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From: chris@cad.gatech.edu (Chris McClellen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS/2 2.0 and My Modem Blues
Date: 27 Dec 1992 16:06:58 -0500
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, CAE/CAD Lab
NNTP-Posting-Host: cae.cad.gatech.edu


Well, I have posted here quite a few times about Using the modem
under OS/2, and many people have provided advice, and sadly none has worked.

My problem:

I have a 486/33DX, 8megs ram, 210 meg HD, 256k Instruction Cache.
Whenever I use a DOS Communications program (ie, telix, procomm, and
a HOST of others!), all my other DOS tasks become basically frozen,
and If I want to download in the background, I have to be hitting keys
in the windows of other tasks.  So, If I run procomm or whatever,
start a transfer, and switch to another DOS session, ie, a compiler,
I have to hold down a key to get it to do some work.  This is extrememlu
annoying, inasmuch that  I can really only have one dos comm task, and one
regular dos task running -- the rest are frozen until the transfer ends.
Even some OS/2 native apps become frozen.

I did do things like setting IDLE_SENSITIVITY to 100, and IDLE_SECONDS
to the max, but this doesnt work. 

My modem speed is 2400.  this problem occurs at 300-2400 baud.  It is
insanely ridiculous.  I have duplicated this problem on a 386/25
with 8 megs ram.  When I have a dos comm prog going, and doing a download
both machines perform about the SAME.  (wow!).  I am NOT over commiting memory,
as my DOS taks have 0 dpmi mem, 0 xms, and 0 ems, and 640k of "regular
mem".  It doesnt matter how many apps are open .. 2 or 10! .. the performance
is the same:  extra slow.  Alot of OS/2 progs are fine, but like I said,
some freeze until the transfer is over.

This problem may cause me to get another OS.  I like OS/2, but I find
it inexcusable that it does this kind of stuff at LOW modem speeds.
I might have to get MSWin or something, because I have used it doing
the same things, and I have no problem.  I wish ibm would fix this.

Also, I have tried the SIO drivers, but they didnt work well.

One possible thing I thought of is that the comm programs may write
every block to disk, thus causing major device lags.  However,
may HD light doesnt go off often enough for that.

Someone, please help, and Hopefully IBM will do something.  I am not going
to spend hundreds of dollars to get a modem with nifty buffering chips/
If OS2 cant handle modems that dont have 16550s even at 300
/1200/2400 baud on a *486*, its not very good.

However, I am hoping there is something that can be done.

Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:40409 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:34219 comp.os.msdos.misc:6720
From: nording@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Question about Parallel Port, please read
Date: 26 Dec 92 18:58:39 GMT
Reply-To: nording@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us



I really don't pay that much attention to the printer interrupt (IRQ7).
I even have another device using it.  It only would make sense with 
memory-resident print programs (DOS print, background printing features,
etc.).  It's different with COM ports.  Also, IRQ2 may have special uses, 
IRQ6 is for floppy-disk drives, and IRQ5 is for hard drives.  Re-assignment
of these interrups ... well... I couldn't recommend it !!!
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL)
Subject: OS/2 2.1 Beta is OUT!!!!!!!!!!!  Wide Release!
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 07:17:37 GMT

THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL IBM ANNOUNCEMENT
========================================================================
IBM Boca has released OS/2 2.1 beta last Friday to internal IBMers.
This is a wide beta release, and is to be given out to customers after
12/28/92.  The major ISVs will receive their copy first before external
customers do.  If you know an IBM SE, he or she may be able to give you
a demo as early as next week.

No official announcement has been made, but I expect this to be formally
announced in the coming week.  Expect a version of this beta code to be
available on CD also.

The beta consists of 29 disks.  Install disk, disk 1-19, 5 printer
driver disks (I saw LaserJet 4 drivers), 2 display driver disks, and 2
for MMPM/2 (including Sound Blaster/Sound Blaster Pro drivers).

