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From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Mathematica 2.1 and Enhanced mode...
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:07:46 GMT

In article <C16Gwv.CLM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> janovetz@eehp3 (Jacob W Janovetz) writes:
> 
> 
>   I read a message a few days back about Enhanced mode on the WIN-OS/2 3.1
> for the OS/2 beta.  However, I just installed OS/2 2.1b today and that 
> message has long been lost in my memory.  Why doesn't WIN-OS/2 3.1 have a 
> 386 Enhanced mode settings under the Control Panel?
> 
>   If I migrate Mathematica 2.1 and run it, Mma says I have about 60,000 k
> free, but it isn't run in Enhanced mode.
>   If I run Mma 2.1 in Win-OS/2, Mma says it the virtual memory device under
> Win-OS/2 is not big enough for it.
> 
>   - The only way I can get Win-OS/2 to go to enhanced mode is with the
> neat switch /3.  I remember someone mentioning something about the 
> Enhanced mode being set in the 'Settings' under Session - WIN OS/2 settings.
> However, like the message said, MY radio buttons are missing too.  Thanks.

Jake - 

Migrate mathematica to the WPS. If you *still* don't have the radio buttons in
the Win-OS/2 Settings you can try re-installing the DOS/WinOS/2 support. 

Of the 4 machines I have installed the beta on, the Enhanced Mode support was
not included on the first run through on two of them. I had to use the
Selective Install for the DOS and Windows support to get it. It always
appeared the second time. 
 
The full-screen WinOS/2 may not have the radio buttons, but the Migrated
Windows apps always will. 
 
Steve
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From: orr@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Richard Orr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Cannon BJ-20 and OS/2 WinOS2
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:45:30 GMT
Organization: University of Calgary Computer Science


My cannon BJ-20 bubblejet seems to always seems to ask for an online button
press before it will print a page from a Windows program.  At first I
thought it may be the printer setup, but when jobs are sent out from OS/2
programs there are no such problems.  

At the moment I have it set up for Epson LQ500 support (might be off in the 
actual Epson model, but the printer only supports one Epson mode).
 
If anyone has any ideas on how to get around this problem, I would really 
appreciate it.
 
I am getting really sick and tired of having to press the online button
between pages.
 
Rich
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From: bobo@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Bob O'Donnell)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:08:07 GMT
Subject: Re: MS-Word4W Equation Editor problem with fences
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps

I had this problem.  The solution that worked for me was to reinstall the
Equation Editor part of W4W, through the WIN/OS2 full screen.  Part of this
may also be due to the particular printer you have and whether ATM is
installed.
From: gt1610c@prism.gatech.EDU (Michael Kenneth McGaugh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Great Tetris-clone for OS/2 2.0
Date: 28 Jan 93 21:39:04 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1993Jan26.212843.5869@midway.uchicago.edu> roe2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>It would also be nice if the game detected the aspect ratio of the
>screen instead of assuming 1:1.  Or maybe it is detecting it, but
>overcompensating...anyway, on EGA (ye gods, I'm so embarrassed...)
>everything is squished.

If you change the size of the window, the Tetris blocks rescale
themselves accordingly.  The problem is that the game starts up
with a bad size for the window.  I solved this by using 4OS/2's
new start command.  I placed this in a small command file, which
starts Tetris at the right position and size.

Ken.



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From: v053qpgh@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Eric W Sarjeant)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Should I use OS/2
Date: 23 Jan 93 18:06:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1993Jan22.191359.25199@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, djs6015@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Don Smith) writes...
>In article <1993Jan20.214832.15185@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> arhodge@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu writes:
>}I have a 486sx25 with a 124 meg HD and 5 megs of ram.  I plan to get up to 8 
>}megs soon.  I OS/2 worth trying?  I run Windows 3.1 now in enhanced mode.
>}Will it be slower or faster?  Does OS/2 support 1024x768 at 256 colors yet?
>}Can I use the HPFS and still run my windows apps?  Thanks for any help..
>}
>}
>Yes, with a 486 and 8 Mb RAM... OS/2 is definitly worth trying. Windows
>3.1 may be faster at some things, but when you are running more than app
>at once.. OS/2 should perform more reliably and faster. OS/2 does
>support 1024x768x256 and you can run your windows software on the OS/2
>desktop. About HPFS... it makes no difference for DOS/Win stuff, they
>dont really know the difference.

I might approach an OS/2 upgrade a little more cautiously. It certainly
provides a level of reliability far above and beyond what DOS + Win is
currently offering; however, it only supports a limited scope of PC hardware
peripherals. This includes SVGA boards, digital scanners, CD-ROM drives,
sound boards, and a whole host of other goodies.

If you're currently using a favorite Windows accessory (Win/TV for example),
you might want to check with the manufacturer regarding how it will run
under OS/2 and perhaps find out how they plan to support OS/2 users in
the future.

As far as Windows goes, OS/2 2.1 runs Windows at least as fast as Windows
runs under DOS (maybe even just a little faster with disk intensive
applications). It seems IBM might have caught up in the speed department,
which means an OS/2 purchase is primarily based on your current hardware
(386SX or higher), memory (at least 8 megs, perferably 10+), hard drive
(100+ megs), and your desire to step into a futuristic operating system!
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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: W4W and the 2.1 beta..? font menu
Date: 26 Jan 93 14:27:24 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1993Jan21.184609.9157@colorado.edu> doug@shako.Colorado.EDU (Doug McKnight) writes:
>I find that word for windows under the new 2.1b has no fonts visible in its
>font pull down menu. The menu is visible, it is just empty. The fonts are
>there ( I installed them ) because I can type in the name to use a 
>particular font. Likewise with the character size menu.

File -> PrinterSetup.  OK the current printer.

Word doesn't read in a printer's list of fonts until you do this.  So,
if you add fonts after installing Word, you must do this to see the
new ones.


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From: francis@ese.ogi.edu (Francis Moraes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Macsyma For Windows
Date: 23 Jan 93 00:57:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: ogicse.48994
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute - Department of Env. Science and Eng.

I recently talked to a person at Macsyma and was treated to a tirade
about OS/2 2.1's Windows 3.1 emulation. He said he had the 2.1 beta
and that it wouldn't run the most recent version of Macsyma and they
hadn't been able to figure out why. He went on to say that IBM was
sleazy for stating that OS/2 2.1 would run Win3.1 applications, etc.

Does anyone has experience running or trying to run Macsyma with OS/2
2.1? I'm not looking to start a thread of, ``OS/2 2.1 runs almost all
Win3.1 software.'' If I had, I would have posted elsewhere. Feel free
to bring this up in C.O.O.A though. :)  Anyway, I'm really looking for
information. The guy I talked to seemed pretty biased so I have to
wonder how much they've really tried to get Macsyma working (of course
it _is_ their product so I may be off base).

Francis Moraes
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: gchalk@nyx.cs.du.edu (Geoff Chalk)
Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 23:50:06 GMT

>	2.IBM PROMISED THAT IT WOULD GIVE 2.1 TO ALL 2.0 USERS FOR
>	FREE! LET ME REPEAT THAT:
>
>FFFFF  RRRRR  EEEEE  EEEEE !
>F      R   R  E      E     !
>FFF    RRRRR  EEE    EEE   !
>F      R  R   E      E     !
>F      R   R  EEEEE  EEEEE *
>
>Thats right, FREE! GRATIS! NO CHARGE!! NO COST!!! THEY PROMISED
>THIS! I don't give a fuck if this is a good deal for IBM or not, I
>don't give a damn if this was a smart move on their part. The god
>damn bottom line for all you thick headed morons who seem completely
>incapable of understanding even the most fundamental concepts of
>offer and acceptance, is that IBM PROMISED TO GIVE IT TO ALL 2.0
>USERS FOR FREE! PERIOD! END OF DISCUSSION!!
>
>					The Jester
>
>p.s. I am some what sorry for this heavy flame. But the sheer
>ignorance frequently displayed regarding IBM's obligations to
>legitimate os/2 v2.0 users was getting to be beyond the usual noise
>threshold expected of the average human.

I have been a user of OS/2 2.0 since it first went GA, I have also been
following
this newsgroups and .misc regularly since then.  I read regularly about
two different computer magazines......

WHEN THE HELL DID IBM PROMISE THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

if you read you licence, it will say that it is a licence for one copy
of OS/2 2.0

it says nothing about 2.1, 1.3 1,0, 1.2 7.9 or whatever!!!!!!

give it a rest!!!!  OS/2 2.0 is a GREAT operating system!!!

if you don't think 2.1 is going to be better...or worth paying for...

DON'T GET IT!!!!!

regards

geoff
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: re: MathCad anyone?
From: ghdai@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: 24 Jan 93 15:18:30 CST
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
NNTP-Posting-Host: vax1.umkc.edu

>I've just received a flyer on MathCad that will allow me to buy it for $79.00
>plus S&H.  This is version 3.1 for windows and is the full version.  
>Supposedly it is an offer to get engineers and scientist to use it and spread
>the good word.  For the questions:

I got the same offer and have received the package.

>
>1) is it worth $79.00(I can't imagine many major packages that would not be
>   worth $79.00)

Yes, it is worth that money, since it should be more expensive than those
most popular Wordprocessor, Spreadsheet, Graphics presentation apps.

