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From: dandrews@bilver.uucp (Dave Andrews)
Subject: Re: ARCNET - Drivers for OS/2 2.0
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 03:06:52 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.networking 

In article <718361501snx@rwg.stgt.sub.org> dnmnn@rwg.stgt.sub.org (Norbert Nick) writes:
>I am looking for ARNET Drivers for OS/2. I want to connect ARCNET-Terminals
>to an OS/2 2.0 PC.

The Novell OS/2 Requester has support for ARCNET cards.  The Banyan beta
requester did not.

Follow up to comp.os.os2.networking.

- David Andrews
  dandrews@bilver.oau.org

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Subject: Re: Why do windows move around?
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 15:42:38 GMT

In article <GHENNIGA.92Oct15212744@ampere.ampere> ghenniga@NMSU.Edu writes:
>In an article stimpy@nmt.edu (John Reynolds) writes:
>>Has anyone noticed this problem? I'm wondering if it's my ATI Ultra + 8514/a
>>drivers from IBM doing it.
>>
>>PROBLEM: [Execute a DOS or PM app from windowed CMD or 4OS2 session...
>>The window disappears while the app runs and reappears in the upper left
>>corner of the screen when the app terminates. Why?]

>	Not a problem with your video card, I think this is supposed to be
>a "feature". This only happens when you use maximized windows that you have
>maximized with the button in the upper-right corner of that window. If you
>maximize the window by hand, i.e., resizing the window via it's borders,
>this won't happen. Kind of a hassle but it works!

That is obnxious, isn't it?  The same thing happens if you iconify a
maximized window and then double click the icon back to a window.  I
want my windows to stay where I put them, maximize state notwithstanding.

From another posting I learned that a SHIFT-CLICK on the maximize button
resizes the window to it's current max dimensions without maximizing it.
(Actually, it seems to do that only if the window is not already at its
max dimensions - if it's already at its max size, the SHIFT-CLICK maxi-
mizes instead of resizes the window).  Apparently, all subsequent invoca-
tions of that program will have their windows automatically sized to the
same dimensions.  These "max-sized" windows never jump to upper-left as
"maximized" windows do, however, they do not change size if the max size
of the window is changed, using the MODE" command, for instance, as 
maximized windows do.  Thus, you have to choose between undesired (if
you're like me) window movement and dynamic resizing of windowed sessions.

Larry

P.S.  I am greatful to the creator of the TL utility which makes the
task list sizeable and placeable.  With tl, the size and position of the
task list are remembered from boot to boot, making it more like other
desktop objects.
-- 
Larry A. Shurr (las@cbnmva.att.com or att!cbnmva!las) speaking only for myself.
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From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Changing Font for Shadowed Text
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:27:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnews.1992Oct16.162721.25776
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH

In article <1992Oct16.122809.11112@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> ralf@ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de (Ralf Grohmann) writes:
>Hello!
>
>How can I change the color of the text of shadowed icons (which is 
>usually a little grayed out and quite unreadable under any color except
>for the standard light grey background)?

Ralf,

My info comes from an earlier posting from Steve Luzynski at Case
Western Reserve (thanks, Steve).

Use the Scheme Pallete.  Select one of the scheme icons at the bottom
of the list (they're labelled something like "Alternate scheme" or
"Other scheme" or something else which suggests that they're not 
predefined -- I've just forgotten exactly what).  Then edit this
scheme.  This scheme will have your current desktop color settings,
even those you changed using other means.  Now select "Shadow Text"
from the list of entities and then choose "Edit color."  After 
editing the color, close the edit scheme window and ALT-DRAG the 
edited scheme to the desktop and drop it.

Your hard disk will thrash for awhile and the desktop will eventually
be updated to your new scheme.  I changed my shadow text color to
red this way.  The shadow text color is also used for the hash lines
drawn through opened icons.

Larry
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Steven R Jacobs)
Subject: Re: Don't put program shadows on Desktop!
In-reply-to: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:09:36 GMT
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
	<1992Oct8.045840.23479@muddcs.claremont.edu>
	<1b1mpbINNcfm@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>
	<1992Oct8.170936.13611@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 8 Oct 92 12:36:32

In article <1992Oct8.170936.13611@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones) writes:
>
> In article <1b1mpbINNcfm@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (MacroMan) writes:
>>
>>  This is strange.  I have several programs shadowed from the drives
>>object, and I have them renamed to something more friendly too.  I
>>have experienced no problems with them so far.  The only problem I
>>have had so far is renaming folders from the drives object.
>>-- 
>
> I think I mistyped in the original article of this thread. The method of
> choice is to use the "create another" option in the programs pull-down
> menu. Then create the program in the folder of choice. This process
> allows the program to be renamed without effecting the original (and
> causing problems.

What you are really doing here is creating a separate program *object*
which references the actual program.  This is the correct thing to
do, and you can name/rename the program *object* without change the
original program.

> If you rename a shadow say by removing the extension
> from the name you WILL have problems with the original.

Only if it is a shadow of the program itself.  If you rename a shadow
of the program *object*, there should be no problem.  I've never had
a problem with a shadowed program object on the desktop.
--
Steve Jacobs  ({bellcore,hplabs,uunet}!utah-cs!jacobs, jacobs@cs.utah.edu)
"Be afraid.  Be very afraid.  I have K-10 offsuit...."
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: IBM is Horrible
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 22:10:28 GMT

In article <67464@cup.portal.com> Tazzie@cup.portal.com (Jon S Novak) writes:
> My point is this:   You spend $89 on a program, one which claims
>                     compatability.   After having problems with
>                     one particular incompatability, they tell you
>                     that you have shell out over $500 ... THAT is
>                     not right.  
> 
> 
> Now for those who say 'well you just spoke to someone who didn't know'
> IBM is supposed to be the industry leader.  They are supposed to have
> all these high standards for their employees.  So if this person is just
> an example, what can you say about the company in general?  Forget about them.

OK.....but MMPM/2 isn't US$500. It's US$129....or about that. Sounds like you
got a bum steer...but no need to cut off your nose to spite your face (by
going back to Win-doze). 
 
Your CD and stuff will work happily in DOS and Windows sessions - just like on
a DOS machine. 
 
Which OS/2 app couldn't yuo use this stuff with? 
 
Get on to Creative and tell them you want OS/2 drivers for their -very
reasonably priced - NON-standard hardware. 
 
Perspective....ain't it wunnnerful?
 
Steve :-)
 
-- 
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Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz         | for proportional representation. It
withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz            | looks like we may get a more  
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From: jzawodn@bgsu.edu (jeremy zawodny)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Is an AdLib driver available for OS/2?
Date: 13 Oct 92 20:56:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: andy.Bw2vHD.8CE
Distribution: na
Organization: Bowling Green State Univ.

Is ther an Adlib driver for OS/2 available anywhere?  for FTP?

Any help is welcome...

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Jeremy Daniel Zawodny                           Computer Science Undergraduate
                   Bowling Green State University
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OS/2 2.0 shall rule the desktop!



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Jeremy Daniel Zawodny                           Computer Science Undergraduate
                   Bowling Green State University
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From: duffy@theory.chem.ubc.ca (Pat Duffy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 drivers *ARE* shipping with new ATI cards!!
Date: 12 Oct 1992 07:35:41 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: theory.chem.ubc.ca

In article <1992Oct10.170412.10144@nmt.edu> stimpy@nmt.edu (John Reynolds) writes:
>ps. Has anyone out there with the ATI problem of screwed up DOS sessions
>after running win-os2 reported the bug to IBM?

I have.  IBM has given it PMR 8X257 and suggested I try a couple of things,
neither of which have worked.  I'm not pursuing it much these days 'cause the
32-bit GRE and a raft of bug fixes is due out soon.  You might report it to
them too.  
-- 
Patrick Duffy, duffy@theory.chem.ubc.ca 

The US has a vital interest in that area of the country.
		-- Vice President Dan Quayle Referring to Latin America.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu
Subject: Re: Redbooks on watson.  Bookmaster?
Reply-To: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu
Organization: New Mexico State University - Electromagnetics Group
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 07:01:51 GMT


In an article eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (Tan Jin Meng) writes:
>
>ujabanco@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (John Abanco) writes:
>: Isn't there a way so you can print on the laser sometime at night or
>: when the office closes? If there was something like a TSR that would
>: print the files when nobody is around, that would solve your problem.
>: Is there something like RECORDER for OS/2 that you could use?
>
>Just write a very short rexx script that uses SysSleep.

If you print with a simple "PRINT" from the command line you can use the
OS/2 2.0 Alarms "applet" to perform a command at a specifc time. Just choose
"Set alarm" from the "Alarms" menu. You should see a button that says execute
comment as command. Just be sure you specify the entire name of the utility
you run, e.g., "print.com". It's a good idea just to try it out while you're
watching to see if you have it right!

Have Fun,
Gary Hennigan
---------
PhD Student, Computational Electromagnetics
New Mexico State University
email: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: heiland@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (david.j.heiland)
Subject: Trouble installing on a Toshiba 5100
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:30:58 GMT

I tried installing OS/2 2.0 GA on a Toshiba 5100 laptop.  Admittedly, its a
relatively old laptop with a flaky plasma display, but it is a 386,
and supposedly supports EGA.  I was able to get about 5 or so disks in,
to the point where you reboot after putting in the installation disk for
the second time.  I get some text with the OS/2 version number, but then
the screen stays blank.  Has anyone tried installing on a 5100?  It only
has a 40MB drive and 4MB of memory, but I'd like to see OS/2 working on it.  
I'm installing via an external 5 1/4 drive (the laptop has a simple switch 
to change which drive is the A drive).

Dave Heiland   djh@neptune.att.com
From: 880506s@dragon.acadiau.ca (James R. Skinner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: 2nd mono monitor in OS/2
Date: 9 Oct 92 01:37:09 GMT
Organization: Acadia University

mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere) writes:


>I have a server program running at all times on my OS/2 2.0 machine,
>and I'd like it to continuously display it's status on my old mono
>card.  From trivial command line testing, (MODE command), it appears
>that the OS will only write to the display that has the focus.  The
>other process will be suspended until the focus returns to it.

>Is this correct?  Can I get aroundd this programatically

Unfortunatly this appears to be the case, although you probably can
get around it if you do your own programming.  This is one place
where Windows works better then OS/2 (The only one)

PS Check out hobbes it has some utilities to help with daul monitor setups.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: hofmann@bordeaux.informatik.uni-kl.de (Bernd Hofmann)
Subject: Problem installing OS/2
Reply-To: hofmann@bordeaux.informatik.uni-kl.de (Bernd Hofmann)
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern (Germany)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:26:20 GMT

I've a 80486 Motherboard, AMI-Bios and 2 IDE-HD's (Quantum Prodrive 170AT
and Quantum LPS 52AT). Installing OS/2 I get the error "Can't run FDISK".
Removing the IBM1S502.ADD statement from config.sys and changing to
IBMINT13.I13 doesn't change anything. Does anyone have an idea about
this?

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Dual Monitors (Mono/Trident 8900 VGA) Problem
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 01:15:05 GMT

In article <HmLDsB1w165w@knex.Gwinnett.COM> gess@knex.Gwinnett.COM (Gess Shankar) writes:
>A colleague of mine wants to use a mono monitor and a vga using Trident
>8900c based vga board, but is having a problem. On boot-up, at the display
>of the OS/2 bubble logos, the vga loses sync. If the Mono card is removed,
>everything works correctly.
>Is there anything special that needs to be done (loading different driver),
>different CONFIG.SYS setup etc? No special Trident drivers are being used.
>OS/2 installed out of the box.

What is critical is having an MDA card, not Hercules.  Hercules cards
conflict with VGA and SuperVGA adapters.  Sometimes you can get away
with it, but not often.

MDA (i.e. true text only) cards are available for pocket change -- I
see them about for $6 quite frequently.

-- 
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sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/faq.
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | Or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP").
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From: nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Why XGA-2?
Date: 14 Oct 92 03:56:14 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se (Mikael Wahlgren) writes:
>goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal) writes:

>>Finally, about colors, I don't know of any "normal" user who needs more
>>than 256 colors at any resolution. 

>Well, with regard to OS/2, you will have to think a little more.  256 colors
>are 256 colors TOTAL.  These colors are shared by ALL applications on the
>PM Desktop, so if you have ONE application that uses all 256 colors, there
>won't be any colors left for the other applications (and they will have to
>use whatever happens to be the nearest color).  

This is BAD!  Even Windows has dynamic palette adjustment, when you
display a 256-color image on screen, Windows trys to give it all the
colors it want, by "stealing" colors away from backgroud apps, so your
backgroud application's color may be messed up, at least the foreground
one looks right.  I hope this one gets fixed, soon! (It isn't in the
32-bit GRE beta as far as I can tell).

-- Nan
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: "andrew makiejewski" <andrew.makiejewski@canrem.com>
Subject: adding second hd & os
Reply-To: "andrew makiejewski" <andrew.makiejewski@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 7 Oct 92 23:45:43 EST

I am looking at getting a second HD. I currently have a Plus Impulse
210AT and considering either a MAXTOR 7213A or the Western Digital
WDAC2200 as the slave.

Is there anyone out there who has a Quantum as the Master HD and either
a MAXTOR or Western Digital Caviar as the Slave under OS/2 2.0.

Andrew.                      Andrew.Makiejewski@canrem.com 
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From: awd@atl.scscom.com (Al Degenaar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Is there an interrupt sharing com driver?
Keywords: com driver, interrupt
Date: 16 Oct 92 19:41:48 GMT
Organization: SCS/Compute, Inc.