I have this installed over the weekend.  So far, everything looks
essentially like 2.0 except the WPS is now coming up and shutting down a
lot faster.  Only WinOS2 3.1 is provided in this release.  WinOS2 setup
now has a radio button to explicitly turn on Enhanced mode support.  So
far I haven't been able to get WinRIX to work with my 8514 Ultra under
Enhanced mode (I was able to launch DOS AND OS/2 app from within WinOS2
3.1, however).  Perhaps I'll retest it under SuperVGA mode.  To 8514
users: the annoying mouse cursor blotching problem is gone, switching
between OS/2 desktop and WinOS2 full screen will restore mouse cursor
properly at full video speed.  Palette in WinOS2 is restored also, so
apps like CorelDraw and PageMaker will work correctly after a screen
switch.  No seamless 8514 driver yet, however, SYSTEM.INI does reference
to a seamless 8514 driver (swin8514.drv).  There is also a FAX/PM applet
provided by Microformatic.  I have no FAX modem to test this, but from
what I gathered, it is limited to FAXing a one page document.

I'll have more to report in the coming week.

Albert
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mfraioli@grebyn.com (Marc Fraioli)
Subject: Re: No <lotsa stuff> after SP
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 21:45:50 GMT

In article <1hb6dqINN789@newsgate.cs.pdx.edu> ericb@ursula.ee.pdx.edu (FurryLogic) writes:
>wcn@cs.brown.edu (Wen-Chun Ni) writes:
>
>-After I applied the Service Pak, My DOS games either die after
>-start or there is no animation. What's wrong with the new 
>-DOS VDM? Has anyone experienced the same? Thanks!
>
>  I also noticed that I am unable to run many DOS graphics-based apps
>(some of them games), on the workplace shell anymore (as the 'video mode
>is not supported') using the Tseng drivers. Although, once the game is in
>motion, I can often bring the session back into a window and have it
>looking just fine (being that I have a 24-bit card). And what IS it with
>the speed of the new graphics engine??? Hmmmm....
>
>  More general, I'm finding my system hanging often on a hard drive access
>that never returns (ie, drive is selected, no activity). I STILL have to
>use the old OS/2 LA drivers get make the hard drives usable.
>
>  SBOS2 no longer functions properly after SP, and the digital clock is
>STILL broken (and, yes, you still can't change the font).
>
>  And finally, most DOS applications that use the 'load EXE' call to load
>other exectables STILL doesn't work (some programs have a special loader
>that run another executable). (WOW! nice upgrade).
>
>  Hmmmm, can't wait to see what is (not) fixed in 2.1 . Grrrr.....
>
Frankly, although I've heard a lot of complaints about the SP, it worked
wonders for me.  I had an arms length long list of complaints about GA,
and the SP fixed all but two.  One of those I suspect is a bug in the
16-bit Trident drivers, which I suppose I ought to replace now that the
32-bit are available.  So at any rate, the SP does work well on some
systems.

-- 
Marc Fraioli
mfraioli@grebyn.com	        	(So I'm a minimalist...)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rm3@ornl.gov (MCBROOM R C)
Subject: Re: Can OS/2 run full size windows in small windows?
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:57:04 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.155702.1971@midway.uchicago.edu> pynq@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>
>I found the menu option to change the font size; this is a partial
>solution.  Unfortunately, it only allows you a discrete set of choices
>(I have no doubt there are ways to increase the menu of choices).
>Further, it seems to me to be less intuitive to have to change it thru a
>menu option, rather than being able to simply resize the window.
>
Looking for a setting that allows program objects to open their window with
a selected font.  It is a pain to be constantly pulling down the menu.  
Anyone seen such a beast?

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos)
Subject: Re: Why not standard VESA
Organization: UNLV Computer Science
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 20:11:40 GMT

In article <92354.095839BJT105@psuvm.psu.edu> <BJT105@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>A couple facts about the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA):
>
>1. The chairman is Scott Vouri (sp?), who is also president (and chief
>   programmer) of Binar Graphics -- the company which is producing the
>   32-bit SVGA OS/2 drivers under contract. (also the people who produced
>   the Winspeed drivers for window ... they get around!)
>   If it were possible to utilize the real-mode VESA interface to write OS/2
>   drivers, it would have been done.

Does he have a mail address that we can write to and tell him how much
the Tseng 4000 drivers SUCK? They may do fast Windoze, but there OS/2
stuff is a DOG.

TTYL - Steve
-- 
Steve Lumos - slumos@cs.unlv.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Mark_Morrill@itc.educ.ualberta.ca (Mark Morrill)
Subject: 256 colors with VGA OR Where is the Doctor
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: Instructional Technology Centre, UofA
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:28:31 GMT

I would like to have 256 colors with VGA. Windows can do it, so why can't I
have it in OS/2 v2?

