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From: shenoy@iastate.edu (Shiva Shenoy)
Subject: Re: Installation program for Windows
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:57:25 GMT

In <1992Dec21.103910.23778@hemlock.cray.com> kak1@birch02.cray.com (Kevin Kramer) writes:



>Does anyone out there know of any shareware installation programs for Windows?  
>I need to be able to compress/split a file and also be able to install new 
>program groups and program items into Windows during installation.  
>Someone has mentioned a program called InstallShield by the Sterling Group, 
>is this shareware?  If not is there anything like this available at simtel 
>or garbo?

Here's some info on a free program called qinst10.zip, available through ftp
from the pub/pc/win3/uploads directory at ftp.cica.indiana.edu

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Quick Install is a fast & easy install program for windows.

This is version 1.0, and version 2.0 has some exciting enhancements planned.

Current Features

1) Quick Install is free...

2) Quick Install can install from many disks.

3) Quick Install can uncompress files compressed with COMPRESS.EXE

4) Quick Install allows users to choose what parts of the application to
install.

5) Quick Install can create Program Manager groups for your application.

Stefan Olson (Author)

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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From: alberg@netlan.jpr.com (Al Berg)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: How to eliminate the SECOND Telix nag screen
Keywords: Telix Shareware Crippling Screen Telecommunications
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 15:43:50 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: NETLAN, Inc. LANLINK ONLINE BBS - New York City

vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen) writes:

> I would rephrase your sentence to say that in the long run (after the
> trial period), the honorable thing to do is to register the program 
> IF YOU CONTINUE USING IT, yes.  But does that mean that I have to 
> tolerate the unmitigated... !pain! of those Telix nag screens, 
> flashing at me on-and-off, on-and-off, DURING the 30-day trial 
> period?  Absolutely not!
> 
I dunno.

Nag screens seem to be a necessary evil.  The way I see it, you are doing 
two things during the evaluation period of a piece of shareware: deciding 
if you wish to use the program (and pay the fee) and hopefully getting 
some use out of it.  I think that it is well within the author's rights 
to include advertising.

To be honest, if you are using the program enough that the nag screens 
are that much of a pain, you should probably register now! :-)

Finally, put it in perspective - if the software were administering low 
voltage electric shocks during the eval, I could understand being 
outraged.  A couple of nag screens that take a second or two to bypass 
just aren't that big of a deal (to me at least).  

Al


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From: alix@iastate.edu (L.A. Melloy)
Subject: Telix v3.20
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 06:22:32 GMT

I just got into wuarchive to download and test the new version of Telix, and
discovered it wasn't where I was told it would be (in /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS).
Can anyone help me?

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From: claebaur@shell.portal.com (Tony S Annese)
Subject: ARC?
Organization: Portal Communications Company -- 408/973-9111 (voice) 408/973-8091 (data)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:47:26 GMT

Ok I have looked everywhere I thought I would find an answer and I havnt 
found the answer to this question(well I did but it was dated 1988). I am
looking for a utility to unarc a file. I looked in the FAQ and it only deals
with zip and zoo but not arc.
(I ftp'd an arc'd file and cant access it...sigh)
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From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: *** WHAT'S THE BEST COMM PROTOCOL ***
Date: 22 Dec 92 15:38:48 GMT
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.

ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:

>In article <1992Dec21.181829.4391@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> dml7@navaho.cc.bellcore.com (lee,danny) writes:
>>i'm having trouble deciding which communications protocol package to
>>use on my pc.  i was using kermit and still using it.  however,
>>someone mentioned to me that zmodem was much better and faster.

>The answer is rather unambiguously zmodem.  If one speaks of the
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think the answer is quite ambiguous.  Zmodem is definitely faster and
has better error recovery, but kermit, xmodem, and ymodem are more
ubiquitous at this time.  I find that some sites will allow zmodem, but
it is a rare site indeed that does not have kermit.

>different telecommunications packages, there are many of them in
>use, and the opinnions can be quite divided.  But as for file
>transfers zmodem seems to dominate in actual usage.  I am not being
>partisan, but rather observing the current practice.

>If one goes down to details, all transfer protocols have their
>proponents, and if you can lay your hands on kermit with long
>packages, it is fair, too.  But it has one drawback which I don't
>like at all.  That is that it does not preserve the file's date
>stamp in the transfer.

>Followups directed to comp.archives.msdos.d only which is replacing
>comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives. 

>   All the best, Timo

>..................................................................
>Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
>Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
>Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
>Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
From: vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: URGENT need for a MAC-to-PC ATM or TT font translator!
Date: 28 Dec 1992 04:07:12 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unlinfo.unl.edu
Keywords: atm,adobe,truetype,type1,font,windows

The program called Font Monger, by Ares Software, can convert
Adobe Type 1 fonts to True Type Windows 3.1 Fonts and viceversa.
Does automatic hinting. Also has some problems (i.e., it isn't a 
really flexible font editor like Fontographer) but the translation 
is completely automatic and works OK.

Not shareware, though... costs over $120, if I remember correctly...
don't quote me on the price however.

Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: Four Galileo space probe images
Date: 29 Dec 92 22:30:27 GMT
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland

In article <ts9212291103.11669@chyde.uwasa.fi> ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
>Tue 29-Dec-92: Obtained the listed four Galileo space probe images

Looking at Tuesday afternoon's download statistics, I can only say
"Good heavens!".  The new releases of scanv is almost the only
program that can topple this rush.  Well, education and
entertainment combined.  Well, I know that one could achieve
astronomical (pardon the second pun) download figures with
"recreational" gifs, but that is not what I am after even if I see
no reason why using computers shouldn't also be fun. 

These figures have a second side to them, which is also good for our
newsgroup.  As a new group the propagation is always a question mark
and the indication of these figures is positive.  Well, we'll know
more when the monthly UseNet readership statistics come out.  I'll
try to capture our information from there, then. 

 110 earthmo2.gif
  76 mideast.gif
  67 moongrid.gif
  64 moonfals.gif
  63 earthmo2.txt
  49 00_index.txt
  45 mideast.txt
  42 moonfals.txt
  39 moonpole.gif
  39 moongrid.txt
  32 _files.in
  32 INDEX.ZIP
  28 moonpole.txt
  28 HELP
  27 euro01v.gif
  26 euro01e.gif
  20 suomi.gif
  19 garbo1.gif
  18 harri.gif
  18 _file.lst
  16 zoo210.exe

   All the best, Timo

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Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
Xref: sparky comp.archives.msdos.d:138 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives:5222
From: t06@clark.edu (Torry Schreiner)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives
Subject: Re: *** WHAT'S THE BEST COMM PROTOCOL ***
Date: 23 Dec 92 19:57:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: clark.1992Dec23.195718.4114
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA

In article <23DEC92.11575292.0072@VM1.MCGILL.CA> BGAA@MUSICT.MCGILL.CA (BGAA000) writes:
>
>Zmodem is fine and dandy at 2400 baud and slower but if you're up to
>9600 and higher, then try Ymodem-G. I consistently get 50 cps higher
>than with Zmodem.  Also, there's a new protocol that just came out
>called Zyrion which gives up to 150 cps higher than a Zmodem transfer
        ^^^^^^
>at a 14.4 connection.
>
>Tony Kwan
>bgaa@mcgillb

Where can we get this from?  FTP?
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Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: jepler@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Epler)
Subject: Re: background PC->PC file transfer ?
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Keywords: TSR, File transfer, background
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 22:11:44 GMT

In article <jimbo.725820049@edson> jimbo@ee.ualberta.ca (Row Jimmy Row) writes:
>greetings all,
>
>i have been asked to try and find a program which will transfer files
>between two PC's via a serial cable. the difficulty is that the person
>who wants to do this wants a program that runs in the background and will
>not affect the "host" while he is runnung another program on it. it
>would seem to me that some sort of a TSR program could do this, does 
>anyone out there know of such a creature?

You might consider a program FTPable as webnt255.zip, available on simtel
and mirrors in the <MSDOS.NETWORK> directory.

It allows you to network two PCs via a null-modem cable.  In this way, you
ought to be able to use one computer normally, while the other used DOS
copy, xcopy, etc., to move files about.

I haven't actually used the software, (I need to put together/buy myself a
9-pin null modem) but it looks good.


>
>thanks for your help,
>			jim

Jeff


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Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko)
Subject: Re: What to do with *.zip?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 09:06:29 GMT

claebaur@shell.portal.com (Tony S Annese) writes:

>eng10459@nusunix1.nus.sg (TAN CHEE LEONG) writes:
>>I have been trying to download zipped files from some ftp sites.
>>Unfortunately, I do not know how to proceed from there, ie. how do I
>>unzipped these files?

>Well there are 2 things that you could do. The first is what Timo will
>probably say. Read the FAQ posted on Saturdays. Or you can archie a file
>called pkz110.exe or one called pkunzip.exe.  Pkunzip is one file contained in

I prefer to use the "spoon-feeding" approach ... :)
So, to the original question ...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: PKWare ZIP create / extract package
Version: 1.10  (export (= no encryption))
Upload Date: 90/04/02
File: pkz110eu.exe (self extracting)
Size: 140,116 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Simply the best zip / unzip for PCs ... 200% a MUST ...
         pkz193a.zip, an alpha version, is obtainable from ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
         (in the directory /pc/exec-pc) ...
         BTW ... to split large zip files to smaller zip files, get
         zipsplit (zipspl12.zip) (oak only) ...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: Info-Zip's Unzip
Version: 5.0
Upload Date: 92/08/30
File: unzip50.exe  (self-extracting)
Size: 37,211 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: unzip 5.0 is a superset of unzip 4.2 ... and it can handle files
         zipped with zip 1.0/1.9 and pkzip 1.1/1.93 ...
         Source codes (for many OS): unzip50.zip
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Get these from a ftp site near you ...

Mirror Site             IP                 Directory
-----------             --                 ---------

I. Simtel20 Mirrors
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil  192.88.110.20      PD1: <MSDOS.WHATEVER>
oak.oakland.edu         141.210.10.117     /pub/msdos/whatever
wuarchive.wustl.edu     128.252.135.4      /mirror/msdos/whatever
ftp.uu.net              137.39.1.9         /systems/simtel20/msdos/whatever
nic.funet.fi            128.214.6.100      /pub/msdos/Simtel20-mirror/whatever
src.doc.ic.ac.uk        146.169.3.7        /pub/ibmpc/simtel20/whatever
nic.switch.ch           130.59.1.40        /mirror/msdos/whatever
archie.au               139.130.4.6        /micros/pc/simtel-20/whatever
nctuccca.edu.tw         140.111.3.21       /SIMTEL20/msdos/whatever

II. Garbo Mirrors
garbo.uwasa.fi          128.214.87.1       /pc/whatever
wuarchive.wustl.edu     128.252.135.4      /mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi/whatever
archie.au               139.130.4.6        /micros/pc/garbo/pc/whatever
nctuccca.edu.tw         140.111.3.21       /Garbo/pc/whatever
From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: Duplication with "msdos announce" mailing list?
Date: 24 Dec 92 20:41:25 GMT
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland

In article <BzrwuA.9Hx@NCoast.ORG> brown@NCoast.ORG (Stan Brown) writes:
>I subscribe to the "msdos announce" mailing list, and to the new
>comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup.
>Do the moderators post everything to both?  Is one a subset of the
>other?  Or do I reallyneed to subscribe to both and live with the
>overlap?

Speaking for myself, the answer for Garbo is that msdos-ann is a
subset for my announcements in the comp.archives.msdos.announce
newsgroup.  Thus from that angle you only need
comp.archives.msdos.announce to keep up to date with the Garbo
developments.  I would guess that Keith will give you a similar
answer.  The msdos-ann list will be continued however, because there
are many users outside the net who can subscribe to the mailing list
but cannot connect to the news. 

..................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: ff76@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Jhinuk Chowdhury)
Subject: WPDRAW35.ZIP - What's new?
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 04:20:24 GMT

In what way is the new version of the WPDRAW.ZIP posted to SIMTEL recently an
enhancement over the earlier versions?  The version recently posted was 35, I
think.
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
Subject: Re: *** WHAT'S THE BEST COMM PROTOCOL {LONG SUMMARY} ***
Organization: Cuddlehogs Anonymous
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 01:37:55 GMT

In article <1992Dec23.061927.14544@udel.edu> darkstar@pecan.cns.udel.edu (The Janitor Of Anarchy) writes:
:And don't forget the fact that for slip and ppp to be properly implemented
:you need special lines installed.  Hell, if you're gonna go that far, why
:not just install ethernet to your house and ftp everywhere!

What *are* you blethering about?  I'm running PPP on Dos on a Twincom 14.4K
modem and SLIP on 386BSD on a $200 Digicom Scout at 14.4K, getting 2.4K/sec
news transfer rate, both systems on perfectly ordinary telephone lines.

G
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott)
Subject: How to I view/print TeX files
Distribution: world
Organization: None
Reply-To: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk
X-Mailer: Simple NEWS 1.90 (ka9q DIS 1.19)
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 16:26:19 +0000

I have a several TeX files - specifically the manual of GNU Emacs.
Does anyone know what software I could use to:

1.  View the files.
2.  Print them on my HP LaserJet IIID printer.

I'd ideally like software for MS Windows, but DOS would be fine, too.

Thank you in anticipation,

Chris
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Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: mbrousse@cs.ulowell.edu (Marc Brousseau)
Subject: Re: background PC->PC file transfer ?
Keywords: TSR, File transfer, background
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 17:11:28 GMT

In article <jimbo.725820049@edson> jimbo@ee.ualberta.ca (Row Jimmy Row) writes:
>greetings all,
>
>i have been asked to try and find a program which will transfer files
>between two PC's via a serial cable. the difficulty is that the person
>who wants to do this wants a program that runs in the background and will
>not affect the "host" while he is runnung another program on it. it
>would seem to me that some sort of a TSR program could do this, does 
>anyone out there know of such a creature?

I don't know if this will be an acceptable solution, but I have done
this useing a 386 pc, Desqview, and Fastlinx with no problems. You
just have to be able to use Desqview and create a process that does
not swap to the disk. Sort of like running a communications program
like Procomm in the background.
From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: *** WHAT'S THE BEST COMM PROTOCOL ***
Date: 22 Dec 92 21:58:04 GMT
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.

mcastle@mcs213e.cs.umr.edu (Michael R Castle) writes:

>In article <1992Dec21.195526.29197@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
>>In article <1992Dec21.181829.4391@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> dml7@navaho.cc.bellcore.com (lee,danny) writes:

>I'll probably go check out the kermit newsgroup after I post this, but 
>I think it might be relevant here too.

>Has anyone heard of/used a new addition called SuperBlock Kermit?  I believe
>it was originally developed for use with the unix clone Coherent, and has
>since been ported to the NeXT platform as well.

>Now, I'm not sure on the details, but supposedly it's a streaming protocol
>like zmodem.  Zmodem (and I may be wrong here, so feel free to correct me),
>when it determines that it's received a bad block (via CRC checks?), it 
>signals the sender to restart at block such-and-such, and start over from 
>there.  Evidently the new kermit, instead of resending everything from 
>that block on, justs asks for that specific block.  So, if you do have
>and err, it tries to just fix that one block rather than starting over.
>As a result, it's supposed to get better transfer rate than zmodem.  Of 
>course, I still don't know anything about crash recovery (that is, 
>picking up from where you left off after an aborted transfer, zmodem
>may still be better for that).

>Does anyone know if this is true, and if so, where I can get binaries for
>DOS and source for unix?

>Like I said, this may be better asked in the kermit group, but it might
>be of interest to people here as well.

SuperKermit is also known as SlidingWindows Kermit.  It has been around 
for a long time, and in fact was the preferred protocol on The
Source (a now defunct information service).  The DOS version has been
around for some time, but host computer versions have been lagging.
Columbia just released the 'production' version of C-Kermit (UNIX)
with sliding windows.  All kermit programs are based on
watsun.cc.columbia.edu;  the source for the new C-Kermit is in
a file called cku188.tar.Z (I believe), but they also have binaries
for popular machines (e.g. Sun-4, RS/6000, etc.).  Binaries are
named 'wermit.xxxx', I think, with xxxx being the machine type.  
The latest PC version is there; should be called msvibm.zip.

>regards,
>mrc
From: e_p@unlinfo.unl.edu (edgar pearlstein)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Jumbo303.zip upload is just version 3.01!
Date: 1 Jan 1993 01:20:57 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unlinfo.unl.edu

     I just downloaded jumbo303.zip from oak.oakland.edu.  It is supposed to be 
a bugfix for version 3.01.  Unfortunately, what I got is just version 3.01.  It 
is labeled 3.01 (after unzipping), and the zipfile is exactly the same as that 
for 3.01.
From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Whose program? (Was Re: LIE34.ZIP - Lie analysis of differential...
Date: 24 Dec 92 05:31:30 GMT
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland

In article <9212240221.kp4305@tacom-emh1.army.mil> head@rivett.mst.csiro.au (Alan Head) writes:
>I have uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil:

Dear Valued Uploaders,

Is there any chance you would indicate clearly whether you are the
author of the uploaded progam or not.  Many of you do this, thanks,
but many others don't.  It would occasionally make some of our work
just a tiny more fluent if your annoucements would tell who the
actual author is (with an email address preferably) with the need of
poring over the actual package.

   All the best, Timo

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Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
From: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott)