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From: hamish@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: IBM Docs ( A fervent wish )
Date: 2 Oct 92 09:57:16 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Oct1.021148.11826@nuscc.nus.sg>, eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (TAN JIN MENG) writes:
> Now that IBM has put the redbooks in INF (Good for you IBM yea!).
> I can only hope that they put at least the minimal OS/2 programming
> references online (and the header files too if possible).
> 
> I have WATCOM C386/9.0 and it comes with the OS/2 executable generation
> support as well as the library but **NOTHING** else. sigh....
> 
> jin meng

Get the toolkit (It has online programming docs), or the tech library. The
toolkit is a cheap way of getting the docs, while the library goes into more
detail on printed paper. 

Watcom are also about to upload their patches to their compiler. HPFS Support
is included in the patches (Yay!) and hopefully so is a fix for the __far16
pointer returns from __far16 functions. (It wasn't thunking the return address
for a pointer). They are going to put them on ftp-os2 this weekend hopefully if
all goes well. 

Thanks you Watcom!

(Not paid by watcom, just a satisfied user of Watcom C/386 9.0)

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|  University of Waikato,                                                    |
|  Hamilton, New Zealand.                                                    |
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From: William.Todd@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (William Todd)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: List of DOS applications
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 18:22:00 -0500

|RJ> under OS/2.  The only program I have that I have been unable to get    |
|RJ> to operate has been my fax software from MTEZ but I haven't heard of   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

I got METZ to work, but it took 3 or 4 or 5 reinstallations. I
didn't do anything different, just kept reinstalling!!! Eventually
it worked. Why - dosen't make much sense to me, but there you are.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rm3@ornl.gov (MCBROOM R C)
Subject: Re: Hardcard and the Swap file
Keywords: Hardcard, Swap file
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:39:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep25.190714.21770@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> hartzman@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Les Hartzman) writes:
>I have an IDE drive as my C: drive and a hardcard (105 MB) as my D: drive.
>
>Is is possible to setup the swap file to reside on the D: drive, or is this
>impossible since communication is via a device driver?

It's trivial.  Just change the line in config.sys to point wherever you want 
swappdat to be.

SWAPPATH=C:\OS2\SYSTEM 2048 4096
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Have fun

Robert McBroom internet: rm3@ornl.gov

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: paul@tct.com (Paul Levin)
Subject: Re: List of DOS applications that work on OS2
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL
Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 21:13:39 GMT

According to rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden):
>In article <PICASSO.92Oct1150146@bass.bu.edu> picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes) writes:
>>
>I think a better list might be a list of all apps that do _not_ run
>under OS/2.  As for me, almost everything that I have tried has worked
>under OS/2.  The only program I have that I have been unable to get
>to operate has been my fax software from MTEZ but I haven't heard of
>any DOS or Windoze fax software working properly under OS/2.  If NT does
>not have this good of support, I think that may be a problem for it...
>
>--Ron Van Iwaarden
>

I agree.  Every DOS program I have, has worked in a VDM, including
my FAX software, from Bit Software.

-- 
From:  Paul Levin   paul@count.tct.com   813-532-2239 (work, 9-5 EST)
    --> Jesus loves you, and died for you; thank Him today. <--
From: 22331BKD@MSU
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Graphics Ultra Problems!
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:59:57 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University

------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
From: slam@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Graphics Ultra Problems!

Have you run the set up for the Ultra?  I got mine from Gateway 2000 and it cam
e with 2 disks for setup.  I think that might be necessary.  Otherwise, everthi
ng works fine here.

Organization: Wright State University

Well, I finally gave in and bought a MAG 15 and ATI Graphics Ultra combo
to run OS/2 2.0. I then reinstalled OS/2 2.0 GA, selecting 8514/a and
High Resoultion Full-Screen Win-OS/2. INSTALL goes through all 15 disks
and the printer drivers but upon reboot, OS/2 hangs on the WPS screen
with the gray background; there are no icons or anything else.

I gave up on GA and installed the 32-bit GRE and had the same problem.
Arrrggghh!!! The strange thing was that everything worked using SVGA and
a cheapo Trident 8900C/1Mb card!

One thing I noticed while attempting to use the Graphics Ultra was that
it would not go up to 8514/a mode!?!? The MAG monitor has a nifty little
LED indicator which displays the mode it is operating in and when the
blank and gray WPS screen came up, the monitor (and card) was only in
VGA 640x480 mode.

What is going on? Help! Pleaazzzzzzeeee......

SC Lam - slam@eve.wright.edu
From: exujlg@exu.ericsson.se (Jon L. Gauthier)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Quicken for Windows & the Calculator
Date: 30 Sep 92 18:22:43 GMT
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson in North America.
              The opinions expressed are strictly those of the user and
              not necessarily those of Ericsson.

In article <TFPVRB1w164w@hub.parallan.com> danielb@hub.parallan.com (Daniel Benefiel) writes:
>From: danielb@hub.parallan.com (Daniel Benefiel)
>Subject: Quicken for Windows & the Calculator
>Date: 29 Sep 92 20:00:40 GMT

>Is there any way to get the Windows calculator where Quicken can find it?

>I believe the Readme just said "Quicken won't be able to find the calculator"

IBM has just delivered OS2/Windows versions of the Windows applets.  Similar 
to 'bound' executables which run under DOS or OS/2, these apps run under 
WinOS2 or PM.  Calculator is one of these.  I can't remember if they're 
delivered with the GRE beta, or available on watson at IBM.  Maybe someone 
can answer?

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Jon L. Gauthier                                 Ericsson Network Systems, Inc
EXU/IS/TP Systems Programmer                                  P.O. Box 833875
+1 214 997-0157                                     Richardson, TX 75083-3875

Disclaimer:  "My opinions are my own - my employer would take the 5th on
             everything I say."  Surely it's been said before!...
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: baer@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 on 386sx - How is speed?
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 20:53:18 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.233700.1@vax1.umkc.edu>, ghdai@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
> Anybody has seen OS/2 2.0 installed on a 386sx-20MHz with *8* MB RAM?
> How is it compared to the OS running on a 486DX/25?  One of my friend
> wants to upgrade from wondoze 3.1 to OS/2, but he worries about speed.
> He has currently 4MB, which is definitely not enough, though OK for
> windoze.

I run OS/2 2.0 on my 486-33 at home (16mB: BIG improvement on switching
from one windows app to another from 8mB), on my 386dx-33 laptop (8mB)
and on a system I put together around an old 386sx-16 (!) motherboard
with 8 mB RAM.  All systems have fairly fast IDE HDs (in the 15-19ms range),
and the two desktops have 16 bit video cards while the laptop is, I suspect,
8 bit.  I usually run serious OS/2 stuff on my laptop at work, but occasionally
when I don't bring it in I resort to the 16mHz sx (major purpose for the sx:
to act as a network workstation on DEC's pathways which offers crappy (i.e., 
NO) OS/2 support the way it is configured at our institution).

No question, the 16mHz sx is SLOW under OS/2 2.0.   Not terrible for DOS apps
and for OS/2 apps, but opening a Windows app takes time.  And with only 8mB,
I can't exactly leave 2-3 apps open at the same time (machine slows down
with swapping).   When windows pop up on the screen, one waits for a second
or two for window to complete the process of drawing itself on the screen
(this applies to things like opening folders, opening application settings, 
etc.)      Of course, a 20mHz. will be *marginally* faster, but the difference
shouldn't exactly be breath-taking (my 16sx holds its own against a 20mHz.
dx without a cache, running only 10% slower on some apps).

I wouldn't exactly want to have to work all day on os/2 2.0 with my 16sx, 
but it gets me by for the odd hour or two of work.  With motherboard prices
coming down all the time, it won't be long before I can swap in something
more powerful (keeping the memory chips, HD, etc.) for peanuts (well, say,
a couple of hundred dollars).  In the meantime, I *can* run apps that will
only run on OS/2. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Douglas Baer, Department of Sociology,
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 5C2
Internet: BAER@UWOVAX.UWO.CA   

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mrice@mozart.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Mark W. Rice)
Subject: Please, TSENG 4000 owners, help ASAP
Organization: Your Organization Here
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 16:42:37 GMT

I had a Trident until my brother had an emergency and I gave it to him.
I need to order another card TODAY!
I'm thinking about replacing it with a TSENG 4000.  
Is this a good move?
Is it faster?
How are the drivers?
Will it do 800x600x16 in seamless?
Does it do anything in seamless (except VGA)?
Is the 800x600x16 capable of doing a high refresh rate? (above 60)?
Is the 800x600x16 reliable?  (even if not seemless).
Are there other reliable drivers (1024x...)?

Thanks to Paul Close for helping already.  Specific answers re drivers
are all I really lack right now.

PLEASE, HELP .... (now I understand all those desparate pleas on the net :)
It would help me a LOT if you would email answers to


mark.rice@ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM
From: bgm@cray.com (Bert Moshier)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: L40SX Power Management driver problem
Date: 2 Oct 92 22:39:36 GMT
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.

In article <1992Sep30.203526.20608@cis.ohio-state.edu> grichard@swimming.cis.ohio-state.edu (Golden Richard III) writes:
>In article <1992Sep30.152032.12209@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> byu@white.toronto.edu (Benjamin Yu) writes:
>>Is this power management driver specifically for the L40SX?  Can it be
>>used on another laptop?  My Samsung NoteMaster will not go into suspend
>>mode under OS/2 2.0.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Ben
>>
>
>
>What is usually done to enter suspend mode on the IBM and Samsung
>laptops?  I'm not familiar with either.    On my Toshiba, I just close
>the lid; works great under OS/2.
>
>--Golden
>-- 
>Golden Richard III             OSU Dept. of Computer and Information Science
>grichard@cis.ohio-state.edu                                   (614) 292-0056

Golden:

I can't speak to the Samsung laptop, but the IBM L40SX suspends by closing the 
lid or from a PS2 OFF (PS2 ON hh:mm:ss is also available) command.

Bert.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu (John H. Kim)
Subject: Re: Don't put program shadows on Desktop!
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 03:52:27 GMT

rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones) writes:

>According to the Redbooks (VOL 2) you should NOT put shadows of programs 
>on the DESKTOP or folders on the DESKTOP.  Instead, copies should be 
>made (I use the "create copy" selection from the original programs 
>menu).  Shadows can screw up the original if you change them (say by 
>deleting the extension).  The Redbooks also say shadows of programs 
>cause cross reference problems (?).

>This goes against advice I've read on Usenet. So what's the  deal here! 
>Anyone really know.

Read the stuff under the topic Shredder vs. Trash.  It's all about this.

If you make a shadow of an object in the drives object, you will have
problems.

I think copying an object from the drives object copies the actual file,
so you don't want to do that.

It is safe to make shadows and copies of desktop objects (stuff created
from the templates and migrate applications).
-- 
John H. Kim                 | (This space to be filled when I
jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu | think of something very clever 
uunet!jarthur!jokim         | to use as a disclaimer)
From: lruppert@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Your worst nightmare...)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: GCC PM Programming docs
Date: 6 Oct 92 01:39:28 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Originator: lruppert@rodan.acs.syr.edu

Does anyone know if documentation on making PM applications with GCC for OS/2
exists?  Particularly hints in converting from X display to PM display.  
Eventually, years and years ahead, when I know a decent amount of C, I'd like
to have xv for OS/2 2.0.  I figured I could get a start on attempting to do it
now.

Thanks,
Louis Ruppert
lruppert@rodan.acs.syr.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: clarke@xerxes.trl.OZ.AU (simon clarke)
Subject: Does AutoCAD 386 work under OS/2 2.0 ?
Keywords: AutoCAD 386
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 01:12:51 GMT

I am trying to find out whether it is possible to run AutoCAD 386 (i.e. the DOS 
version) in a window under OS/2.
 
Thanks,

Simon Clarke
s.clarke@trl.oz.au
From: stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: What are these clowns thinking?
Date: 30 Sep 1992 18:44:47 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: haas.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Sep30.172406.20229@netcom.com> rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:
>What are these clowns thinking sending out a beta that can't overinstall,
>can't preserve our desktop and can't keep our winos2 setup.  This is
>the height of insolent laziness.  Do they think our time is free?

I managed to overinstall fine, and by backing up and restoring OS2.INI and
OS2SYS.INI, I also kept my desktop. As for WINOS2, I installed into a new
directory and the original directory for 3.0 doesn't seem to have been touched.

Richard Stanton
From: azzarito@cse.fau.edu (Doug Azzarito)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Stupid font question
Date: 29 Sep 92 22:41:17 GMT
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

In article <1992Sep29.135151.6207@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>I am looking for an ATM font that looks 'futuristic'....
>Like the 'digital' numbers on a check that show the account number.
>Or, if you're broke (like me), the font that the jerseys in
>the movie 'Rollerball' were numbered in.

I have an ATM font called "SILICON" that fits that bill.  I don't know where I
got it - my fonts are either from an ATM bundle, or from various public-domain
font repositories.
From: reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim -- DTN 223-5747 -- Moved to MLO5-2/13A)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Windows NT Will be Delayed, Says Microsoft 09/28/92
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:55:46 GMT
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Subject:  ****Windows NT Will be Delayed, Says Microsoft 09/28/92
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:09:21 GMT

REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1992 SEP 28 (NB) -- Microsoft
Corporation says it won't make its target date for Windows NT, which
the company had said would come to market by the end of 1992.

The new date is now "early 1993," with Microsoft officials saying
that it "needs more time to respond to customer suggestions for
improvements in the Windows NT system." The software developers kit
(SDK) went to more than 20,000 corporate users and software
developers in early July. Newsbytes has learned that the beta
version is presently in manufacturing and is expected to be shipped
in mid-October.

"Our goal is to ship a very high-quality product, rather than meet a
particular date," said Microsoft spokesperson Collins Hemingway.

A Microsoft spokesperson told Newsbytes that based on the number of 
comments received by the SDK testers, the company will also get lots 
of recommendations from beta testers, causing the release date to be 
pushed back. The spokesperson said Microsoft is targeting the first 
quarter of 1993 for release. Microsoft director of business
development and marketing, Dwayne Walker, told Newsbytes 
that the company had sold more than three times the SDK's in 90 days
than expected.

Walker would not confirm that the final product would ship in the 
first quarter, but told Newsbytes that by the end of November or in 
early December he probably would be able to set a shipping date. 
"It's software, and anything can happen. The Next major milestone is 
COMDEX (a major trade show held in Las Vegas in November). We'll be 
showing over 300 32-bit Windows NT applications at COMDEX," said 
Walker.

According to Walker, Microsoft is very bullish on NT as well as
Windows for Workgroups, which is scheduled to ship before the end of
92.

(Jim Mallory/19920928/Press contact: Collins Hemingway, Microsoft,
206-882-8080)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mlord@bmers63.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Subject: Re: SVGA ON - doesn't function, beta or GA
Keywords: SVGA, beta
Organization: BNR, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 92 16:39:05 GMT

In article <Oct02.000957.30098@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> dd435157@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Dan Doner) writes:
>I have tried just about every suggestion I have been able to find in hints/tips, the FAQ and 
>various other info docs from hobbes (ftp-os2) relating to this problem, so I have done my homework.
>
>The problem:  SVGA ON does nothing (from full screen dos window, of course)
...
>
>Hardware:  Logix SVGA w/ 512k RAM (trident 8800 I believe), 25DX, 8 meg RAM and so on.

I believe that your problem may be that the SVGA support under OS/2 2.0 does
*not* include support for the Trident 8800 chipset.  It does, however, include
support for the 8900/9000 chipsets.  A new Trident 9000 card with 512KB runs
for about C$60 these days, and is *fully* supported under OS/2 using the 
drivers from Hobbes.
From: kiehl@ibt013.ibt.kfa-juelich.de (Horst Kiehl)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Can't delete folder!
Keywords: delete, folder, desktop, deleting, undeletable icon, undeletable object
Date: 1 Oct 92 08:09:56 GMT
Reply-To: kiehl@ibt013.ibt.kfa-juelich.de (Horst Kiehl)
Distribution: na
Organization: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (KFA), Germany

I succeeded getting rid of an undeletable object by:

1. Moving it onto A:\ by:

   a) Selecting it

   b) Selecting Move... from it's menu

   c) Selecting the Path (not drive) tab

   d) Entering A:\ (or just A: -- I can't remember)

2. Moving it to a subdirectory on A: the same way as above

3. Deleting that directory (I don't remember which way)

Then it was gone which I verified by a Search.
I think I also reformatted the disk and verified
that there weren't any EAs left.

Best wishes,

Horst

PS: This question comes up at least twice a week. I hope this will be
    solved with the CSD/SPP, but if not, what about a problem FAQ list?
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: burleigh@ogre.cica.indiana.edu (Frank Burleigh)
Subject: Re: Com driver problems
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:21:50 GMT

Let me follow myself...

[Trouble installing serial support after initial GA install.]

The solution was to load com.sys and vcom.sys at the end of
config.sys, after other references (mouse.sys, vmouse.sys) to
serial port use.

--
Frank Burleigh
Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN  47405
CIS 72730,1017; Internet burleigh@ogre.cica.indiana.edu; Bitnet burleigh@iubacs
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:31836 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:25852
From: aaa@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Simon Fowler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: So what's the word on 32-bit ET4000 drivers?
Keywords: ET4000 32-bit beta
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:02:51 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Atlanta GA

In article <hatton.717710622@cgl.ucsf.edu>, hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
> djs6015@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Don Smith) writes:
> 
> >I think that we should all write and pester these companies, If
> >they spent as much time with OS/2 as they do with windows,
> >we would have had SVGA seemless windows drivers months ago.
> 
> Well, if you have looked at the Diamond BBS messages in the months since
> GA release, you'd have seen many, many requests (or rants) about getting
> drivers for the Speedstar and Stealth. And endless put-offs from Diamond.
> I'm sure drivers will arrive, but I suspect they may not make it (from
> Diamond, the IBM generic ones for ET4 cards are here in a week or so)
> until early '93. I hope I'm wrong, but I think the reason is that Diamond
> didn't want to bother with 16-bit drivers, and waited for the release of
> the 32-bit GRE to start in on 32-bit driver development. Orchid may come
> out with drivers faster because they had someone working on 16-bit 
> drivers (the beta version that many are now using with ET4 cards).
>  
> But, by all means, pester Diamond, and while you're at it, ask why they
> couldn't come up with beta drivers as Orchid did (nothing like comparing
> them to the competition :-).

I "pestered" Diamond - they do not have a date. My best bet is to sell my card - 
anyone interested in a Stealth card? 

simon
From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: what is TESTCFG.SYS ?
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:06:18 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <peterd.718326640@tscc2>, peterd@tscc2.macarthur.uws.edu.au writes:
> Just what is the TESTCFG.SYS file that os/2 2.0 installs ?
> 
> What does it do ? I can't find it documented anywhere.
> 
Testcfg.sys is used by your system during install to test your system 
configuration. It is also used during selective installs of device drivers.
ab
From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: File Manager in winos231 work for anyone?
Date: 26 Sep 92 17:05:07 GMT
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

I don't use File Manager much, so it took a while to get around to trying
it out under the beta WinOS231 environment. When started, it kills the
session reproducibly (error box, choose 'end program' radio button, Win
session goes away).

Just me?

Tom
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