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From: try@support.rci.dk (Torben Rybner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.unix.msdos,comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Shareware to TAR on DOS machines?
Date: 17 Jul 92 09:16:20 GMT
Organization: RC International, Copenhagen, Denmark

huangjs@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jingsheng Huang) writes:

>Does anyone know whether there is any shareware to read
>Unix tar files on PC DOS machines?

>My problem is to transfer a lot of text files from unix to DOS
>environment. I have access to a PC connected to a 9 track
>tape drive, but the software provided by the tape driver maker
>does not read Unix tar formats. I can upload the tar files to PC as
>ascii or binary files. Then I need a program to turn the tar files
>into original directories and files.

>Any advice? Thanks in advance. Best, Jing

I saw a version of GNU-tar in an European Simtel mirror (nic.funet.fi) - with
drivers for Adaptec adapters, but it also reads ordinary PC-files in tar format,
and thus should solve your problem.

The file was named "aspi" something, as I recollect it.


Regards

Torben Rybner, ICL DATA A/S, Lautrupbjerg 1, DK-2750  Ballerup, Denmark
try@cube.icl.dk
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au (Paul Blackman)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 4.0 (anyone heard??)
Keywords: C++ Borland
Organization: University of Canberra
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 05:51:13 GMT

Does BC++ 3.1 have a complete Windows Intergrated Development Environment
or is this in this possibly later version?

In MSJ Jul/Aug '92 inside the front cover is an advert for BC++
but I can't see a version number.

I was looking at getting MS C++7.0 until I saw the above advert.

Please turn the light on!

Paul...    pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au
From: cee1@ra.msstate.edu (Charles Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Stacker and Borland C++ 3.1
Date: 24 Jul 92 20:36:06 GMT
Organization: Mississippi State University

wright@epx.cis.umn.edu () writes:

>Does anyone out there have Borland's C++ v3.1 (the 41 meg one!) on a "stacked"
>hard drive?  How much space does it end up using?  Will a stacked 40 meg drive
>be large enough?

>Mark Wright
>wright@epx.cis.umn.edu

Straight from Borland Customer Help:


System requirements: For the IBM(rg) or Compaq family of personal
computers and 100% compatibles. PC-DOS (MS-DOS) 3.31 or later
100%-compatible version. Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later
100%-compatible version required for MS-Windows programming.
Microsoft SDK is not required. Hard disk is required. Borland
C++: Intel 286 or higher with 640K and 1Mb of extended memory.
Windows programming requires 2Mb of extended memory.
 
Hard Disk Requirements:
 
42Mb for 2k allocation units
48Mb for 4k allocation units
57Mb for 8K allocation units <--- I suppose this is Stacker.

 

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From: Rod_Nelson@bearsden.UUCP (Rod Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: BBS's
Date: 28 Jul 92 05:19:36 GMT
Organization: The Bear's Den BBS  Eau Claire, WI

Well I think we should get a list of nonusenet bbs's set up 

I'll start :Infinity BBS
            (715)726-9039

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From: paulg@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Paul A Gunderson)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 4.0 (anyone heard??)
Keywords: C++ Borland
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 14:03:31 GMT


There is a mix-up here.

The version 4.0 that Gateway 2000 is talking about and waiting for
is _Paradox_.  I have a client who bought from Gateway specifically
because Paradox was part of the package (he didn't care whether C++
came or not).  Gateway 2000 didn't ship Paradox with the system,
saying that Paradox 3.5 wasn't available anymore.  So, my client and
I wait and wait and wait...

I talked with customer support at Borland after talking with my
Gateway 2000 rep.  He said that 3.5 was still available.  He did
mention that Gateway had an order on back order...

Hope this helps clear things up.

Paul Gunderson
paulg@convex.csd.uwm.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: RE: Deleted *.*
From: S947460@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 02:43:56 GMT
Organization: UM ST. LOUIS

From wuarchive.wustl.edu:
(directory /mirrors/msdos/dirutl)
DERASE.ZIP     13177  8  890201  Pgm to unerase files
UNERA13.ZIP     7041  8  890621  Recover erased files from disk, improved
 
*****************************************************************
*  Andrew Zaitsev,                                              *
*  Computer Lab Consultant, University of Missouri - St Louis   *
*  "This ain't working,                                         *
*   That's the way you do it-                                   *
*   Money for nothing,                                          *
*   Chicks for free!"                                           *
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From: jefhor@auto-trol.com (Jeff Horn)
Subject: IEEE<-->VMS Number Conversions
Originator: jefhor@birtys
Organization: Auto-trol Technology Corporation
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:35:46 GMT

Hello Everyone,
	I am looking for the source of a converter to change machine 
dependent number formats to IEEE (PC format).  I am mainly interested
in changing double formats on VAX systems to double format on IEEE
systems.  Most of the doubles that I deal with on the VAX side of things
are saved in the D_floating format.  This gives an 8 bit exponent.  On
the IEEE side the doubles need to have an 11 bit exponent.  I know that
between Sun4 and the PC (I'm using a 386 based chip) the only difference
is the byte ordering is completely backwards.  However, it is not that
easy on the VAX.  I know about the different biases on the exponents, but
am having a heck of a time getting anything to work right.  HELP!!

	If anyone has any code or knows of a book or reference to get, it
would sure be appreciated.

	You can email me at jefhor@auto-trol.com or 
			     jeffh@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
or just repost to the group.  I try to read news every other day or so.

	Thanks.

Jeff 
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jeffh@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
From: 31chalasani@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Screen Savers for non-windows wanted.
Date: 26 Jul 92 13:40:33 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

Hi Everyone,

Is there any ftp site which has any "public domain" screen savers for the 
IBM/Compatible PC. I'm looking for screen savers in a *non* windows 
environment.  I have come across screen savers for a windows environment.
I do not know whether it is public domain or not, but it is worth checking
it out. They have tons  of other applications in the windows environment.
The ftp site is ftp.cica.indiana.edu

Please let me know either by posting it or by e-mail if any site exists that
has public domain screen savers. Thanks


SC


chalasan@cs.wmich.edu
31chalasani@gw.wmich.edu
From: yuval@violet.berkeley.edu (Yuval Oren;B1E;26199;8436073;ZA87)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: SSTOR and Stacker question
Date: 22 Jul 1992 20:10:53 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: violet.berkeley.edu

>Similar process for SuperStor.  One good thing about backing up the big file,
>only (and not the physical drive), is that you can restore to any hard drive,
>even one without SuperStor installed.  These programs and compressed files
>are totally invisible to most disk I/O.  So, you can copy a file from a
>compressed disk to a floppy and have the floppy version be totally uncomp-
>ressed.

Now I'm confused. What exactly is the big file on my "drive d:"? Say I
back it up, and then my hard disk dies. So I want to restore it to a
new one without installing Stacker on it. What would restoring this
one file do? Would it just give me a big file on my new hard drive?
How would I get to my files. And if I just restore Drive C, would that
give me my files in compressed format?


Yuval
"One spoiled bird in the grass is worth two cooks in green broth."


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From: ritley@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
Subject: PASSWORD PROTECT HARDDISK PARTITION
Reply-To: ritley@uiucmrl.bitnet ()
Organization: Materials Research Lab
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:19:05 GMT


Is anyone aware of any public domain or shareware programs which will
permit  the password protection of a partition of a harddisk (to prevent
anyone  from gaining access to the partition w/o first entering the
proper password) ?

Many thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Utility that makes a typescript of a terminal session
From: S947460@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:00:18 GMT
Organization: UM ST. LOUIS

Is there a DOS utility that can make a typescript of terminal session ?
(Like SCRIPT in Unix or PHOTO in VMS).
I browsed thru /screen directory in Simtel and there doesn't seem
to be anything appropriate.
 
