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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Looking for good (usable?) term program for OS/2 2.0
Keywords: terminal, os2, 2.0, 32-bit
Date: 23 Nov 92 02:42:39 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

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In article <By56pL.LDJ@access.digex.com> mattm@access.digex.com (Matt Mosley) writes:
>I've been looking around, and had no luck so far.
>The "Softerm" that comes with OS/2 2.0 is *really* pitiful.  

Actually, it is free, and, compared to the competition in the world of
bundled communications software with major operating
systems/environments, I'll take Softerm over Windows Terminal any day.

I would not discount it out of hand.  It does everything through
YModem, the VT-100 emulation is darn good, and every key can be
remapped as desired.  It lacks scripting, Zmodem, and has an annoying
habit of not being friendly for multitasking, but it isn't too shabby.

>What I'm looking for is a terminal that supports vt100 emulation (TRUE
>vt100, with backspace instead of ^H) and, preferably, zmodem.  Backscroll
>would be nice, too.
>I don't want anything that's GUI.  Reason?  Because it slows it down
>considerably, especially at 14400 baud.  The graphical text can't display
>as fast as a plain old text window can.  Full-screen is also NECESSARY -
>no pitiful little 80-columns-in-1-inch windows.
>Does anything like this exist, or am I looking for too much?

On the shareware side, check out TE/2, available via anonymous ftp
from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  On the commercial side I would highly
recommend HyperAccess/5.  That's the package I use, and I am very
pleased with it.

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From: dneufeld@student.business.uwo.ca (Derrick J. Neufeld)
Subject: TE/2 slow scrolling problem ...
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:42:54 GMT

Hi -- I've been using Telix in a DOS box for quite some time ...
I just recently thought I'd give TE/2 a try.  The interface isn't as
"fancy" as Telix (if you could call Telix fancy) -- but that's ok by me -
it's just a terminal emulator, right?!  The problem is that in an OS/2
window, scrolling is annoyingly slow (and not only when it gets to the
bottom of the window ... all the way through ... it is painstaking to watch).
Telix is no speed demon in a window, but it is certainly much faster.  Both
programs are quick full screen.

I'm running an Intel 400 (14.4 v.32) - Diamond Speedstar Plus with
the new SP et-4000 drivers (800x600x256).  Anyone else with similar 
problems out there?  (more importantly, anyone with a solution?).

Thanks ...
dneufeld@student.business.uwo.ca (Derrick J. Neufeld)
Western Business School  --  London, Ontario
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: dburnett@emunix.emich.edu (Don Burnett)
Subject: Re: MORPHING on OS/2...How?
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:29:34 GMT

In the latest New Media special issue there is a morphing package for Windows
called simply Morph, which I am told runs just fine under OS/2...  

This program retails for an unrealistic amount of money when compared to other
platform's packages (such as ASDG's Morph Plus) which is a lot less expensive
and works better than any of these PC/Mac packages.. I have used it enough to
know about this extensively. ASDG is supposedly doing a PC version soon however
of this package..

=DonB=



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From: djackson@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: WinOS2 3.1 file manager?
Date: 19 Nov 92 07:53:25 GMT
Reply-To: djackson@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Jackson)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


In article <722072023rommel.root@jonas.gold.sub.org>, rommel@jonas.gold.sub.org
(Kai Uwe Rommel) writes:
|> I remember that I have seen here references to the WinOS2 3.1 beta
|> file manager problem (it hangs the system) and how to possibly solve
|> it. I can't find that article any longer, can someone please repeat
|> how to solve that. Not that I need the file manager that urgently :-)
|> but I just want to know because I have someone here who would like to
|> use it on his system ...
|> 


You must set HW_ROM_TO_RAM to OFF and allocate a small amount of EMS - 16K is
enough. 

Without this file manager will generate an error, requiring you to close the
session it runs in. 

David J Jackson   Telephone +44 473 645805
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From: price@helios.unl.edu (Chad  Price)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: EZTAPE FOR DOS
Date: 16 Nov 1992 02:31:45 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
NNTP-Posting-Host: helios.unl.edu

sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:


>Possibly, but I would strongly recommend an upgrade to EZTape/PM.  It
>is apparently out now -- any reactions from users?  Contact Irwin for
>details on upgrades -- shouldn't be too expensive.

One of the our medical researchers (I work at the Univ of Nebraska Medical
Center in the Academic Computing group, despite the email address) has
installed EZTape/PM and I've been down and looked at it. It seemed to work very
well backing up his 525MB drive on an Ergo Brick 486/33 when we repartitioned
and reformatted his drive to give him some HPFS partitions.


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From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: Which gcc is better? (Was: Re: qsort() in gcc does not do indirect sorting?)
Date: 17 Nov 1992 06:11:53 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca

In article <1e8rk7INNpn1@pollux.usc.edu> ckhung@pollux.usc.edu (Chao-Kuei Hung) writes:
:Thank you ochealth for helping me out. I still don't quite
:understand why it is necessary that the compare function
:return 0 when two items are equal as my understanding from
:Robert Sedgewick's Algorithm is different. But anyway I would
:not like to start discussions more appropriate to some other
:group. Here is another question:
:
:How do the two versions of gcc (gcc/2 and emx) compare? I
:was not aware there are two versions of gcc until ochealth
:pointed out, and I didn't carefully read the documents with
:the emx version to find a comparison or even mentioning of
:the other version. Could the programming gurus give us a
:summary and advice on choosing which one to use? BTW, I am
:happy to read that Borland C++ is coming out but wonder if
:there is more official and detailed announcement. Thank you
:for your comments and suggestions.


GCC/2 is based on the GNU C compiler. EMX/GCC is based on the same  GNU
C compiler. Essentially the heart of the two packages are exactly the same.

The two packages differ in several areas:

-GCC/2 's C library was a quick port of the BSD lib.
-EMX's C library is more OS/2 customized, and IMHO, more thoroughly tested
(I've had surprises from the GCC/2 library)

-I am told that GCC/2 now has a floating point library that uses the math
coprocessor. GCC/2 is now even with EMX there.

-GCC/2 and EMX both support native OS/2 .obj files and .lib files.
 EMX also supports UNIX .o and .a files, which can make porting
 UNIX programs easier.

-To my knowledge, GCC/2 does not support OS/2 DLLs. EMX can create and
 use DLLs.

-I am not sure how thread safe the GCC/2 library is. THe EMX C library
 is thread safe (for the most part :-) there may be some thread bugs
 lying around)

-EMX comes with GDB, a debugger. GDB is useless for debugging threaded
 programs, but it's better than nothing. GCC/2 doesn't have a debugger

-this is subjective, but I think EMX has more momentum behind it, at least
 for support. The EMX name is confusing, and I'm sure people overlook it.

-EMX is being enhanced by the author, Eberhard Mattes, and there will
 be some nifty features in the 0.8f version (for example, the ability
 to call 16 bit 'thunked' functions directly)

they're both free, so just get both and decide which is better.
:
:Chao-Kuei Hung
:ckhung@usc.edu


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From: acus02@ems13.corp.mot.com (David McAnally)
Subject: Re: Help!  PageMaker 3.0 OS/2 Version
Reply-To: acus02@waccvm.corp.mot.com
Organization: Motorola, Inc.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:43:10 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.173304.1@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu>  writes:
> 
> I'm having trouble with Aldus PageMaker 3.0 OS/2 Version.
> Running under OS/2 Version 1.3 has no problems.  After upgrading
> to OS/2 Version 2.0, the program will NOT execute are return a
> system error code (SYS3175).
> 
> Also, I'm running a PS/2 Model 70 w/ math co-processors.  I've 
> remove all card and the problem still exists.
> 
> If there is a patch or fix, please post it here.  Thanks!

Be sure you are running version 3.01 of Pagemaker for OS2.  As far as I  
know, that was the last time Aldus updated the code.  I'm running OS2 V2 and  
Pagemaker on a IBM P70 without problems so far.  But I haven't used  
Pagemaker that much since upgrading to OS2 V2. Since Aldus basically stopped  
upgrading for OS2, I've switched to DeScribe.  I still like Pagemaker, but I  
tend to stick with companies that will stick with me (and my OS2).

> 
> cvadsbkf@csupomona.edu
> Edson

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From: frigo@psl.wisc.edu (Sean P. Frigo UW-Madison SRC (608)877-2332,-2001(FAX))
Subject: PM Term & Kermit
Reply-To: frigo@psl.wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Physical Science Lab
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 15:51:14 GMT

Yow.  I am having difficulty getting file transfer using Kermit on PM Term.
The only way is to set the VMS system with the source file into SERVER mode
and use the KERMIT SERVER profile in PM Term.  There are 2 problems:

(1)	Data transfer is slow (~512 bytes/sec using 9600 baud).

(2)	I can't send a 'BYE' message to the VMS system to get it out of
	server mode and have to disconnect the session and relog in.

