ... I'm a librarian at this here BBS...
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From: cchapman@matd.gatech.edu (Charles H. Chapman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Why Windows is a better bet than OS/2 2.0...
Date: 16 Apr 92 12:35:39 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1992Apr15.201637.27169@eng.umd.edu> toddf@eng.umd.edu (Todd Fine) writes:


>          OS/2 2.0 can address memory and storage using 32 bits, compared
>       with 16 for DOS and Windows 3.1. But Windows NT can address with
>       64 bits, giving it access to 4 gigabytes of random access memory,
>       eight times more than Windows 2.0.


Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure you will) but you can already address
4 gigabytes with 32 bits.  With 64 bits you should be able to address
1.844674407 * 10^19 bytes.  That's about 4 gigabytes for every person on
earth!

Chuck

Charles H. Chapman  (GTRI/MATD)             (404) 528-7588
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Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: Iskandar Taib <ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: Getting stuff from wuarchive.wustl.edu
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 13:02:29 -0500

In article <70337718321128@jaber.eecs.umich.edu> ayman@eecs.umich.edu writes:
>wuarchive can be mounted using NFS. The win3 directory can be accessed by
>mounting wuarchive.wustl.edu:/archive/mirrors2
>So you could say 
>unix% mkdir ~/archive
>unix% mount wuarchive.wustl.edu:/archive/mirrors2 ~/archive
>
>to mount the disk, and then
>unix% cd ~/archive/win3

Unfortunately you have to be root to run mount.  8-(







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From: easyrob@cs.utexas.edu (Robert Depew Reynolds)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Number of OS/2 2.0 orders (was Re: Why go to 3.1 if 2.0 works)
Date: 14 Apr 1992 18:57:47 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: coltexo.cs.utexas.edu

Supposedly there were about 2 million pre-orders from corporate accounts.

I hope this is true!

/===========================================================================\
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|  easyrob@cs.utexas.edu <INTERNET  |      any TWO you         /  \         |
|  (512) 345-8509        <TELEPHONE |      wish!              /    \        |
|====================================================\       /      \       |
|  I have been known to work, but I have never been  |      /        \      |
|  known to speak for an employer or even like 'em   |    FAST ---- CHEAP   |
|  most of the time.  Well there is PAYDAY!  :-)     |                      |
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From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: A note on Norton Desktop 2.0
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 05:33:33 GMT

In article <KLUG.92Apr15192131@klug.Software.Mitel.COM> klug@Software.Mitel.COM (Peter Klug) writes:
>
>On a related note...  Currently I'm running Windows 3.0 and Norton
>1.0.  I'll shortly be getting Windows 3.1.  Are there any gotchas in
>ungrading this configuration?  Do I just upgrade Windows and life
>continues as before but with all of 3.1's new features?  Or will I
>have to reinstall Norton over top of the upgraded Windows (in which
>case my Norton configurations will probably be gone)?  For that
>matter, does anyone know whether or not Norton 1.0 is still fully
>compatible with Windows 3.1?  Any advice on this will be appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.

I installed Windows 3.1 over the top of my old copy of Windows 3.0.
Despite all the press hype about how NDW 'breaks' under Windows 3.1, I
haven't had any problems with it that I didn't have with Windows 3.0
(I occasionally have to click things more than once if I'm dragging
icons around the desktop).  I didn't do anything special at all, and
everything seems to be working fine.

>
>Peter
>
>
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>*     Mitel Corporation     *  
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From: mlab3@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: ami 2.0 with win 3.1
Date: 13 Apr 92 19:14:25 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I tried to use object insert in the Ami pro 2.0. when I open the dialog box is blank, it doesn't have any option to chose  from. Anyone out there have the same prolbem? thanks in advance. Please email your replies-- 

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From: joel@upchrch.UUCP (Joel Upchurch  )
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Bummed about Truetype
Date: 7 Apr 92 17:29:08 GMT
Organization: Upchurch Computer Consulting, Orlando FL

I installed Windows 3.1 yesterday and tried printing some documents using
the TrueType fonts. It was taking about four minutes a page. After
fumbling around and checking it, I found that it apparently sends out
a bitmap instead of downloading the font for my printer. I checked the
Laserjet drivers and it does the same thing for all the HPs before the
Series II.