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*  Andrew Zaitsev,                                              *
*  Computer Lab Consultant, University of Missouri - St Louis   *
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*   That's the way you do it-                                   *
*   Money for nothing,                                          *
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From: pclark@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu (Peter Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Stacker
Keywords: stacker, opinion
Date: 30 Jul 92 18:12:04 GMT
Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 02115, USA

I am not trying to 'actively hinder' people from using Stacker.  The person
posted a question, which I tried to answer in the most reasonable way showing
as much justification for my reasons as possible, basing it in fact.

As I said, lots of people use stacker, like yourself, and have never had a
problem.  Good for you.  I also pointed out that stacker cannot re-compress
compressed files.  There are benefits and disadvantages to everything, and I
tried, in one post, to show both sides of personal experience with a product.

No foul or harm intended.
From: millera@infopls.chi.il.us (Alan Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: SSTOR and Stacker question
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 11:06:09 CDT
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL

you write:
> I have a few questions regarding Stacker (or any such program) and
> backing up your hard drive onto tape. Say I want to back up part of my
> hard drive onto tape, but in normal format. Can I do this? Or, also,
> say I've filled my hard drive to the point where I can't stop using
> stacker. Can I back up my hard drive in Stacker format?

There are two ways you could back it up, I'll give examples assuming you
have one drive, the "stacked" volume is C: and the "original" volume is
D:  When you run Stacker, what it does is create a large hidden file on
your disk, install an interface program in memory, and lie to DOS.  As
far as DOS is concerned, that large hidden file (named something like
STACKVOL) _is_ your C: drive.  So, you can either back up the files on
the stacked drive as if it were normal (probably your best bet) or you
can back up the "original" drive, which includes that large hidden file.
The problem with that latter is, what if you only want the file
C:\WINDOWS\TOADSUCK.DOC?  What you have to do in that case is restore
the _whole_ thing.  You'll get your file back, but it's equivalent to
deleting everything on your disk and restoring completely from your last
backup.  

I hope that helps, 
ajm
millera@infopls.chi.il.us

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From: john@fl_gator.b17a.ingr.com (John Eason)
Subject: BorlandC 3.1 vs. Turbo C++ 3.0
Reply-To: john@fl_gator.b17a.ingr.com (John Eason)
Organization: "Intergraph Corp, Huntsville AL"
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 18:37:01 GMT

Hello.

I am hoping someone can clear up some confusion I have with the difference between these two products. A friend of mine has BC 3.1 w/App.Frameworks, ProtoGen, etc.
It allows him to create dialog boxes and do all sorts of windows development. I was hoping to pick 3.1 up used on the net. Now I've found someone who has Turbo C++ 3.0 for sale (I thought Borland discontinued the Turbo line, hence the confusion). 

Can someone please compare the two products (i.e. what can BC 3.1 do that 
Turbo C++ 3.0 can't, etc.)

Much thanks in advance...


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*     John S Eason                           *
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: plotkin@cs.stanford.edu (Serge A. Plotkin)
Subject: Colorado tape drive - how to exclude backing up the WIN3 swap file ??
Organization: Stanford, CS Dept.
Date: 22 Jul 92 11:21:46


Is there anyone out there who has tried the "automatic" option on the Colorado
Jumbo tape drive ? The problem is that I can not find how to tell this software
(I am using 2.54 version of their software) not to backup the windows swap file
!  This is not a major problem if i do a full backup. On the other hand, I do
not want a 20M file in each one of my incremental backups !

any suggestions will be appreciated.
I can not get through to the manufacturer - Have waited "on hold" for
30minutes several times already...


-serge
From: sulaiman@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Hyperpad 2.0 help
Date: 22 Jul 92 12:41:20 GMT

I need help in building file extensions in C for HyperPad2
( That is HyperPad for PC...not HyperCard for MAC).