A friend asked me if there was a com driver that would allow sharing of 
interrupts.

He has a bbs currently running with a digiboard, and has maxed it out.
He was hoping there was a way to increase the number of ports without 
buying another/a larger digiboard.

I will pass on the replies, thanks.

Al
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: schinagl@fstgds06.tu-graz.ac.at (Hermann Schinagl)
Subject: Re: Some OS/2 News I read ...
Organization: Technical University of Graz, Austria
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 13:58:31 GMT

>When was the last time MS were telling the truth? 

 Really WIN NT will be released without bugs, support multi mousing
 multi-keyboarding, really, I remember Bill told me these facts.
 MS is always telling the truth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: SB drivers for OS/2
From: CFORDE@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 16:23:04 PDT
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

In article <1687EA9E4.CFORDE@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca>
CFORDE@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca writes:
 
>
>In article <1992Oct10.015234.3436@midway.uchicago.edu>
>sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
>
>>For native OS/2 2.0 support you should politely and repeatedly request
>>as much from Creative Labs.
>
>I called Creative Labs this morning (800-998-5227).  The rep I talked to
>said they do have OS/2 drivers for the SBPro.  They are available from
>the Creative Labs BBS at 408-428-6660.
 
I received an e-mail asking about this posting.  Unfortunately, a
gateway removed the reply address so I am unable to respond directly.
Please pardon the bandwidth...  The message said:
 
    what kind if drivers are you refering to.  MMPM drivers, CD rom drivers, or
    normal sound drivers for the WPS?
 
I can't say exactly, I don't have SB Pro yet and so didn't get the files
from the CL BBS.  I called CL because I intend to get the SB Pro and
wanted to give them additional reason to have drivers ready when I want
them. ;-)
 
Have fun,
Carl Forde                            phonenet: 604-360-7130
VM Database and Development Support   bitnet  : CFORDE@BCSC02
British Columbia Systems Corporation  internet: cforde@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
From: zhao@unixg.ubc.ca (Jiansheng Zhao)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: How to unpack gcchdr.zoo?(a corrupted file?)
Date: 12 Oct 92 18:18:35 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca

When installing gcc2-222, I have no trouble to unzoo gccbin, gcclib and
gccdoc (all ending with .zoo). However, gcchdr.zoo failed me:

zoo error: Can't open \gcc\gcc-include\... ...

I don't know what's wrong. I got different gcchdr.zoo files from the following
ftp sites:
.. . nsmu.edu   gcchdr.zoo filesize 591,599
access.usask.caa gcchdr.zoo filesize 591,263

I appreciate any help.

zhao@unixg.ubc.ca
-- 
Jiansheng Zhao
Dept. Chem. Eng, Univ. of B. C., Canada. V6T 1Z4
zhao@unixg.ubc.ca
From: jcyr@bnr.ca (Jean Cyr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: How do I get rid of the Minimized Windows folder
Date: 8 Oct 92 14:50:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: bnr.1992Oct8.145003.12387
Reply-To: jcyr@bnr.ca (Jean Cyr)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.


When I first installed OS2 2.0, I discovered that when I minimized
an object it got stuck into the Minimized Object folder. Since I
prefer the way OS2 1.3 minimizes onto the desktop itself, I set the
OS2 2.0 desktop options such that it does the same thing. Now when
I minimize an object, it does not disappear into a folder that may
not even be open. Eventhough this Minimized Windows folder is no
longer in use, I can't seem to get rid of it. I've tried dragging
it to the shredder, but it won't shred. Is there any way to delete
this unused folder ???
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones)
Subject: Re: Don't put program shadows on Desktop!
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:09:36 GMT

In article <1b1mpbINNcfm@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (MacroMan) writes:
>
>  This is strange.  I have several programs shadowed from the drives
>object, and I have them renamed to something more friendly too.  I
>have experienced no problems with them so far.  The only problem I
>have had so far is renaming folders from the drives object.
>-- 

I think I mistyped in the original article of this thread. The method of
choice is to use the "create another" option in the programs pull-down
menu. Then create the program in the folder of choice. This process
allows the program to be renamed without effecting the original (and
causing problems. If you rename a shadow say by removing the extension
from the name you WILL have problems with the original. These can be 
subtle. For example, I was unable to use the original to "create another"
with default settings after renaming the shadow. (Also the redbooks say
very explicitly NOT to put shadows of programs on the desktop that's 
good enough for me).

I know from reading this group that a lot of people are not following 
this guideline, perhaps why we hear of WPS problems!
The redbooks warn of cross reference errors (whatever they are).

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