Actually, we are probably just going to use XGA if I can't find 256 colors
on VGA. This will mean that our users will have to shell out extra money to
upgrade to XGA if they only have VGA. Nah, they'll just not use the
product.

Hmm. Maybe I installed os2 wrong. Well, let's just haul out the gazillion
disks and reinstall the sucker, hoping that benevolent Christmas spirits
will work a miracle.

There are a couple of things that bug me about all of this. First off, the
os2 package we have comes with a few thin booklets that have about as much
real meat as an anorixic turkey (in keeping with the season...). So, I turn
to the 'Master Help Index' for guidance. It tells me exactly what to do;
there seems to be a solution to my problems. When I do what it told me to
do, I could not do it. The 'Master Help Index' told me to look for a
'Screen' page in the 'System' icon of the 'System Setup' folder. Well,
there is a 'System Setup' folder and there is a 'System' icon. But there is
no 'Screen' page. Does ANY one have a screen page? Am I the only one who
doesn't? 
Why did the 'Master' tell me to do something that could not be done? Why
did not the 'System' icon tell me why it could not do something that the
Master said it could do? (Where is the Doctor when you need him?)
There are some serious design problems here that the folks in IBM should
have covered. Obviously the product is half baked.
  1) Assuming that my os2 is properly installed, and if ibm decided to give
only one configuration for pixel depth, they should have given the maximum
that the device could provide.
  2) Don't promise me to do something that you can't do.
  3) If you can't do something that you say that you could do, tell me why
it can't be done.

I am sure that, in terms of problems, I have only scratched the tip of the
iceburg.


Mark.                                | my opinions are my own
Instructional Technology Centre      |
University of Alberta.               |

Mark_Morrill@itc.educ.ualberta.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: olson@mydual.uucp (Kirtland H. Olson)
Subject: Re: COM Port Help Please
Reply-To: olson%mydual.uucp@alliant.com
Organization: The Harvard Group, 01451-0667
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 06:06:28 GMT

Do you have an active LPT2 that you should shut off on IRQ5?


-- 
Kirtland H. Olson                     olson%mydual.uucp@alliant.com
From: king@cs.uq.oz.au (Paul King)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: trident 1024X768 and winos2
Date: 1 Jan 93 00:41:20 GMT
Reply-To: king@cs.uq.oz.au

In <JACOBS.92Dec30095402@cells.cs.utah.edu> jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Steven R Jacobs) writes:

>In article <92365.094404JAM135@psuvm.psu.edu> <JAM135@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>> I have a trident 8900C setup at 1024X768X256 colors.  I used the
>> 32 bit drivers from ftp-os2 that was dated 12/17/92.  Everything
>> seems to work fine (a little slow) except I can't run any windows
>> programs.  There is a beep everytime I try to run them.  When I
>> try starting winos2 I get the same thing.  I tried starting winos2
>> from a dos window and received the message "Fatal Exit code = 0x0401."
>> I followed the installation procedures and even tried installing the
>> update again.  I would appreciate any help with this.

>I had this same problem.  It was because I hadn't copied the WSPDBF.DRV
>and WSPDSBF.DRV files to OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM.
>and WSPDSBF.DRV files.

I had the same problem.  It appears that the installation script
that comes with the newer drivers changed my system.ini to make
the fixed fonts setting (fixedfon) point to an xga font (xgafix.fon).
I just changed this to be vgafix.fon.
(In fact I had to change three occurences of xga to vga and then things went
back to normal, the other two changes were xgasys.fon -> vgasys.fon
and xgaoem.fon -> vgaoem.fon).

Paul.

--
Paul King							       _-_|\
Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of Queensland			      /     X
Queensland, Australia, 4072					      \.--._/
king@cs.uq.oz.au (ACSNET)					           v
From: francis@ese.ogi.edu (Francis Moraes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1 Beta: Bugs and Comments
Date: 3 Jan 93 05:47:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: ogicse.47902
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute - Department of Env. Science and Eng.