I got on Genie and read some articles in the Microsoft Knowledgebase.
Apparently Truetype will only download fonts if the printer supports
downloading partial fonts.

I'm totally bummed about this since it makes Truetype pretty much
useless for me for any document over a couple of pages.

Why is Truetype set up this way? It seems to be that it would be better
to at least have the option of downloading the entire font if I wanted
to. I've found that downloading full fonts is faster that sending out a
bitmap, even on one page documents.

I'm feeling a bit ripped off, since I sprang for the $50 optional True-
type font package, under the impression that it would give me a big
speed advantage over ATM 2.0, which transmits bitmaps also. This turns
out not to be the case. I bet a lot of people that own the Laserjet+
printers are also going to feel the same way, since the Focus on Windows
brochure implies that all Laserjet compatible printers would use
downloaded fonts, not just Series II compatible printers.

(If your mail bounces use the address below. My map entry is new.)
Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
joel@peora.ccur.com {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd,ucf-cs}!peora!joel (407) 859-0982
From: stevek@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Steve Kauder)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 13:58:17 GMT
Subject: Re: Win 3.1 and PC-Kwik?
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms

>In comp.windows.ms, slc@a2.cim.cdc.com (Steve Chesney x4662) writes:
>
>    I use a recent version of PC-Kwik disk cache (the one that knows how to 
>    loan extended memory to Windows 3.0).  Will it work with windows 3.1?
>    -- 
>    Steve Chesney                                    slc@a2.cim.cdc.com     
>    Control Data Corporation                         612-482-4662 (voice)
>    4290 Fernwood Avenue                             612-482-4001 (fax)
>    Arden Hills, MN  55112

Steve and others,

I was just going to post a similiar note.  Steve, could you post whatever
you get so that all of us can share it.

PC-Kwik is supposed to work with Win 3.1.  I just got the latest version
(did the box say 2.1 for the whole Power Pak??).

But I use QEMM instead of himem.sys and emm386.exe.  PC-Kwik is not
compatible with my QEMM v. 5.11.  I'm upgrading QEMM now.

Here is my question.  Is the PC-Kwik disk cache better than Smartdrv 4.0?
Smartdrv is, finally, fast.  And Smartdrv, for better or worse, is designed
to work with Windows.

R's,

Steve Kauder                        Phone: 303-229-3541 
UTD Support and Learning Products   Unix Mail: stevek@hpfcmgw.fc.hp.com

"Computers, Music, Astrology, The Course in Miracles, what's next??"
From: futrena@wkuvx1.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Where is OS/2?
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:46:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: wkuvx1.1992Apr9.124654.1285
Organization: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Ok.  I will ask this question ONE more time.  Who do I call to get a copy of
OS/2 2.0?  Or do I contact an "Authorized IBM Dealer"?


Nathan
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: becap@cs.mcgill.ca (Brian CAPSON)
Subject: Re: Desktop Manager recommendations sought
Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 16:01:47 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.152456.404@inferno.peri.com> phil@inferno.peri.com (Philip Restuccia) writes:
>Hi all!
>
>I am looking for opinions/recommendations/condemnations/etc. on desktop managers

You might want to check out the shareware app WinDock that should be
available on cica. It was written for Win3.1, provides drag-drop support
for icons, and is pretty handy. You can drag any of your apps from File
Manager to the "dock", and the icon appears there. You can also drag any
file to an icon on the dock, and that app is launched with the file you
dragged. This works for DOS apps too, I can drag EXE's to my CodeView
icon, and codeview is launched on that executable. It was very popular
among beta testors of Win3.1 (almost 1000 downloads from Compuserve), so
check it out. The latest version is 1.51, if you can't find it on cica
or Compuserve, then let me know and I'll send you a copy.

- Brian

Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu (John H. Kim)
Subject: Re: Why I hate [insert here] (this newsgroup)
Organization: Harvey Mudd College
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 19:12:56 GMT

dmmatt@bigez (Mike Mattix) writes:

>In article <1992Apr12.054405.25265@unixg.ubc.ca>, twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
>> In article <1992Apr11.191032.12661@cs.mcgill.ca> storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) writes:
>>>In article <1992Apr10.210418.26317@muddcs.claremont.edu> jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu (John H. Kim) writes:
>>>>Correction of more OS/2 misinformation, etc., etc.:
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>God I hate doing this.  I have been trying to not fuel the flames but,  this
>is not (I repeat NOT) an OS/2 news group.

Well, there's my reason for why I posted OS/2 info in the Windows group.
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: mjohnsto@jenny.shearson.com (Mike Johnston)
Subject: Re: 3.1 PC Speaker
Organization: Lehman Brothers
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 20:14:44 GMT

In article <odt7Iiu00YVXI2lV47@andrew.cmu.edu> Carl B Jabido <cj00+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

   Okay, I've got the driver, but when does Windows actually use the
   sounds?  I get exclamation, question boxes all the time, but none play
   the sounds I configured.  One program, WinDock, which was designed for
   3.1 (really well designed, I'm gonna register as soon as I scrape up the
   dough), does use the sounds.  Does this mean that the program has to be
   designed for 3.1?  If so, then why don't the sounds do anything in the
   3.1 applets?

You need to associate the sounds to events and it'll work just fine. 
The procedure is simple. Just bring up the 'sounds' applet from program
mangler and make sure 'sound events' are enabled. You can then associate
different .wav files to different events in Windows.

It's cute and, at least in my case, baits you to get a REAL sound board.

MJ
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Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: btsg6965@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Briand T Sanderson)
Subject: Re: Adlib Card and Win3.1
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 06:50:22 GMT

arakins@iastate.edu (Andrew R Akins) writes:

>  The Ad-Lib driver for Win 3.1 will NOT play .WAV sounds. Only
>the .MID midi playback files.

>  This is becuase the Ad-Lib card cannot handle the direct
>digital signal in a .WAV file. This is not a function of software
>or drivers - it is a function of Hardware. The Ad-Lib simply
>cannot play these types of sounds. Thus, you cannot use your
>Ad-Lib board to respond to events.

>  However: Good News. Ad-Lib is coming out with a new sound board.
>They are calling it the Ad-Lib Gold. It CAN play .WAV files - it
>is a complete Multimedia sound board. Thus you can also record sounds

I find it terribly hard to believe that someone can write a driver for the
PC Speaker to play *.WAV files, but the adlib card cannot???? The SPEAKER
certainly doesn't have a DSP in it!!!!!!!!! 

So why can't the adlib play *.wav files?

B. Sanderson
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: swartzjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Jeff H. Swartz)
Subject: True Type
Reply-To: swartzjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Jeff H. Swartz)
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 01:33:54 GMT



	Does anyone know if there is an easy way to convert Adobe fonts  
into True Type fonts?  I have tons of Adobe fonts and really want to keep  
them when I get Win 3.1.  Any ideas???


			Jeff Swartz
From: joel@upchrch.UUCP (Joel Upchurch  )
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: SMARTDRV 4.0 weirdness
Date: 12 Apr 92 07:59:28 GMT
Organization: Upchurch Computer Consulting, Orlando FL

lauch@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu (Chung Lau) writes:

>   Boy I would think smartdrv 4.0 should be able to change the cache
> size on the fly, guess not.

It can, when you think about it, or it wouldn't be able to change the
cache size when Windows starts.

The Windows Resource Kit comes with a SMARTDRV monitoring that let
you dynamically change the cache parms, except for the cache size.
You can turn caching and write-caching on or off for each device
and force it write any unwritten data to the cache, or invalidate
anything in the cache. It also gives you a histogram on cache hits.

(If your mail bounces use the address below. My map entry is new.)
Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
joel@peora.ccur.com {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd,ucf-cs}!peora!joel (407) 859-0982
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
From: pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel)
Subject: Re: Why I'm sticking with Windows
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 00:25:22 GMT

I need some help....   I've read about NT in the magazines (yea, I
know, that's one strike against me!) and the "word" is that NT will be
primarily for servers and not mid-power PCs.  Any comments.... ?


-- 
Pierre von Kaenel	| Skidmore College	     | pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu
Math & CS Dept.		| Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518)584-5000 Ext 2391

"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical" - Yogi
From: yon%smltlk.cbm.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com (David A. Yon)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Bugs 3.1 aka win3.1
Date: 8 Apr 92 13:06:53 GMT
Reply-To: yon%smltlk.cbm.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com (David A. Yon)
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Apr7.161217.823@desire.wright.edu>, rocker@desire.wright.edu
writes:
|>	Is anyone else finding 3.1 to be VERY buggy?  So far, after 6 hours
|>I've already had the following:

[bug stuff deleted]

	Yes, I've also run into some snarls with the new version of Win 3.1:

1) SuperPrint (a scalable font driver for Epsons, HP Laser/Deskjet) is
   totally broken.  They are sending out a new release in a few weeks.
2) Alt-TAB to switch between windows completely locks the machine.  I
   cannot get this to work at all. (this a MAJOR one guys...)
3) The multi-media drivers do not support the advanced features of my
   Music Quest MIDI card (dual MIDI in/out, and SMPTE support).  My
   sequencer (MasterTracks Pro) refuses to use its own drivers if it 
   finds the multi-media extensions present.
4) The cursor seems to randomly disappear in Ami Pro 2.0
5) I tried reformatting some of the text in a WinWrite document to use
   TrueType.  When I killed Write and then tried to reload it, the
   machine locked.
6) As for error recovery, I have yet to find that Windows was able to 
   prevent me from having to reboot on a serious error.

	My configuration is a Gateway 486/33C, with 16 meg of RAM and the
ATI Ultra card, running DOS 5.0.  I'm running ATM 2.0, and Norton Desktop
1.0, connected to a Deskjet 500.  Has anyone with a similar system seen 
these problems (I'm especially concerned with Alt-TAB problem).

	On the good side, I've found:

1) Upgrading was a snap, no problem going from Win 3.0
2) Printing is MUCH faster than before.  Even though SuperPrint is bust,
   I'm really at odds on whether to bother with the upgrade.  The one
   really nice thing about SuperPrint is the ability to print to TIFF,
   BMP, or PCX files.
3) Performance is noticably faster, especially window creation.  MasterTracks
   Pro and Turbo Pascal/Win come up like lightning.
4) Disk acess is faster and fewer, but I wonder how much of that is write 
   caching by SmartDrv (write caching always makes me nervous).
5) The sound stuff is fun, although I wish I could globally adjust the 
   volume.  And the SoundBlaster is a bit noisy for my tastes.  (Of 
   course, with a Proteus/1 and /2 an arm's length away, I'm a bit
   spoiled!)
6) Resource usage is MUCH better.  I used to hit the ceiling if I attempted
   to run Quicken/Win along with Norton Desktop.  Anything else I would
   run usually bombed.  This is no longer the case.

	All in all a very MIXED experience.

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From: porter@caip.rutgers.edu (Adam Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: WfW, BMP
Date: 14 Apr 92 14:49:03 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


Hi folks...I'm considering Word for Windows.  Can BMP pictures be
imported into documents?  (From the clipboard, for example?)

Thanks...
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