Thanx in advance

Ameer
From: James_Hung@mindlink.bc.ca (James Hung)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Appointment Scheduler
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:56:49 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

Hi,

I am looking for a DOS appointment scheduler that I can "hot key" into when I
am in another program.  I have tried the Desktop in PCTools v.7 but there are
bugs in it.  Any suggestions would be welcome.   Thanks in advance.

James Hung
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: fox@rei2.uucp (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Stacker and Borland C++ 3.1
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:37:02 GMT
Organization: REI

jheath@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Jim Heath) writes:

>I don't have Windows, but would like to be able to
>create stuff for Windows.  Is that possible? 

If you wish to write programs for Windows, you must have Windows.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: ferdie@coyote.datalog.com (fred jarvis)
Subject: Microsoft INTERLNK.EXE and INTERSRV.EXE
Organization: Datalog Consulting, Tucson, AZ
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 09:22:19 GMT

   In response to a question I asked about linking two PC's via serial
or parallel, two Microsoft programs, INTERLNK.EXE and INTERSRV.EXE
were mentioned.  What do they do and how does one get them?

   Fred Jarvis   ferdie@coyote.datalog.com
From: scls_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Eric Scoles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: WordPerfect v5.1 - 2 problems
Date: 28 Jul 92 17:20:41 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <sjlai.4@fcit-c1.fcit.monash.edu.au> sjlai@fcit-c1.fcit.monash.edu.au (SIMON LAI) writes:


>I've used 5.1 for some time now (since its inception).  Have persevered with 
>the crashes and strange behavior, though I'm beginning to think its time to 
>change to something like TeX or similar.

Hm, you say it's crash-happy?  I've never had that problem -- it's possible
that you got a bad interim release of WP.  You may be able to get them to
send you a new interim free (the latest is March 92, I think) by whining
about it on the phone (hey, it's worked for me), but they may want to make
you pay for it -- $10 for WP for DOS, I think.  As long as you make sure you
ask for them, you get new printer drivers too.  (And yes, it really does
change from interim to interim!)

Also, WP _will_ crash during complex operations with large documents on an
8088 or on a 512K system.

>Anyhow here are the problems, any help appreciated.

>1)  When printing to a postcript printer via our Novell fileserver ...
 [this was already answered better than I can]

>2)  Have just started to use Parallel-Protected columns for a thesis. Inside 
>    these columns I can't seem to be able to create a footnote or a table.
>    Eventually got around the table problem by creating a text box
>    and creating a table inside that text box.  This worked fine for about
>    5 minutes, but when moving the text box around, 5.1 hung (surprise,
>    surprise).

Don't use Parallel columns with block protect for complex stuff.  I also
seem to remember that there is an explicit problem with block protect and
tables.  You can always turn off parallel columns for a while and turn it
back on.  Tables are like paragraphs:  You should be able to do a simple
indent on it once you've got it to the right width.

Also, you could use a table or a succession of tables instead of parallel
columns.  That's what most of the office people that I teach opt for.  You
could then create a simulation of a freestanding table in one "column" or
another by simply showing the lines.

Right off hand I don't know how well this stuff is explained in the book;
you might try to lay hands on Acerson's 5.1 book or the ENCYCLOPEDIA
WORDPERFECT (I think from Sybex).

>Once again, help appreciated.

>Simon "Thinking Seriously of Changing to something else" Lai.