I vaguely recall reading a posting on how to get PM Term to do Kermit.  I
think it mentioned handshaking or something along those lines.

Any help will be appreciated.


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From: kumar@ee.rochester.edu (K.N. Kumar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Monthly Planner OS/2 App
Summary: OS/2 Monthly Planner
Date: 17 Nov 92 15:55:42 GMT
Organization: Univ of Rochester, College of Engineering and Applied Science

I have a question about the Monthly planner PM app that is bundled
with OS/2. How do I get the Monthly planner to start up using a 
custom planner file that I have saved. Presently I need to go to the
file menu to open the planner file once the Monthly planner App is started.
Any help would be welcome.
cheers
kumar

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From: 873clifton@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Autocad R12 Fix
Date: 16 Nov 92 14:08:54 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

In article <D99auB1w164w@uuisis.isis.org>, evanc@uuisis.isis.org (Evan Champion) writes:
> I was looking for that Autocad R12 fix for a friend so that he will be able 
> to run it under OS/2 but I've had no luck.  I've looked on watson and ftpos2 
> and called the OS/2 Support board in Montreal but it isn't anywhere.  If 
> anyone can tell me where to get it (with a directory and a filename if 
> possible) I'd really appreciate it.
> 
> Evan
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Try hobbes (ftp-os2.nmsu.edu) in /pub/uploads, the file is called OS2ACAD.ZIP.
If for some reason it is no longer in the uploads directory, try /pub/os2/new.

/D
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: bsn@world.std.com (Brent S Noorda)
Subject: RexxMenu version updated for old-release REXX libraries
Summary: RexxMenu: New version on hobbes
Keywords: Rexx, Menu, RexxMenu
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:23:55 GMT

I have just uploaded an updated version of RexxMenu at hobbes.  It
is RexxMenu.zip in the pub/uploads directory at ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.

The earlier version did not always work for those who had older versions
of IBM's Rexx*.dll files.  This one (fingers crossed) will work for
everybody.

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Comm Pgms and DSZ,etc.
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 03:50:44 GMT

In article <4840.361.uupcb@travel.com> dennis.tuchler@travel.com (Dennis Tuchler)  writes:
>I understand that no comm program designed to work with OS/2 can use
>an external protocol program like DSZ.  Is that correct?  Can a
>person who prefers DSZ's Zmodem 90 to the pd version of Zmodem, and
>also wants to be able to use HS/Link and Bimodem, use a DOS
>communication program (eg Boyan 5) which cano use such external
>protocol programs, under OS/2?

Sure, the latter method you describe works fine.  The problem is
having an OS/2 communications program pass control to a DOS external
protocol -- rather difficult, when you think about it.

Incidently, there is an external Zmodem available for OS/2.  It is
called M2Zmodem.  It is available via anonymous ftp from
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu or from the OS/2 Shareware BBS (703-385-4325).

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From: ckhung@pollux.usc.edu (Chao-Kuei Hung)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Which gcc is better? (Was: Re: qsort() in gcc does not do indirect sorting?)
Date: 16 Nov 1992 11:08:55 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: pollux.usc.edu

In article <1e3ejjINNdf4@pollux.usc.edu> I asked the question
of qsort in gcc. In article <1e44n6INN49u@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca>
ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth) pointed out there were two
problems, namely my compare function did not reflect the case
when two items are equal, and that the linker mysteriously
linked the library function index() for my array index.

Thank you ochealth for helping me out. I still don't quite
understand why it is necessary that the compare function
return 0 when two items are equal as my understanding from
Robert Sedgewick's Algorithm is different. But anyway I would
not like to start discussions more appropriate to some other
group. Here is another question:

How do the two versions of gcc (gcc/2 and emx) compare? I
was not aware there are two versions of gcc until ochealth
pointed out, and I didn't carefully read the documents with
the emx version to find a comparison or even mentioning of
the other version. Could the programming gurus give us a
summary and advice on choosing which one to use? BTW, I am
happy to read that Borland C++ is coming out but wonder if
there is more official and detailed announcement. Thank you
for your comments and suggestions.

Chao-Kuei Hung
ckhung@usc.edu
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Service Pak, which one is latest?
Date: 19 Nov 92 20:23:33 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Nov19.054441.27447@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> mmannan@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Mohammed Mannan) writes:
>I am a new convert to OS/2. OS/2 is running on my system for about a week
>Big Blue is charging $25.00 plus Taxes and shipping for the service pak but
>I rather ftp the patches and not pay (running low on cash after buying those
>simms). Will some kind OS/2 user direct me to the latest version of the service
>pak? 

The latest version is service level XR-6055.  It should be available
via anonymous ftp to software.watson.ibm.com or to ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.
it consists of a disk-maker (loaddf.zip) and fourteen data files that
produce the fourteen 1.44MB disks (spg301 - spg314).  If you use 5.25"
disks, there are an additional sixteen data files for producing the
sixteen 1.2MB disks (spg501 - spg516).  The files on
software.watson.ibm.com are uncompressed and have a .dsk extension.
The files on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu have all been compressed with Info-Zip's
ZIP-1.9 program (use Unzip 5.0 to decompress) and bear a .zip
extension.

Download the 14 or 16 data files, which are the disk images (whatever
your A: drive is).  Uncompress them (if necessary).  Uncompress
loaddf.zip to get loaddskf.exe.  Use loaddskf.exe to produce the disks
from the image files.  For instructions on how to use loaddskf.exe,
run it with no parameters; you will be given instructions.

When you have made the disks, insert the first disk (the one you made
from spg[35]01.dsk) and print the README file.  This will tell you
what you should and should not do to install the service pack.  It
contains information that will keep you from ruining your system with
an improper installation.

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From: bsn@world.std.com (Brent S Noorda)
Subject: WPSBKUP version 1.07, new.  Also shrinks growing ini files
Summary: WPSBKUP version 1.07, new.  Also shrinks growing ini files.
Keywords: WPSBKUP
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:38:54 GMT

I have just uploaded version 1.07 of WPSBKUP to hobbes in the uploads
directory under the name wpsbk7.zip.

This version corrects a problem when records in os2.ini grew to greater
than 63K.

WPSBKUP backs up the workplace shell, including ini files and lots of
extended attributes.  One side benefit the author of this shareware
product didn't orignially intend is the by backing up and restoring
you can shrink your growing OS2*.ini files.  This results in much
saved disk space and sometimes faster performance.

I can mail this version to you if you cannot download it from the
uploads directory at ftp-os2.nmsu.edu
 
    Brent Noorda   bsn@world.std.com
From: mp52+@andrew.cmu.edu (Matthew Edward Patton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Is PCMag going to make a OS/2Bench?
Date: 22 Nov 92 11:40:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.If3zt8200UhW82xdcn
Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.os2.apps: 21-Nov-92 Re: Is PCMag going to
make .. by Timothy F. Sipples@ellis 
> >Anyone know if PC Mag has any plans to develop an OS/2 2.0 specific graphics
> >testing program?
> >OS2Bench?  We could all share OS2Marks! :)
>  
> I expect so.  They had one for OS/2 1.x (which may still be available
> via anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu).  Considering they just
> decided to name OS/2 2.0 "Product of the Year" (or so I'm told), one
> would think they'd start getting some utilities, benchmarks, and other
> assorted tools out the door.
>  
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"HELP")


I found a benchmark from PCMAG on Wuarchive.  It was a set of a Window's
graphic test and one for PM (os2 version unknown).

I'll test it and see what it's like.

BTW, the benchmarks were under the /msdos/windows dir.  (at least I am
pretty sure)


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2.  Any given program costs more and takes longer than planned and budgeted.

3.  Inside every large program is a small program struggling to get out.

4.  Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capability of the
programmer who must
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5.  At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer, you
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From: ygoland@edison.seas.ucla.edu (The Jester)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: What will service packs do for ME?!??!
Keywords: OS/2
Date: 22 Nov 92 21:31:57 GMT
Organization: Republicans for Sanity

Before I go and download god knows how many disks worth of
information and dealing with convincing my B drive that its my A
drive, why do I WANT the service pack?!?!? Whats in there that I
need? I have had some crashes under os/2 but they are fairly rare.
The only complaint I have is that even with a 486/33mhz, 8 megs of
memory, and a 210 drive (1/2 hpfs, 1/2 fat), this thing can get
SLOW. But somehow I doubt the pack addresses that. Oh and it would
be REALLY nice to be able to run my desk top in 800x760x256 AND have
windows. As it is I can only run 800x760x16 because otherwise I
can't have a win-os/2 screen up. (Even though if I go to full
windows screen I get 800x760x256) Are any of these problems
addressed by the service pack? I read the docs they included but I
still wasn't quite clear on whats there and why I need it. How about
a summary from someone who knows?
					The Jester
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