In article <47886@ogicse.ogi.edu> I (Francis Moraes) wrote:
|
|  What is _it_?  A complete system crash, which happens pretty much any time,
|  doing pretty much anything. Here are the details:
|
|	   Location: ##0160:fff60967 - oood:9967.60000, 9084
|
|	   038600d1
|	   Internal revision 6.479, 92/12/09
|

The solution comes by way of eugenek@netcom.com (Eugene Khaw), who sent me
e-mail stating:

|  I wonder if you enabled the Undelete function (set the DELDIR variable
|in config.sys, autoexec.bat)?  If yes then you could try REMming these out
|and testing again.

|  I could produce this trap consistently by doing a DEL *.*.  Circumvention
|was to disable the Undelete function.  Undelete was working fine for me on
|GA and with the ServicePak too, sigh.  Hope this helps ...

The system now works just fine (that is, it doesn't crash all the time).
So what's up with the DELDIR bug?

Francis Moraes
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: wilson@netsys.com (Wilson Small)
Subject: 2nd IDE drive added
Summary: new IDE added, doesn't appear in drive folder
Organization: Netsys Inc.
Distribution: us
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 18:33:23 GMT

hello all..

     I recently added a 2nd IDE drive to my system and it doesn't
appear in my drives folder.... I can access the drive OK from
within an application but cannot figure out how to make it appear
in my drives folder... after the drive was installed I still
only had A, B and C drives listed in the drives folder... is
there somew way to make 'D' appear there short of having to do
a re-install???

w. small

wilson@netsys.com
From: marko@eng.umd.edu (Marko Teittinen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS/2 and Logitech mice?
Keywords: Logitech, mouse
Date: 28 Dec 92 17:31:14 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park


I'm not yet an OS/2 user but I'm going to switch as soon as Ami Pro
and Borland C++ are available for OS/2 (should be soon, I've heard).

Anyway, I'm not very happy with my current mouse and I've thought of
switching to Logitech.  But when I asked about OS/2 compatibility of
Logitech mice I was told at the store (Egghead) that they don't know
so they can't guarantee Logitech works with OS/2.  But they gave me
Logitech 1-800 number to call and ask them.  So I just got off the
phone, and Logitech told me they don't have OS/2 drivers.  I just
can't believe this.  Does OS/2 come with Logitech drivers?  Is there 
anyone using a Logitech mouse (serial) in OS/2?  Does it work?  Any
problems?  What is the model of your mouse?  How old (does it matter)?
Any useful information is appreciated.  Or should I buy a Microsoft
mouse?

Thanks for any help you can give...

Marko
--
       Marko Teittinen, PhD student, Computer Science
            University of Maryland, College Park
                      marko@cs.umd.edu
From: loflin@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Don Loflin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: Video Driver Dilemna (ATI, Unghh!)
Summary: IBM should post seamless driver diffs
Date: 23 Dec 92 21:24:15 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin


I sent a reply to ATI support to the message forwarded from them.  I'll 
post any interesting replies here.

One point in ATI's letter is interesting -- that IBM hasn't released
the development kit yet.  Last I heard, the problem (for 16-bit seamless
drivers at least) was that IBM's sample code was modified from
Microsloth drivers, and the MS lawyers wouldn't let IBM distribute it.
Why doesn't IBM just release the 'diffs' for the samples then, and let
those who already have the sample driver code apply the diffs themselves?
(I believe sample was a modified Windows display driver, so the original
should be in the Windows DDK)


So how about it, IBM?
  
-------------
Don Loflin
Computation Center,		Internet: loflin@emx.cc.utexas.edu
Univ of Texas at Austin		Compuserve: 76517,1753
*not* speaking for UT  		Phone: (512) 471-3241
From: skagos@hercules.cs.uregina.ca (P. Takis Skagos)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Trident drivers DO work with ATI!!!!!!!!! I have drivers!!!!!
Date: 28 Dec 92 20:51:37 GMT
Organization: University of Regina, SK, Canada

In article <Dec.28.00.19.29.1992.1164@remus.rutgers.edu> glenw@remus.rutgers.edu (Glenn T. Wasserman) writes:
>
>The trident 32-bit drivers DO work ATI!!! You just need to make sure
>that you generate a new, proper SVGADATA.PMI file. But it has seamless
>windows and everything (notebooks look alright, haven't tried
>printscreen yet).
>
>Anyone with ATI boards, this is EXACTLY what we have been waiting for!

No it isn't.  I tried it with my ATI VGA Wonder (512K), and it didn't
work very well.  The 800x600 mode didn't work at all, and the 640x480
mode was completely out of synch.  Oh well ... I got a Trident 8900c
for $45 (american), and Bob's my uncle.

  P. Takis Skagos
  (skagos@cs.uregina.ca)
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: avga and co-processor
Keywords: avga co-processor
Date: 3 Jan 93 22:56:12 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <1993Jan3.153105.21121@netcom.com> debby@netcom.com (Debby Hungerford) writes:
> 2 problems. 1) I need a 256 color driver for my avga video card. 2) If
>I add a math-coprocessor, do I need to re-install os2?

1) I assume that was a typo, and you meant SVGA video adapter.  What
SuperVGA adapter do you have?

2) No.

-- 
Timothy F. Sipples      | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637       | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle)
Subject: Re: Opinion: What IBM should change in OS/2
Organization: Johns Hopkins University
Date: 30 Dec 92 19:27:21 GMT

lkawecki@novell.com (Lewis Kawecki) writes:


>	It would be nice if the use could decide if they want to change windows
>by just moving moving the cursor (like X) or by clicking the mouse.  The user
>should also be able to decide if the active window always comes to the fore-
>ground or if the title bar has to be clicked on to bring a windows to the fore-
>ground.

Not forgetting of course the X feature of pushing a window to the back
by clicking the right button.  On a 14" PC screen it doesn't take very
many windows to create a jumble, hiding the smaller windows and icons
underneath.

Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:40185 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:33980
From: sstrazdu@vulcan.intel.com (Stephen Strazdus)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Which Motherboard Should I Buy?
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Date: 22 Dec 1992 18:48:25 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
NNTP-Posting-Host: vulcan.intel.com

I'm in the market for a new 486DX2 motherboard with VL-Bus.  I called
Motherboard Warehouse, and they had two boards which fit this
description.  The first was from VEGA for $275, and the second was from
AIR for $325.  Both prices are for 256k of Cache, and no processor.

The differences were that the AIR had 3 VESA slots while the VEGA only
had 2, and the salesman said the AIR board could do bus mastering.  I
asked if this meant it was an EISA board, but he said no.

So, has anyone used one of the motherboards?  I'm running OS/2, and it
would be a real plus if someone could say that they've had no problems
getting OS/2 running with either of these boards.  Also, what
exactly does this bus mastering feature mean for a ISA-VESA board?  Is it
worth the extra 50 bucks?  If anyone would like to suggest a different
board, that would be fine also.

I've directed follow-ups to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.

--
Steve Strazdus    sstrazdu@sedona.intel.com
80960 Design      (602) 554-3867
From: rkeel@fnugget.intel.com (William R Keel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: New Drivers for Sytos backup needed.
Date: 21 Dec 92 17:52:19 GMT
Organization: INTEL.FOLSOM

I need to know where I could find the latest drivers for Sytos.  That's all
I know...if anyone has info as to where I could look or exactly what I'm
looking for...thanks in advance!

Reed

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: gjm@cray.com (Gordon Miller)
Subject: Re: FutureComm XGA card for $350 !
Keywords: xga futurecomm
Date: 28 Dec 92 16:43:31 CST

In article <1992Dec22.065755.12477@netcom.com> samiam@netcom.com (Scott Moore) writes:
>I was able to get ahold of FutureComm, who I have previously mentioned as
>being another source of the XGA clone board for the ISA bus. The salesperson
>said they estimate the price will be (single quantity) $350. 
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Any chance of orchestrating a "group" purchase if enough folks on the net are
interested and the price is sufficiently lower to warrent it??

--Gordon Miller


Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:40236 comp.os.os2.advocacy:10819
From: sstrazdu@pima.intel.com (Stephen Strazdus)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.advocacy
Date: 23 Dec 1992 06:18:47 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: pima.intel.com

According to the Arizona Republic, IBM has signed a deal to sponser the
Fiesta Bowl for the next 4 years.  IBM will pay a total of $8,000,000,
and the game will be called the IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl.  For those not from
the U.S., the Fiesta Bowl is one of the College Football games played
every year on New Years Day, typically watched by millions of us American
couch potatoes.

I wonder if they'll have floppy disks playing football at halftime.  I
could just see it:

                  OS/2 vs. Windows NT in OS Bowl I

Of course the first year OS/2 would win by forfeit.

Followups set to .advocacy.
--
Steve Strazdus    sstrazdu@sedona.intel.com
80960 Design      (602) 554-3867
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc