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From: jbenger@st.nepean.uws.edu.au (Jonathan Benger)
Subject: ET4000 card
Organization: University of Western Sydney, Nepean
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 03:12:13 GMT

i've ot an et4000 base board .. and when i installed the drivers which came with
it they screwed it up badly.

what i want to know it where i can get the latest drivers, _exactly_ how
to install them, and if they will take  effect in all dos and windows screens.

or should i just wiat for the CSD ? .. (when is it coming out anway ?)

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: wjw1@me1.MsState.Edu (Bill Wilson)
Subject: Strange and Wonderful Beta Occurences
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 07:53:11 GMT


Howdy OS/2 beta testers.... have I got some weird stuff for you!

I have been playing around with running Windows applications in 
seamless mode using the new WinOS/2 3.1. Well, I have discovered
something pretty cool... I just got a freeware Windows utility
called "BigDesk." I don't know if it is a Windows 3.0 or 3.1 app
or what, but what it does is allow you to have a virtual desktop
in Windows (or WinOS/2) of size 2048x2048. This is pretty useful
for me since my monitor can only handle 640x480. BigDesk puts a
little icon on the screen... when you right-click on it, it gives
a little map of the virtual desktop. You move a box around the 
virtual desktop, which puts you in the other portions of this
2048x2048 desktop. I found it to be pretty useful in full screen
WinOS/2 3.1.

Here comes the cool part... it works in seamless mode too!! With
OS/2, windows, and DOS apps included! Right now I have an OS/2
Window and a DOS Window (running NCSA Telnet) running on their
own portions of the desktop. The two windows don't touch each other.
At the bottom right corner of my screen is the BigDesk icon, runnin
in seamless mode. When I right-click on it, it gives me a map of
the PM desktop, and lets me move around it.

Is this cool or what? While this is not as elegant as a real OS/2
virtual desktop :), such as some Trident video drivers provide,
I still get some of the function.

What other neat stuff have any of you seen out there? Let us all
know how your beta experience is going.

__
Bill Wilson : MSU Nuclear Engineering
"May I be excused now? My brain is full."
From: hamish@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Some OS/2 News I read ...
Date: 7 Oct 92 10:42:01 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Oct5.173923.22319@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, sundaram@cps.msu.edu (Divya Sundaram) writes:
> 
> Hi y'all,
> Here is some stuff I read in INFO WORLD:
> 	Novell does not plan to further support OS/2 interface with Netware
>

Haven't seen anything on NOVDEV about this. And I guess the NSD (netware
Service Diskette) for OS/2 2.0 was a figment of my imagination too. Lets face
it. Novell will sleep with anyone for money, and I can't see them dumping OS/2
now.

 
> 	There are rumors that MS has developed 32-bit versions of Word and 
> 	Excel (32 bit OS/2 or Windows - I do not know) although MS denies any
> 	OS/2 development.
>

When was the last time MS were telling the truth? Actually I hope they do, then
I could have a WP on OS/2 that was compatible with what people use here on
Mac's.
 
> 	Users who specifically request OS/2 support for MS C/C++ can get it. 
> 	Apparently a lot of testers complained on the MS BBS about lack of 
> 	OS/2 support (I am assuming this is OS/2 1.3 support).
> 
> 	MS is now thinking about incorporating a layer of code into Windows NT
> 	to allow it to support OS/2 applications - there is thought about a 
> 	PM API but they will decide later whether they really need it.
> 
> 	There is also belief that MS will jump into the OS/2 applications 
> 	development if OS/2 continues to sell at its current pace.
> 
> 
> As a side bar, check this out:
> 	IBM showed OS/2, OSF/1 Unix, and DOS running as applications on top 
> 	of a Mach microkernel. They were resident on one PC although they
> 	could not run concurrently.
> 
> Just thought this would be of interest to all.
> Later
> Divya
> (sundaram@cps.msu.edu)
> 
> -- 
> Thanks
> Divya
> (sundaram@cps.msu.edu)
> Phone:	Office - 517-355-3265
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: nrt@watson.ibm.com (Nicholas R. Trio)
Subject: Redbooks on software.watson.ibm.com
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:08:32 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Apparently, there was some problem with the Redbooks that were put
out the other day, so I have the newest replacements from Boca.  
They are now on software.watson.ibm.com...the files are in the
pub/os2/misc directory:

redbook.packa
redbk1.zip
redbk2.zip
redbl3.zip
redbk4.zip

If you got the redbooks before this morning (before 11:10 EDT) you might
want to get the new ones I just put out.

Nick Trio (nrt@watson.ibm.com)
From: frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: GRE 32-bit bug, maybe.
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 09:56:52 GMT
Organization: Private System

tcf9033@venus.tamu.edu writes in article <23SEP199221171817@venus.tamu.edu>:
> 
>  I seem to have a reoccuring problem since installing GRE 32/Win-OS/2 3.1
> The problem seems to be that the system does not know that a program is ended.
> Example, I was playing Asteroids (PM version) and then quit, yet even after
> I quit the icon was still shadowed. I checked the window list but it was not
> there and just figured it to be a bug. Well later after I shut down and then
> started the system back up Asteroids comes up, like it was running when I
> shut down.

Yes, I get it reasonably frequently (maybe once a fortnight). I'm running GA 
with the OS2KRNL.ZOO, BLKICO.ZOO, and REXX20.ZOO patches that came 
out on comp.binaries.os2.

At the same time I start getting weird effects with these same programs in
the ctrl+esc task switcher menu (Other programs acquire their names/etc).

Once it happens to one program I usually find it spreading & affecting others.

The effect seems harmless, but is sufficiently annoying that I usually shut
down & reboot.


--
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Running BASICA crashes OS/2
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 17:54:23 GMT

In article <2OCT199216224637@utarlg.uta.edu> b259phl@utarlg.uta.edu (PHILIP LIPPEL) writes:
>>You were warned.  :-)
>>Seriously, delete both BASIC.COM and BASICA.COM.  Run QBASIC instead.
>Aw c'mon Tim, this is a little harsh. It's pretty easy to fix things so 
>basica will run. I agree everyone should be encouraged to move up to at least
>Qbasic, but there are some people who need there old BASICA as a crutch for
>a while (I know, my father is one of them.) Besides, one of the best ways to
>convince people to switch is to run BOTH and let them see how much faster
>QBASIC is. At any rate, it is clearly a bug that running BASICA bombs OS/2
>when run, as opposed to just coming up with a nice little error message-- evenb
>IBM DOS-5 had the courtesy to say "This program requires BASIC in ROM", or
>some such thing, and terminate gracefully. 
>Anyway, for those of you who want to run  BASICA on your machine, here's how:
>open the settings window for the BASICA object, and change the first entry on
> the program page (prog path and file name) to point to gwbasic.exe, or basica.
>exe, or whatever your particular version of basic is called. Then all will be
>well! But do try QBASIC, also. By the way, unlike QuickBasic, QBASIC can read
>your tokenized BASICA files directly.

Oh, I agree, it should be fixed.  So does IBM -- it is slated for
inclusion in the forthcoming CSD.

However, most people know that IBM's BASIC/BASICA have never worked on
clones (because they lack cassette BASIC).

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
Subject: Re: Service packs vs. 32-bit GRE/Windows 3.1 beta
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 05:10:47 GMT

harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) writes:
: reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert) writes:
: 
: > For example, if I have the beta now, will I
: > want to revert to the GA release and install the service packs on top
: > of it in order to get more bug fixes or functionality?
: 
: The service packs can only be installed over GA release code.  They
: cannot be installed over beta code.
: 
: ______________________________________________________________________________

Sure wish y'all had been kind enough to tell us that before hand.

Disgusted,

Bob
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: imp@macbeth.Berkeley.EDU (Imp)
Subject: OS/2 Pre-Release Beta
Summary: the story so far...
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 19:03:57 GMT

I have't used it for very long, but so far the new release doesn't seem to
be any significant improvement, other than a slightly faster install...
I haven't tried the Win3.1 support yet, though.  The only difference I've
seen so far is that I'm no longer able to use the Tseng 4000 diplay drivers
to get a 1024x768 (or even 800x600) desktop.  The onlyy display.dll I can use
is the one that comes with the beta.  Anyone have any ideas on how to get
my display back?


 email: imp@macbeth.Berkeley.EDU   Disclaimer: This is all just a dream.  Chill.
From: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Paul Close)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Can you recommend a SCSI and CD-ROM?
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:51:00 GMT
Reply-To: pdc@sgi.com (Paul Close)
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: lunch.wpd.sgi.com
Originator: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com

Timothy Sipples (sip1@midway.uchicago.edu) writes:
>edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman) writes:
>>In the near future I'll probably be looking into getting a CD-ROM drive
>>which I'll be hooking up through a new SCSI board.  I'd like to get the
>>best combination that will work under both OS/2 and DOS.
>
>Current recommendation is an Adaptec host adapter with a Toshiba
>SCSI-2 or IBM CD-ROM drive.
>
>I see no problems with adding a CD-ROM drive (with this suggested
>hardware) to your setup.

Would a cheap 8-bit SCSI controller work fine for a CD-ROM, or does the data
throughput really indicate a more expensive 16-bit card?
-- 
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			No fate but what we make
From: mhuth@byron.u.washington.edu (Mark Huth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Wanna see a neat problem?
Date: 29 Sep 92 03:36:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Sep29.033613.5238
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

Got another bug in the win32 beta.  Open windows 3.1, start minesweeper, then
exit windows using the control-alt.  Open a full screen os/2 window.  Corrupts 
my full screen os/2 window every time using standard VGA.  Sigh....

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From: George_Marengo@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Beta of 32bit G
Date: 20 Sep 92 04:27:10 GMT
Reply-To: George_Marengo@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Distribution: jadpc2
Comment-To: All@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
X-FSC-PATH: 202/514

DS>i would have hoped that if they had always expected that you would
DS>need to reformat on upgrade then they should have advised in the
DS>installation guide having a seperate partition for the OS/2 system.

        Having quickly learned how IBM operates, that's exactly what I
        did;i.e. I put OS/2 in its own 35 meg partition <g>. I'd
advise
        everyone to do the same.
___
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: koenen@main01.rz.uni-ulm.de (JOACHIM KOENEN)
Subject: Printer Driver for NEC P5/6
Keywords: NEC P5/6 & OS/2 2.0
Organization: Uni Ulm Physik
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 07:35:51 GMT

Are there any printer drivers for OS/2 2.0 and a NEC P5/6 available?

I am using the EPSON LQ-850 driver, but it uses not all features of
the NEC P5/6.

Thanks
		Jo
From: dave.flacks@almac.co.uk
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: wp5.1 for windows
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:00:41 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: ALMAC BBS Ltd

DP>Sorry if these are FAQ's, but:
DP>I installed wordperfect for windows yesterday, and the thesarus, filemgr,
DP>and speller seem to work fine, but when I try and run the real thing, it
DP>crashes with an internal error in win-os2.  Is this a know compatiblity
DP>problem with an easy fix?

Run FIXWP.EXE in the \os2\mdos\winos2 directory. Alternatively get the
recent upgrade to WPW. This has quite a few improvements, and doesn't
need the fix.

My other question is that win-os2 doesn't think
DP>it has a printer, and I know of no easy way to install one (other than
DP>getting my windows disks out :(  Any help would be appreciated!

Use the control panel within Win-OS2 and use the printers option to add
a printer. Unfortunately you'll have to get your OS/2 discs out again.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jedwards@ms.uky.edu (Jonathan Edwards)
Subject: Re: L40SX Power Management driver problem
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:19:27 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

This probably won't help, but it couldn't hurt (I've posted your problem
to the internal IBM conferencing facility.  With any luck someone who
knows more about the situation will be able to help...).

I haven't sprung for the additional memory needed to run OS/2 2.0 yet,
but someone who has wrote the following:

 To get Suspend/Resume to work while running OS/2 2.0 I did the
following:
 
Note: I have OS/2 2.0 installed on the D: partition of my hard disk.
 
1. Copied the file PWRMGMT.SYS from the 1.03 reference diskette to the
   D:\ root directory.
2. Edited CONFIG.SYS and added the line "DEVICE=D:\PWRMGMT.SYS"'.
3. Copied the file IDLE.EXE from the 1.03 reference diskette to the
   D:\ root directory.
4. Created a STARTUP.CMD in the D:\ root directory with the following:
 
    Detach D:\IDLE.EXE
    Exit
 
5. Reboot OS/2 2.0
From: mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Difficulty w/ OS2 & MS-Kermit
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:11:07 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <ballard.717698734@swiss.ucs.ubc.ca>, ballard@ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) writes:
> In <1992Sep27.044626.5345@umbc3.umbc.edu> david@umbc4.umbc.edu (Dave Brookshire) writes:
> 
> 
> 
>>Problem-
>>	I'm using MS-Kermit v3.11 to connect.  I've been using this under
>>	DOS for quite sometime now.  When I run it under OS/2, in any mode
>>	(full, window), I tend to get multiple characters.  IE-  trasmission
>>	tends to look like
> 
>>		UUsernname:
>>		Locaal>
> 
>>	rather than
>>	
>>		Username:
>>		Local>
> 
> This problem has been around ever since the early betas last year.
> I reported it at least twice during the beta program, but got no
> response from IBM.  I suspect it is a Kermit problem, since nobody
> seems to see this effect with other DOS comm programs under OS/2.  
> 
> I still haven't found a native OS/2 comm program that has the
> functionality of the old DOS kermit, but I eventually gave up on it
> and just live with the SofTerm that comes with OS/2.  Maybe someday
> someone will provide an OS/2 version of Kermit that works and has the
> capabilities of the DOS version...
> (Like keyboard remapping, scrollback buffer, accurate VT100 emulation,
> scripting, ...)

I use Ckermit v5A (183) under OS/2 and I haven't had any problems.  Indeed,
the VT100 emulation is sometimes bizarre, but otherwise it is quite stable
and has all of the other "lacking" features you mention.  

It certainly is not fast, but it is solid.

Regards,

Chris
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: kendall@iat.holonet.net (Kendall Willets)
Subject: Re: MMPM Specs Please
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 06:53:30 GMT

loatspa@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Phil Loats) writes:
: In article <717242460.F00003@blkcat.UUCP> Pete.Norloff@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Pete Norloff) writes:
: > PL> I have MMPM installed on my system and am using the Sound Blaster
: > PL> drivers.
: > PL> I can start 
: > PL> playing a MIDI file and then open up and use any program 
: > PL> (like Klondike) and the music won't skip a beat (this is 
: > PL> quite impressive!).
: >
: >Have you played any .WAV files through it yet?  What programs are you using to
: >play the music?

I assume this question refers to worries about chopping caused by
timeslicing; I've seen that with dos sound programs under os/2, but it's
my understanding that threads doing real-time stuff can designate
themselves as "time-critical" and get fast (4ms) response to timer events,
etc., regardless of other tasks going on in the system.  (Even the kernel
is written in 4ms "chunks" - it checks every so often to see if something
time-critical needs service).

That kind of responsiveness should allow the card to function well with a
small buffer.  

Also on this subject, I recently skimmed an article about MMPM in the IBM
Personal Systems Developer, but I don't remember much except that the API
was supposedly standardized between IBM and the other software company
that used to produce os/2.  Hence there may be portability possibilities.

However, I also read that Apple plans to port quicktime to os/2 and other
platforms, so there may be strong possibilities in that area as well.

Of course, I know nothing beyond what I've written here about multimedia,
except that it technically resembles a job I used to have sampling
people's brainwaves on a PDP-11.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jld@datascope.com (Jay L. Davis)
Subject: Re: NEC 84M CDROM and OS/2
Organization: Datascope Corp.
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:20:19 GMT

In article <1992Sep21.222733.22976@pony.Ingres.COM> edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman) writes:
>I'm considering getting the above CD-ROM (seems to be the fastest in the 
>market right now).  I'll probably be getting an Adaptec 1542BK SCSI as the
>interface.  Questions:
>
>o Does OS/2 support the NEC drive?  If no, is it expected to in the near 
>  future?
>
>o If no to the above will the drive work on a DOS session under OS/2?  A
>  DOS VDM?
>
>o If you own a NEC drive, can you give me any overall comments/opinions that
>  you have of it.
>
>Thanks,
>

I have the NEC drive but am using the Trantor SCSI controller (that NEC
resells). If you are going to use the Adaptec controller then you will
have to find out if Adaptec has the needed drivers.

As far as the drive goes, there is no 84M, only an 84. This is a bit confusing
but there is a 83, an 83M, and an 84. The 83 was the original internal drive.
The 83M brought it up to multimedia standard. The 84 is exactly the same as
the 83M except for the addition of a dust door (because a magazine review
said that this drive "was exceptional but it lacks a dust door"). When they
added the door, they changed the name to 84 in order to avoid the confusion
that occurred between the 83 and the 83M. So much for that theory.

I have the 73M (external version, multimedia). It is very fast (for a CD-ROM)
and I haven't had any problems at all. Unless you are extremely cost-concious,
this is the drive to get.

---Jay Davis



Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: philip@nexus.yorku.ca (Phil McDunnough)
Subject: Appletalk and OS/2
Originator: philip@nexus.yorku.ca
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 08:16:01 GMT

Does anyone know of an Appletalk board and OS/2 software which will
allow a PC to exist well on an Appletalk network (printing, file
sharing, etc...)? Drivers for a DeskWriter C?

Please e-mail if possible as I have limited access to this group.
 
Thank's,
 
Philip McDunnough
philip@utstat.toronto.edu


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee)
Subject: Problem with Jungle Jill, anyone?
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 09:05:08 GMT

When running Jungle Jill 2 or 3 (haven't tried 1) I find that
the game periodically freezes for an increasing amount of time.
I have no such problem with other games using the same settings.
I tried varying some but to no effect.
I also found that though the games faq seems to suggest
hardware timer to be set to on this indeed slows down the
game or at least causes it to have bumpy screen redraws and movement.
Anyway, has anyone solved this Jill problem (or indeed noticed it)?

Erik

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From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Redbooks?
Date: 6 Oct 1992 18:03:27 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <1992Oct5.234351.835@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
>Having paid for the printed versions I feel a little ripped off at having
>them spread around for nothing but the .INF versions are _better_ than the
>printed versions: colour diagrams, you can save the code fragments, nice
>indexes etc...

Yeah, but (modulo a fairly gonzo laptop) you can't read the .INF files in the
bathroom.
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