Personally, I suspect changing would be more difficult than staying.  Til
something _really_ nice comes along.  That "really nice" thing is more
likely to be able to read in WP 5.1 than TeX. 8-)
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From: mike@ravel.udel.edu (Michael James Porter)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 4.0 (anyone heard??)
Keywords: C++ Borland
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 16:58:58 GMT

Is it possible that Gateway got confused with Paradox 4.0?  They always
seemed to be a little confused when I talked to them because at least
some of us got both BC++ 3.1 (actually, will get) and Paradox 3.5
(I have received this).  A few times they refered to my software package
as 'Paradox', which annoyed me since I really wanted BC++.
Eventually, they said I'm getting both packages, but their order processing
software just listed it as 'Paradox package' or some such thing.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: yev_g@athena.mit.edu (Yevgeny Gurevich)
Subject: Re: BorlandC 3.1 vs. Turbo C++ 3.0
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 12:47:28 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.183701.4270@msdhsv.ingr.com> john@fl_gator.b17a.ingr.com (John Eason) writes:
>Can someone please compare the two products (i.e. what can BC 3.1 do that 
>Turbo C++ 3.0 can't, etc.)
>

Borland C++ is an optimizing C/C++ compiler with development
environments for both Windows and DOS.  Turbo C++ comes in 2 flavors:
Turbo C++/DOS and Turbo C++/Windows.  To do development for both
environments, you would have to get both packages.  In addition to
optimization, Borland C++ also includes an Assembler, and a standalone
Debugger which are not included in the Turbo products.

Borland C++ includes object-oriented class libraries with sourcecode
and examples.  I am not sure whether the Turbo Products include these.
In general, Borland C++ is considered a "professional" product, while
the Turbo products are good educational tools.  This is not to say
that Turbo C++ is a tinker toy.  Generally, both products are good,
its just a matter of deciding whether you are willing to spend so much
money on a compiler which gives you features you will seldom use.
--
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 4.0 (anyone heard??)
Keywords: C++ Borland
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 09:34:20 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.133435.18190@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> andys@rruxc.uucp (25651-say) writes:
>    Well currently I am still waiting for Borland C++ from Gateway
>which I recieved over two months ago...  Gateway is now telling me
>that they are waiting until the beginning of August to ship because
>Borland is releasing version 4.0 then...  Does anyone know what is
>going to be in 4.0???  Seems that it is awful quick since release 
>3.1 just started shipping last month...  Any ideas what is going
>to be in this 4.0 since it looks as if it it is not a maintaince
>version..  Or could it be that Gateway is trying to stall??  (Which
>I am starting to get the feeling...  I like the machine, but Gateway
>is starting to bug me!)
>

4.0???

Thats news to me. I speak to Borland almost twice a week and I
would have heard of that long since. I think someone is feeding you
a line to get you to be quiet and go away.

Another thing to consider, it would be disasterous from a marketing
standpoint for Borland to ship a .1 upgrade and the cut a major
revision right on the heels of the previous release without having
completed servicing the original orders, which by the way are
backlogged several days due to very high demand.



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From: kamil@alumni.cs.colorado.edu (Kamil Maheshwari)
Subject: Source browser (CSCOPE type) tools available?? Anyone knows?
Keywords:  DOS, cscope, UNIX
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:45:14 GMT


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I am looking for some source browsing tools (like cscope in UNIX)
for DOS. I use MS C/C++ 7.0 on a 486 based PC. I would really be
interested in either buying it or shareware stuff.

Thanks very much. And please reply via e-mail.
		      ***********************

kamil@alumni.cs.colorado.edu

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From: ritley@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
Subject: LISTS OF SHAREWARE PROGRAMS????
Reply-To: ritley@uiucmrl.bitnet ()
Organization: Materials Research Lab
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:26:20 GMT


Is anyone aware of any 'ftp-able' lists  or an index of
public-domain or shareware programs available for the PCs?

 I know there are many sites which maintain programs for the  PCs
available via 'anonymous-ftp,' and I know there is a database utility
(ARCHIE.MCGILL.CA, etc.) which can provide information
about which 'ftp' sites have which programs.  However, it would be
nice if there were a list of what shareware programs are available and
what all they do.  I suppose requesting a catalog from some of the mail-order
shareware houses is one solution, but an 'ftp-able' list would be
preferable.

Many thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc