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From: gkm@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (gary.k.mc nees)
Subject: Ventura Publisher for OS/2
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:12:57 GMT


A version of Ventura Publisher exists for OS/2 ver 1.x, however
many improvments have been made in the VP for Windows 4.0. I am
wondering if anyone knows whether Ventura Software is working on
on planning an updated version for OS/2 ver 2.0 which will include
the new features such as spell checking, search, etc.? Any 
info will be appriciated.

Thanks, Gary
From: gkushmer@jade.tufts.edu (Greg Kushmerek)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Man grows brain, film at 11
Date: 4 Sep 92 03:06:14 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Roger Mellie Enterprises, PLC

OK, I once again discovered that it is much easier to look for a simple
solution than to search for an obscure burden.

Specifically, I refer to my last post where I said I couldn't get rid
of the screen on the bottom (the menu).  I found the toggle switch, so
you can relax the bozo-flames :-)

--gk (with a foot stuck in his mouth)
From: jsanchez@polari.online.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: WinFax Pro under WIN-OS/2
Date: 1 Sep 92 14:21:29 GMT
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix

I am using a copy of WinFAX (not pro) that came bundled with my SupraFAX
modem.  It works but not perfectly and also hangs at about the same place
you describe occasionally.  I replaced the UART in my COM board with the
16550 buffered one and it worked MUCH better - highly reccomend it for the
price.  I will likely get a copy of PMFAX before long though.
-- 
Jim Sanchez 
Hughes LAN Systems - Bellevue, WA (206)828-7417
Internet: jim@hls.com OR jsanchez@polari.online.com
UUCP: ..!uunet!polari!jsanchez
From: pzs3761@tamsun.tamu.edu (Pete Sierant)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Ami Pro Info?
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:53:54 GMT
Organization: chaotic to the abstract

In article <xqmnj__@lynx.unm.edu> gcasaus@leo.unm.edu (Greg Casaus) writes:
>Anybody heard if Lotus is planning to offer some upgrade path from Ami Pro
>for Windows to OS/2?  Any ideas on pricing?
>
>Greg Casaus

According to the Lotus person who took my order for Ami Pro 3.0 for Win,
the OS/2 version will be available "this year," the developers are "very 
excited" about how the OS/2 version works, and depending on several factors
(timing,marketing, etc), the Ami Pro _3.0_ Win -> OS/2 upgrade will be a
$29, $49 or $79 "technical upgrade".

Incidently, Ami Pro 3.0 works perfectly under OS/2 right now, both seemless
and full-screen (I run full screen for the speed), and I've been cutting, 
pasting, importing and graphing up a storm for a month now. Oh yeah, you 
can use it to write words, too. Defininetly the best by far of the huge
disk-hog, bloated pig memory eater style word processors.

-- 
-- Pete              -=[ pzs3761@tamsun.tamu.edu ]=-
Disclaimer:  Neither you, I nor this posting exist. We are the end result 
             of a late night pizza locked in glorious battle with Bill Gates
             neural and digestive systems.  Please act accordingly.
From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: request repost thread about killer app for OS/2
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 15:30:53 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>BTW- Is Lotus offering cross-platform sales/upgrades on their
>     Win\OS/2 computer products? Pathway from Win to OS/2?

Yes. I got 1-2-3 for OS/2 for $130 this way. It is the 123G version 1.1.
Not bad; not Excel 4.0, but not bad. Call them up on a toll-free
line and have the serial number of any other spreadsheet handy.

TomK@cup.portal.com
Tom Krotchko
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: jreynold@nmt.edu (John Reynolds)
Subject: Re: ATI Ultra advice needed
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:11:01 GMT

eliu@ee.ubc.ca writes:
>
>
>I am thinking of getting an ATI Ultra to run OS/2. Could any Ultra
>user give me some advice? Does the driver in ftp-os2.nmsu.edu work
>fine with OS/2?
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>
>Eric
>

I've got an ATI Ultra in my gateway 486/33. It runs really well. I used
the standard 8514/a driver that came with OS/2 as my video driver and
all is well. I have to run all win-os2 apps full screen as a result
though, because I chose to run win-os2 apps at a greater resolution than
VGA; but, it still works well. The driver package at ftp-os2 has a readme
file included which specifically says if you want OS/2 in 1024X768 mode,
(which I did) to use the IBM driver because "it's faster than ours." There
are two other drivers in the package: VGAX256 and 800X600X256, but
those weren't hi-res enough for me :-)

All, in all, a _very_ good card (I've had OS/2 running with a paradise
VGA card on my machine at work and the ATI Ultra makes an incredible
difference).

Hope this helps.

-Jr


-- 
Windows...It's like a stale cookie.
OS/2..."It's like butter" (SNL quote)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
From: ileicht@jarthur.claremont.edu (Spiff)
Subject: Problems with display.dll
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 06:38:02 GMT


I have been trying to get my OS/2 to run in 800x600x256 mode
with little sucess.

It appears that display.dll is in my ot directory and that it is
using that one and not the one in /os2/dll....

How can I get it to use the right one?

When I try running ddinstal it give me some error about not being
able to write to vga.drv.. and after I go through ll of the instructions,
nothing is chantged.

Suggestions/help woudl be appreciated. Thanks.


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: frigo@psl.wisc.edu (Sean P. Frigo UW-Madison SRC (608)877-2332,-2001(FAX))
Subject: Re: Winword, ATM & winos2
Reply-To: frigo@psl.wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Physical Science Lab
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 20:51:50 GMT

As a follow-up:  I reinstalled Winword from a WIN-OS2 session and know
it works.  I have been informed that the Winword files may have been
corrupted during restoration from a tape backup.

SF
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: skagos@hercules.cs.uregina.ca (panagiotis skagos (187802923))
Subject: Re: sz -e filename.zoo in TE/2
Reply-To: skagos@hercules.uregina.ca (panagiotis skagos (187802923))
Organization: University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 20:56:03 GMT

In article <tadr.714587473@lore> tadr@doe.carleton.ca (Tom A. D. Riley) writes:
>I'm using TE/2 to dial in to a sun machine. The only thing
>stopping me from registering is that I can't get zmodem
>downloads working properly yet. The suns are running
>sz on their side. When I try sz file.txt everything works fine
>but sz file.zoo causes a bunch of retries and eventually
>aborts. My sys admin says the correct approach is to use
>sz -e file.zoo with Telix under DOS and to forget TE/2 :(.
>My understanding is that the -e (escape everything) option
>lets the recieving zmodem program know that a binary file is
>incoming. So sz -e file.zoo should work under TE/2 _but_ this
>causes TE/2 to abort right away for me. 
>
>Any one know if I should try to get something other than sz
>on the sun side or if I am simply doing somthing stupid? Is
>this a bug in TE/2?
>

TE/2 Zmodem sucks for me too ... which is one of two reasons why I won't
register it.  The other reason is that I dislike the idea of crippleware.
Anyway, try using an external protocol like DSZ or something ... I'm
sure something like that must exist for OS/2.  I can get zmodem (on TE/2)
to work for small files (~ < 100K) but if I want to download larger files,
I've got to use Ymodem or Xmodem or Kermit (an external protocol).  My
big problem with TE/2 is uploading.  UGH!  I want TELIX for OS/2!!!!!!!!

  P. Takis Skagos
  (skagos@hercules.cs.uregina.ca)
From: rlee@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Richard Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: OS/2 ftp site
Date: 3 Sep 92 06:09:54 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
 IS there an os/2 fix ftp site.  I'm getting tired of calling there help line

long distance.  Also I'm having trouble getting tmaster.exe that came with
my thunder sound board to work.  Is there an easy fix to get AutoCad to work?
Thanks and sorry if this has already been covered.  Also is this is right
news group?  Thank
	Rich
	rlee@csugrad.cs.vt.edu   ( I don't know if my .signature file will work)

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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 11:09:05 +0200
From: Alexander_Bell@freax.fido.de (Alexander Bell)
Subject: Files Requested
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
X-Comment-To: (Mark Herrick)
Organization: Why stop now, just when I'm hating it? 

Hi Mark,

 MH> Hi Everybody! .. I Have a small request. If anyone has a copy of 
 MH> Qedit for OS/2 (i'm not even sure this exists) can they 
 MH> please Post it on binaries.os2 also (so that i can post) a 
 MH> copy of UUENCODE for OS/2 .. I have UUDECODE but if i want to 
 MH> send things it's not much use.

Qedit for OS/2 is pay-ware - and by the way doesn't support long filnames.


cu albe.
 

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
From: djs6015@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Don Smith)
Subject: Pmcomm32
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.apps
Originator: djs6015@ultb
Reply-To: djs6015@ultb.rit.edu (Don Smith)
Organization: R.I.T.
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:10:02 GMT

I had a lot of problems with PMCOMM 1.10, with the emulations and 
such. I'd like to give the new version a try, where can I ftp it
from?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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From: pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de (Fritsch_Wolfgang)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: OS/2 Icon Viewer?
Date: 25 Aug 92 12:38:00 GMT
Organization: Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin GmbH

hoppie@kub.nl (Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers) writes:

>Is there any PM program that swallows a directory full of *.ICO
>files and presents them, with their names, in a window? I noticed
>tons of nice OS/2 icons on the net, and it is really easy to include
>one of them in an object's settings or even change an icon,
>but I have to pull every icon one-by-one into the Icon Editor
>to choose a nice one. This takes far too much time.

>Suggestions?


>Jeroen
>hoppie@kub.nl
 
In the process of setting up an icon for a specific application, there is 
almost no escape from viewing it. In this process (icon find on the General
page of the notebook, locate, give the path name, find...) all the icons in
the chosen directory are displayed.

My experience is however that I better re-boot the system after setting up
the icons in this way. Otherwise, more often than none, the system would fail
during the rest of the day.

Wolfgang Fritsch
pfr@psun2.hmi.de

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: lamar@athena.mit.edu (Matthew L Florence)
Subject: tape drives
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 22:49:48 GMT

As a new subscriber to this newsgroup, please forgive me if this question has
been asked before.  Also, if you respond, if you would do me the favor of
replying to my e-mail address, I'd be most appreciative.

Someone forwarded to me a posting from this group regarding tape backup soft-
ware.  However, the phone numbers were not given.  I found the phone number
for Stirling (800.535.3448), but was unable to find the phone number for
Sytron for the Sytos Plus for OS/2 2.0.  If anyone knows this number, I'd be
grateful for a reply.

Thanks in advance.
From: fred@world.std.com (Fred A Putnam)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking in the lab
Date: 28 Aug 92 04:18:59 GMT
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

SPTRV@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Tim Sarver-Verhey) writes:

>Good Evening, all.
>This is a general request for assistance.  I have recently upgraded a
>386/25 Dell with 8M to OS/2 in order to take advantage of the multi-tasking
>capability - at least to the extent that I understand it.  I would like to
>run a DOS-based data acquisition package I have, WorkBenchPC, within a dos
>window, while being able to use the computer for other things, primariliy
>data reduction.  However, we have found that the timing within WorkBench
>lags with respect to the real world, effectively making the package
>worthless.  I have just begun to examine the CONFIG.SYS to determine what
...
>machine.  Can I use OS/2 for true multi-tasking with time-sensitive
>applications like WorkBenchPC?  or do I have to wait for a multi-threaded
>DAS for OS/2?  What are my options?  I am concerned cuz if I can't get OS/2
>working soon, it's history, and we go back to multi-tasking the ALGOR
>way.....

At LABTECH, we have tested this sort of thing extensively, and I'm afraid
that the "DOS box" limitations you have seen on OS/2 are real, and cannot
be overcome by anything short of the multi-threaded DAS for OS/2 that you
speak of.  For some years, our product, LABTECH NOTEBOOK has been available,
and it is the miltithreaded DAS for OS/2 that you speak of.  For info, 
call 1-800-TRY-LABTECH.  You will also want to check out our
DAS for Windows 3.1, which has preemptive scheduling and which can collect
data at up to 1 kHz (with fast hardware) while multitasking other Windows
apps.

fred@labtech.com
>Appreciate any and all help - thanx!!!

>Evolve or Die
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: roelofs@pan.arc.nasa.gov (Greg Roelofs)
Subject: Re: zoo21
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 17:56:58 GMT

rda612c@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (js [schwobby]) writes:

>Why clunky, that`s what pipes are about.............

Clunky:
	dir /s/b/a-d | zoo aI archive
Not:
	zip -r archive .

:-)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: hess@swt1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Hauke Hess)
Subject: Ultima Underworld!!
Summary: it runs fine!
Keywords: Underworld, runs fine
Organization: University of Hamburg, FRG
Distribution: comp
Date: 27 Aug 92 08:06:35 GMT

Hi,

as far as I remember, Ultima Underworld was told us not to run in a DOS Session
because of a special 32Bit memory manager that was written for UW only.

This is not true. UW takes just EMS and runs fine, fast and reliable. You may
not be able to switch between UW fullscreen and OS/2 WPS without loosing UW
(crashes if you move the next time because of vga problems I guess), and my 
modem hangs up randomly while I play uw (while I tried to reach my favorite
BBS), but if you play uw, you don't have to boot DOS.

Try this with windows NT!

Hauke


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris)
Subject: Re: How do I...
Organization: North Carolina State University
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 01:39:40 GMT

GG.MPD@forsythe.stanford.edu (Michael Durket) writes:

>1) How do I make Wordperfect the default choice on open for
>   any file with the extension .DOC? I know how to do this
>   on a per-file basis, and I know how to associate Wordperfect
>   with all files that have the .DOC extension. The problem
>   is that the system editor E is always the default open
>   choice for files with the type "plain text". I want E
>   to be the choice for all files of type "plain text" but NOT
>   if they have the .DOC extension, so that double-clicking
>   them will open them up in Wordperfect.

You must remove .DOC from the associations on E.EXE.

1. Open the Drives folder
2. Open the drive that OS/2 is installed on
3. Open the OS2 folder
4. Open the settings for E.EXE.
5. Click on the Association tab.
6. Click on .DOC in the Current Name list
7. Push the remove pushbutton
______________________________________________________________________________
     Michael Harris - harris@catt.ncsu.edu or harris@carvm3.vnet.ibm.com
 System Administrator, Computer & Technologies Theme Program, NC State Univ.
(My opinions are my own and do not represent those of NCSU or IBM Corporation)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: bgm@cray.com (Bert Moshier)
Subject: Re: new! os/2 disk compressio
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: comp
Date: 1 Sep 92 17:19:33 CDT

In article <Btwy2q.1Br@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jtm48888@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (John T Monkman) writes:
>david@maxwell.ucsc.edu (David Darknell) writes:
>
>
>>  has been "no demand for it!"  If you would like a coup of this
>>  software at discount, and you are a bona fide college student, call
>>  proportional at the 1-800 number above and request you student copy.
>>  Perhaps if enough of us request a copy, they will make them
>>  available!
>
>I just called them, and they offered it to me for ~$85. I don't know if they
>only do this for students though.
>
>Has anybody tried this? Is it any good?
>
>Jay Monkman
>j-monkman@uiuc.edu

To agree with Jay.  I called and checked on this topic, also.  They offer
an educational discount of 35% off the list price for students and educational
institutions.  This gives a price of $84.95.

Bert Moshier
From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: good vt100 emulator's + zmodem???
Date: 28 Aug 92 23:47:09 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting

Buy PMCOMM, register it, and then download the 32-bit beta version of
PMCOMM form 1-503-883-7879.
-- 
Dave Feustel N9MYI <feustel@netcom.com>
 
( New .sig under construction. Watch this space! )
From: bjorn@ludd.luth.se (Bjorn Fahller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Procomm Plus for OS/2
Date: 28 Aug 92 10:04:26 GMT
Organization: Lule} H|gskolas datorf|rening ( Ludd )

It doesn't exist. I'm sorry about that. If you want it to exist, though,
contact DataStorm about it. When I ordered the Windows version, I asked
about an OS/2 version of it. This is the answer I received:

"Currently, DATASTORM does not offer an OS/2 version of PROCOMM PLUS, hovewer
our DOS and WIndows versions will run within OS/2's support of those
operating systems. I will add your request to the Technical Support
department's 'Wish List' for concideration in future development projects

If you have any further questions, or would like to place an order, please
do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service department at (314) 443-3282.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerily.
<scribble>
Cindy Hatter
Customer Service Representative"

So, in other words, if you want an OS/2 version of ProcommPlus, don't hesitate
to contact DataStorm about it.

Phone (314) 443-3282
Fax   (314) 875-0595
Snail: DATASTORM TECHOLOGIES INC.
       3212 Lemone Blvd.
       P.O.Box 1471
       Columbia, MO 65205
       U.S.A

   _
/Bjorn.

PS. Me connected to DataStorm? Hah, come on. I just ordered my first product
from them and haven't even received it yet.

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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Locking OS/2 on boot  (passwd protection)
Date: 27 Aug 92 18:32:47 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <BtnA98.30@news.cso.uiuc.edu> btf57346@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Byron "Bohr" Faber) writes:
>Ok.  I like os/2's password protection, but does anybody have an idea
>how to get it to lock up on boot.  It doesn't do me much good if it
>will only look up after 3 minutes idle, or if I tell it to.

!!!!!  The original Lockup program (shipped with OS/2 1.3, CSD level
WR5016) locked up immediately after boot.  Users complained bitterly
that the had to type a password to enter their systems in the morning,
so IBM removed that "feature" from the next CSD release (WR 5050).

Perhaps this should have been moved to a configuration option.

The 1.3 users were probably PS/2 users.  PS/2's have a power-on
password stored in the CMOS, making such a "feature" redundant and
annoying. 

It also bothers me that Lockup prevents CTRL-ALT-DEL from rebooting.
This doesn't increase security any, since I can just power off and on
to get back in, and then there's the chance that the disk would be
messed up.  If I want to prevent CTRL-ALT-DEL, I can just lock the
keyboard with that key switch on the front of the computer or assign a
power-on password, if it's a PS/2.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: djr48312@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (X X)
Subject: Norton Desktop and WinOS2 HElp
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 21:43:23 GMT


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HELP!!! Norton Desktop and OS2

I recently installed OS/2.  Before I installed it however I backed up my
50meg BBS with Norton Desktop for Windows.  I've installed norton desktop
into WIn-OS2 after installing os2.  But Norton Backup will not work correct
ly with it.  It says it cannot read the disk in the floppy drive.  I checked
and the files are still there.  What do I do?  Please Help, if I cant do
theis Ill be forced to go back to "real" windows.  I have OS/2 occupying
the full hard disk and using FAT tables.  HELP!!!!!!!!!!


Dennis Robinson

djr48312@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
From: dlfrost@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: good vt100 emulator's + zmodem???
Date: 29 Aug 92 07:32:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: miavx1.1992Aug29.123245.12390
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <1992Aug28.151006.2380@u.washington.edu>, olsont@hardy.u.washington.edu (.) writes:
> Hello,
>   Does any one know of an application(s) that has a good
> vt100 emulator and good zmodem?  I have found that
> te/2's and pmcomm's vt100 doesn't work so well for


    I use WinQVT which has great vt200, vt100, vt52 emulator along with z,y,x
modem and kermit.  There is an pmqvt buy I have found it to have some bugs in.


> thanks!
> todd
> olsont@hardy.u.washington.edu

  No problem,

					Dennis
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From: djs6015@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Don Smith)
Subject: Re: Uncompress
Originator: djs6015@ultb
Keywords: compress uncompress
Organization: R.I.T.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 22:42:49 GMT

In article <8836@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM> fhart@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Fred Hart) writes:
}I am looking for an os/2 2.o port of uncompress. I found a version of compress
}on hobbes but it doesn't look like uncompress came with it. Any pointers
}would be appreciated.

I have an OS/2 version of compress also, it didn't come with uncompress
either. For mine, you use the -d switch to uncompress. Try compress -?
or compress -h to get some sort of help. 
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