>
>2) will in run in winos2 o.k.

Yes, it is running side by side with my 32-bit C-Kermit for OS/2 2.0.

>
>3) is there any rumors of a version for os/2

I asked them when I got the offer.  They said they will have one and we can
upgrade when it is available, but they are willing to say when.

>
>4) any other info you might have.

You raise your questions VERY well so that I can tell you the whole story.
I suggest that you get a utility called "PStat PM2" at ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  It
is capable of letting you see processes running that you can not see with the
Window List.  And you can use it to swith to or terminate any of them, like
Window List allows you to do.

Sometimes when you quit/exit Mathcad for Winbloze 3.1 or Wordperfect for
Windoze 5.1, a process called "-zombie-" by the PStat PM2 will still be
running.  I don't know what's wrong and who to blame.  When the second time
you start Mathcad or WP, you get another version of -zombie-.  Many -zombie-'s
drags down the speed of your machine.  A solution is to let PStat PM2 to
terminate those useless -zombie-'s, but first make sure that they are really
useless one by using "Switching to" them.  If you swith to nothing, you are
sure that you have a useless -zombie- left running under OS/2.

Guohuan H. Dai/2
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: kanet@fraser.sfu.ca (Kane Tan)
Subject: Telemate 4.0: Problems
Summary: Problems with transmission?
Keywords: telemate
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:03:23 GMT

 I ha
I have recently obtained telemate 4.0. It works well in full screen
mode, but when I have it in a windowed session, there appears to be
a problem in transmission. When I'm in TTY or ANSI or whatever,
not all the characters are transmitted, characters go missing, etc.
Downloading has become impossible (it used to be tolerable) and it
is a plain hassle to use. I diddled around with the com settings
and improved performance somewhat, but it still doesn't perform
as well as the previous versions of telemate. Anyone out there have 
it working nicely? Perhaps he/she could be persuaded to divest
their DOS Settings setup <grin>. Oh, btw, it works fine in full 
screen mode.

One more thing. Is it just me, or does everyone's modem seize up 
whenever one switches from the WPS to Full screen?

K.
I've h
such as
I'm 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos)
Subject: Re: All who think they deserve free upgrades...
Keywords: OS/2 upgrade
Organization: UNLV Computer Science
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 03:23:17 GMT

In article <sal8.293.727598777@po.cwru.edu> sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:
>I have an idea. Everyone, send the cover from your Windows 3.1 manual (I 
>know you all have at least _one_. I have two full licensed copies myself.) 
>to Bill Gates and tell him you want either a free upgrade to OS/2 2.1 or 
>your money back for Windows since it doesn't do anything useful.

The reasons that IBM should charge for the upgrade have nothing to do
with Bill Gates or MicroSoft. I don't think there is anybody around
that actually believes that they made a damn cent on the 2 million
copies of 2.0 that are out there (they probably took a big loss), and
with 2.1, you also get MMPM/2, a product that runs $125 with
educational discount. All of the enhancements and new programs (there
is also a slightly crippled version of FaxWorks there), they are
supposed to give away free to people who paid $49 for the upgrade from
Windows just to get the disks?!

TTYL - Steve
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From: tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 00:05:04 CST
Reply-To: zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com
Organization: TCS Consulting Services

dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:

> In article <833qXB4w165w@tcscs.UUCP> zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com writes:
> >I bought Turbo Pascal 6, and just a little while later 7 was released.  I
> >called Borland and got a free upgrade, to BORLAND pascal 7 with everything.
> >
> >I thought that was VERY fair.  Personally I'd have been happy with TP7, but
> >hey...they let me have BP7.
> 
> Perhaps because there is no TP7, only BP7?

There is a TP7.  I have it as well (work).

Greg

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From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Running Mathematica
Date: 22 Jan 1993 18:42:43 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Distribution: world
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jme4@po.CWRU.Edu (John M. Ehrlinger) writes:


>	A few days ago, I posted a question about printing from Mathematica
>in OS/2.  Although I have not recieved any replies to this question, a few

You mean you are running Mathematica under GA not 2.1, which everyone
said was imposible? Thanks for the info.

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From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:17:32 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen

dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:

>In article <833qXB4w165w@tcscs.UUCP> zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com writes:
>>I bought Turbo Pascal 6, and just a little while later 7 was released.  I
>>called Borland and got a free upgrade, to BORLAND pascal 7 with everything.
>>
>>I thought that was VERY fair.  Personally I'd have been happy with TP7, but
>>hey...they let me have BP7.

>Perhaps because there is no TP7, only BP7?
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That's not correct. TP7 is a small BP7, without protected mode/windows
capabilities. The prize for TP7 is about 40% of BP7.

BP7 demands a 80286+ and min. 2M RAM.

TP7 demands only 512K memo. But runs better with a 286+ proc.

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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
Date: 21 Jan 93 15:27:12 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1993Jan20.160446.25054@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> gchalk@nyx.cs.du.edu (Geoff Chalk) writes:
>I would like to remind everybody that is complaning that there might be
>(and most likely will be) a charge for the upgrade to OS/2 2.1
>that yesterday (1/19/93) IBM declared 4th quarted\r losses of
>over $5,000,000,000.00.....yup thats % billion dollars for
>OCT, NOV, & DEC 92!!!

And personal systems declared profits.  Don't go mixing up all the
different divisions.

>and remember that the new version will come w/ almost $20 worth of
>diskettes!!

If they only charge for the diskettes, manuals, packaging, and
shipping, I won't complain.  But I will be very pissed off if some
gang of lawyers wants to add on an extra $30 to go into Bill Gates's
pockets.

>IMHO...stop complaining if you want to keep getting upgrades!!

You know, if IBM sees all these posts, they'll start assuming that you
really don't care about free upgrades, and that will be the end of
that.  IBM's not about to take a loss on a popular product, but if you
keep talking like you expect (and some even want) to be ripped off,
you're going to be.  I hope you like it.
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From: miket@exucom.com (Michael Teper)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Why I switched to Windows
Date: 27 Jan 93 06:20:07 GMT
Organization: ExuCom Multimedia Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]


I have been a Windows supporter all along up until OS/2 Came out. When it
did, I installed it and tried it and LOVED it (even though I was only
running with 4Mb RAM). Unfortunately, I had to switch back to DOS/Windows.

The reason: lack of software !!!

WinOS/2 was painully slow on my 386-33 and to date none of the
applications I use daily are released for the OS/2...

Here's a list:

WordPerfect (I know it's coming out soon, but how about NOW)
            (I mean the GRAPHICAL version, not text based)

Page Maker or Quark Express

Excel or 1-2-3

Corel Draw

Also, there are no drivers for my video card out for OS/2 (Diamond Stealth
VRAM)

Now, give me a good reason to load up an OS that will eat up 25% of my HD
space and give me nothing more than SLOOOOWW but protected (not even that
at 100%) multitasking of the software I already multitask under DOS/Windows.

Now, I do realize all the advantages of OS/2 but while there is no
software that is written for it, I have to (with great sorrow) conclude
that for me it is dead...


Win NT is already promises lots of Apps, but it is WAY too much of a hog
(and who knows if they come through on those promises). So whats left out
there OS-wise to chose from ? Can you say "DOS/Windows" ???? Sad, isnt it?


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From: tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 18:29:06 CST
Reply-To: zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com
Organization: TCS Consulting Services

Who says no other software companies give free upgrades.

I bought Turbo Pascal 6, and just a little while later 7 was released.  I
called Borland and got a free upgrade, to BORLAND pascal 7 with everything.

I thought that was VERY fair.  Personally I'd have been happy with TP7, but
hey...they let me have BP7.

Borland has a history of taking care of it's users...at least me and the
ones I know.  When they released quattro pro 3 weeks after someone bought 2
he got 3 free from borland.  

I dont know about other companies..but I enjoy using Borland products and
appreciate the way they treat their customers.  The only other company to do
anything similar in my experience has been IBM.

Greg


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From: rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: MathCad anyone?
Date: 22 Jan 93 05:21:25 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <tadr.727670235@keiko> tadr@doe.carleton.ca (Tom A. D. Riley) writes:
>In <727668058.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP> William.Todd@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (William Todd) writes:
>
>[stuff deleted]
>
>>|TL> 2) will in run in winos2 o.k.                                          |
>>It is a Windows 3.1 program. Needs 2.1

>Maybe you can convince them to let you have a copy of mathcad 3.0 it runs 
>fine under os2 2.0. (Glad I never gave in to their requests to "upgrade" :)
>
>I like the program very much. Think of it as the best calculator money can buy.
>

Hmmm.  Don't tell my OS/2 2.0 GA+SP setup that you cannot run Mathcad 3.1...
It runs quite nicely on my machine.  The only problem is that I cannot open
it a second time unless I bump the number of files to an incredible number.
You need to set the DMPI memory to at least 64 megs and set it to on rather
than auto.

I agree that for the $49 price that I was given, it has to be the best
calculator/scratch pad for the price.  I used derive before this due to
the choice of it as a versatile teaching aid but it is not as powerful
as MathCad due to the inclusion of some of the Maple engine in Mathcad 3.1

--Ronald Van Iwaarden