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From: francis@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: PKZIP & UNZIP
Date: 16 Dec 92 22:04:32 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Where can I get recent copies of PKZIP & PKUNZIP?
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Out of Environment Space
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:30:26 GMT
Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.

kan@epas.utoronto.ca (Raymond Kan) writes:

>	Every time I use Norton Commander I have this minor problem.
>After I give a DOS command like SET TEMP=C:\ in a batch file,
>I always get an out of environment space error message.  I always have
>to quit Norton Commander in order to run the batch file without error.

It's okay that you get the error, because it would not have worked
anyway.

Norton Commander spawns a new copy of COMMAND.COM in order to run the
commands you specify.  When you perform the SET TEMP=C:\ command in this
new copy of COMMAND.COM, it will set the environment variable in that
program's environment space, and it when the program returns to Norton
Commander, nothing will have changed, because that program's environment
disappears!  This is an annoying "feature" of Norton Commander.

It also happens that the new COMMAND.COM will not have the environment
space that you set in CONFIG.SYS, but will have the bare minimum needed
to contain the parent environment, with no room for expansion.  This is
what's causing your "Out of Environment Space" error.

The short answer is that you can't set environment variables easily from
within Norton Commander.  A longer answer is that you must set any
environment variables in the MASTER environment, although DOS does not
provide any tools to do this for you.  You will need a program that does
it.  Some tools I have seen to do this are XSET and STRINGS.  STRINGS
was recently posted in comp.binaries.ibm.pc, I suggest you check it out
soon!  :)

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung)
Subject: Re: Helpdesk software
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:26:48 GMT

rcroger@win.tue.nl writes:
>We are planning on setting up a helpdesk and are looking for some 
>helpdesk software. Any suggestions?

We use Quetzal.  I find it very effective and useful, although the
interface is kind of clunky and it's expensive ($25K per installation).

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From: olsont@stein.u.washington.edu (Todd Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: XLIB (graphics mode x) editor help.
Date: 17 Dec 92 16:58:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Dec17.165827.28261
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle


  I am starting to use xlib03  (a graphics mode X programming package
on wuarchive).  Has anyone used this?  If so I was wondering
what you are using for a graphics editor to create sprites/backgrounds
and fonts for this package.  Unfortunately the the package doesn't
come with this.  Can anyone help me here?
  Also, has anyone seen a game called Boodles?  It comes with source
code and uses the xlib programming package.  
thanks
todd olson
olsont@stein.u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: andrej@resntl.bhp.com.au (Andre Joanisse)
Subject: Re: MS Windows with DECNET
Reply-To: andrej@resntl.bhp.com.au
Organization: BHP Research - Newcastle Laboratories
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 02:14:56 GMT

In article 3317@iti.gov.sg, siushian@iti.gov.sg (Ling Siu Shian (SE)) writes:
>Your opinions will be appreciated
>
>Hi, netter,
>My company is considering a MS Windows application that uses DEC's PathWork as
>the network.  What we want to know is the following :
>  How good is DEC net (that is PathWork), is it responsive enough to be used as
>    a multi-user shared file/directory network ?
>  How good is it in comparison to other network, say Novell network that runs 
>    with MS windows 3.1 ?
>

We've been using Pathworks here for at least two years.  Our network has about
100 PCs and 40 MACs.  We use Pathworks for the pcs and macs.  The VAX is a 
4000 Model.  Performance is more than acceptable and in general users are happy
with the network.  

We run it using Decnet but in the future, we will be considering TCP/IP as we also
have quite a few workstations.  

Andre.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: charlan@vax2.concordia.ca (M.CHARLAND)
Subject: 1 meg on xt (8088)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Concordia University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 01:34:00 GMT

I have an XT with 1 meg of ram.  I have a phoenix BIOS and a device driver
than assigns the top 360 K to a ramdisk.  As such, it is not very useful.
Does anyone have a similar driver that would set up the extra ram as EMS?
I purchased my machine used and have no way of knowing if such a driver
came with it or even exists.

Thanks,
Maurice

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: kan@epas.utoronto.ca (Raymond Kan)
Subject: Out of Environment Space
Organization: University of Toronto - EPAS
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 22:28:43 GMT

	Every time I use Norton Commander I have this minor problem.
After I give a DOS command like SET TEMP=C:\ in a batch file,
I always get an out of environment space error message.  I always have
to quit Norton Commander in order to run the batch file without error.
Does someone out there know how to take care of this problem.  Many
thanks!


Raymond



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From: ivo@pyramid.unr.edu (Ian (Ivo) Veach)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: HELP w/running Windows 3.1 & NetWare 3.11!?
Date: 12 Dec 92 01:02:14 GMT
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno  Department of Computer Science


Hi there.  We currently have about 8 computers hooked into a Novell 3.11
network.  The server is a 486/66 and the (windows) workstations are 386/33's
or better.  We wish to optimize Windows 3.1 for this environment, and I'm
looking for people's suggestions and experiences regarding making a decision
of how to install Windows.  Microsoft recommends either (1) all files on each
workstation, (2) system files on the server, personal files on the workstation,
and (3) all files on the server with subdirectories for each workstation.
I've read Microsoft's standard explanation of the pro's and cons, so I'm
looking more for specific and/or experience-based suggestions.

Any input regarding this situation would be greatly appreciated!!, but
please respond via mail!


Ivo                 :: "If Cyrano De Bergerac Fell prey to the blades of fifty
ivo@pyramid.unr.edu ::  men, With a heart and a sword he'd drive them back
                    ::  Perchance to see Roxanne's eyes light up the sky again"
PRWCCALGMlT and SWM ::		- Blues Traveler (Sweet Pain)
Ivo                 :: "If Cyrano De Bergerac Fell prey to the blades of fifty
ivo@pyramid.unr.edu ::  men, With a heart and a sword he'd drive them back
                    ::  Perchance to see Roxanne's eyes light up the sky again"
PRWCCALGMlT and SWM ::		- Blues Traveler (Sweet Pain)
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From: gregoret@celeste.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Lydia M. Gregoret)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Need CHESS program recommendations!!
Date: 18 Dec 92 15:27:22 GMT
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

I am also looking for recommendations for Mac
chess programs.  
Incidentally, does anyone know anything about
Chessmaster 2100?  I saw it in MacWarehouse.

Thanks,
Lydia Gregoret
lydia@rosa.mit.edu
From: hansonj@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Jon M Hanson )
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Out of Environment Space
Date: 16 Dec 92 02:26:08 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona UNIX Users Group

kan@epas.utoronto.ca (Raymond Kan) writes:


>	Every time I use Norton Commander I have this minor problem.
>After I give a DOS command like SET TEMP=C:\ in a batch file,
>I always get an out of environment space error message.  I always have
>to quit Norton Commander in order to run the batch file without error.
>Does someone out there know how to take care of this problem.  Many
>thanks!


C
Things like your path setting, the number of open files you are allowing for,
the number of stacks you have declared, and other options in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS all take up environment space. If you have a SHELL
command in you AUTOEXEC.BAT file, increase the number after the /E:. This may
or may not correct your environment space problem, but it's a place to start.
>Raymond
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: paul@grafted.UUCP (james caldwell)
Subject: Re: 1 meg on xt (8088)
Organization: GRAFTED, Central Indiana's Usenet BBS 317-881-4369
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 19:13:32 CST

charlan@vax2.concordia.ca (M.CHARLAND) writes:

> I have an XT with 1 meg of ram.  I have a phoenix BIOS and a device driver

If you have a vga card try finding vgaram, it can ad up to 96k to
you 640 for a total of 736k this does not use any of your hiram.
and it may make your hiram useless but when you need the memory
it helps. I do not know where this would be I got it from a 
local bbs. (qemm386 has vidram which does the same thing for 386's)

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317-881-4369
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: tjr@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (thomas.j.roberts)
Subject: Re: Stacker 3.0
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 19:46:55 GMT

I upgraded from Stacker v 2.0 to Stacker 3.0.

On my 80 MB drive, I originally had 41 MB free; after installing
3.0 and re-optimizing it (including conversion to 3.0 format),
I now have 45 MB free. The REPORTED compression ratio is 1.97:1,
and is consistent with obervations:
	There are TWO values of the "bytes free" on a drive -
	CHKDSK and LF (a UNIX lf clone) report different values.
	I don't know how they differ internally (I think DOS keeps
	a "bytes free" value; one reports this, one checks the
	FAT (???)).  Under 2.0 these two values differed by 3-4 MB;
	under 3.0 they are within 500 kb. I believe this is due
	to the actual compression value coming much closer to
	the expected value of 2.0:1.

The next day (!), I got the error "Read error on D:" (D: is my
physical drive), and got a write-protected Stacked drive. Groan! -
this is the problem everybody has been complaining about on this
newsgroup. So I look it up in the manual, find it, follow the
instructions (but I have no "surface scanning tool"), and it
comes back. So I check it twice using the Stacker tools (Stacker 
can do a "surface scan" of a Stacker drive), and find no problems.
Since then (3 weeks) I have had no problems. The files I was
working with when the error occured are all either OK or were
temporary files which have since been overwritten (.OBJ, .MAP,
.EXE, ..., created by my C++ compiler).

The Windows monitors of Stacker 3.0 are useless. I can see no
need to continuously monitor the Stacker compression ratio, ...

All in all, I think 3.0 is a useful improvement, if only because it
seems to be more stable. 10% more space is nice, too.

Tom Roberts	att!ihlpl!tjrob		TJROB@IHLPL.ATT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: jmmaye@monsanto.com (Jim Mayer)
Subject: Re: Outliners for Windows 3.1
Keywords: outliners ?
Organization: Monsanto
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 22:20:36 GMT

In article <3o0HVB1w165w@camelot.rni.sub.org> abusch@camelot.rni.sub.org (Andreas Busch) writes:


>Yes, I'm using pco 3.35, which has a copyright message of 1990.
>But there aren't any great new features, as far as I can see - only
>support for ASCII-characters > 127 and little bug fixes.
>The version is available on several ftp-sites.


>What other outliners are there available for DOS? Can somebody send
>me a list and/or tell me whether there has been a survey of outliners
>in one of the major magazines (BYTE, PC World etc.)?
>I'm looking for one which allows me to convert the outline files into
>WordPerfect for further use. Is that possible e.g. with GrandView?

   MaxThink and Grandview can both save outlines in WP format.  Grandview 
looks like it grew out of PCoutline.  It is a lot like pco but with added 
mouse support, text formatting, and spell checking.  I have been using it in 
a DOS window waiting for a real windows program that is close to as nice.  
While I find the Winword outliner an improvement over Wordperfect, it is 
nowhere near as nice as Grandview or even MaxThink.  

Jim
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: tsand@vipunen.hut.fi (Tapio Sand)
Subject: Re: Out of Environment Space
Reply-To: tsand@vipunen.hut.fi (Tapio Sand)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:45:54 GMT

In article <143708@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> johnson@akula.llnl.gov (  Robert Johnson          ) writes:
[...]
>to be a size limit for each variable.  For example, I have had a problem
>with the PATH variable cutting off beyond a certain length.  I think it is
>around 128 characters or so.  Does anyone know if this max length can be
>modified?  Thank you in advance!

Try cpath20. You can find it from almost any FTP site from the sysutl dir.
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From: sluh@beach.csulb.edu (Steven Luh)
Subject: Re: Need CHESS program recommendations!!
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Date: 19 Dec 92 05:05:02 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.sys.mac.games

In article <gregoret.724692442@cgl.ucsf.edu>,
gregoret@celeste.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Lydia M. Gregoret) wrote:
> 
> I am also looking for recommendations for Mac
> chess programs.  
> Incidentally, does anyone know anything about
> Chessmaster 2100?  I saw it in MacWarehouse.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lydia Gregoret
> lydia@rosa.mit.edu

Well, I bought my copy a while back and it was just the buggest program
that I've ever owned.  Particularly when I'm about to checkmate the
computer it likes to dump me into the debugger... (grrr).

The last I called the tech support (a while back) they said that they were
working on a bug fix and would send me a "bug free" copy when they get one
in from the programmers.  I haven't received one yet... this was about a
year to a year and a half ago (sigh).  I still manage to play a few games
without crashing sometimes, but most of the time I get so much frustration
from the crashes, I don't run the program for weeks.

Unless they put a newer version out on the shelves (and haven't sent me my
update) then I suggest you to avoid the program.

Steve

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka)
Subject: Re: wanted: appl for writing bill of materials
Organization: Vpnet Public Access
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:43:54 GMT

In article <495@aegsg.UUCP> genshirt@aegsg.UUCP (E312 Genshirt) writes:
>I tried WordPerfect, drawing lines in semi-graphic. But as soon as I entered
>text in different font-size, the line-elements moved. There was no way to
>correct the movements by inserting / deleting blanks or tabs.
>     -+----------------------+--
>      |  <Small-Font-Text>  |    <---
>      |  <Normal-Font-Text>  |
>      |  <Big-Font-Text>      |  <---
>     -+----------------------+-*
>      |                      |

You _can_ fix this under WP5.x.  There are a couple of ways; the best
would be to use a table.  The table will allow you to set the size of
the boxes you want, and include graphics etc.  When you change fonts
this will not affect the lines.

(Your problem is that you used the line-drawing characters on CF3.
These are only useful if you stick with monospaced fonts.)

I have used WP5.1's table feature to make invoices which included a
company logo.  WP will even do the totals and calculate sales tax for
you.  Lotus 123 it ain't, but...

(I posted this reply; if you're really interested I could email you
the ZIPped WP5.1 file for my invoice...)

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Vote straight ticket Procrastination party Dec. 3rd!
From: brent@lastthor (Brent Terry)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Tax Software
Date: 14 Dec 92 16:21:33 GMT
Organization: Pencom Software

In article <1992Dec11.144731.20996@linus.mitre.org> dbrake@cyclone.mitre.org  
(Dennis Brake (PSI) X7767) writes:
> In article <1992Dec10.200016.13035@88opensi.88open.ORG> dave@88open.org (Dave  
Cline) writes:
> >In article <19921209.115700.695@almaden.ibm.com>,
> >	simonofb@wmavm7.VNET.IBM.COM writes:
> >
> >>>  ... Creating a benchmark suite of
> >>>numbers to be posted into the packages, it discovered that NO TWO OF THE  
20
> >>>PACKAGES COULD ARRIVE AT THE SAME TAX OWED.
> >
> >Money magazine has one issue every year (April?) where they give the
> >same tax situation to a variety of CPAs (I think the sample size
> >is about 50).  The bottom line varies all over the place and I can't
> >remember anyone getting the right answer in the past several years.
> >Small wonder that the tax packages give different answers.
> 
> This is ridiculous. If I give my data to 50 CPA's they can interpret it
> differently and get various answers. However, if you enter your data into 
> 50 different calculators you better get the same answer. These tax packages
> don't make any decisions. They just make your calculations easier if they
> work.
I think you just contradicted yourself. Surely you realize that an accountant  
had to come up with the algorithm. Therefore there could be 50 different  
algorithms. I would be suprised if the same numbers on the same package gave  
different answers. That analogy would be closer to what you explained.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: PKZIP & UNZIP
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:50:06 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.220432.9640@ac.dal.ca> francis@ac.dal.ca writes:
>Where can I get recent copies of PKZIP & PKUNZIP?

You also might take a look at the Freuently Asked Questions in
comp.archives.msdos.announce or comp.archives.msdos.d.

   All the best, Timo

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Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
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Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.lang.pascal,comp.binarieibm.pc.wanted
From: lmathews@lonestar.utsa.edu (Leanthony R. Mathews)
Subject: In Search: TP 6.0 listing.
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 02:39:31 GMT

  I just got Turbo Pascal 6.0 and would like to know if there is a way
  to make a listing such as the one y get when you compile a
  pascal program with a vax compiler.  The listing should have a line
  by line representation of the program with each line numbered and
  a pointer to the error.  At the end of ther program it should
  have a dictionary of all the terms used and all that other important
  stuff.  Now If there is a way to do all of this with TP 6.0 let me know
  . If there is a shareware program out there that will do this let me know.

  let me know.

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From: smahn@vx.cis.umn.edu (Seokmin Ahn)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: WANTED :  A DOS FTP program simliar to Fetch on Mac
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:28:12 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7565BCC4A03C368@me51-3-104.me.umn.edu>
X-Xxdate: Thu, 17 Dec 92 16:31:08 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11

Hi  Netters,

The Fetch is a great FTP program woking on Mac.
Is there similar DOS FTP program working like a Fetch?

Thank you.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: mbb@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (martin.brilliant)
Subject: Re: 1 meg on xt (8088)
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 06:36:41 GMT

From article <14DEC199220342906@vax2.concordia.ca>, by charlan@vax2.concordia.ca (M.CHARLAND):
> I have an XT with 1 meg of ram.  I have a phoenix BIOS and a device driver
> than assigns the top 360 K to a ramdisk.  As such, it is not very useful.
> Does anyone have a similar driver that would set up the extra ram as EMS?
> I purchased my machine used and have no way of knowing if such a driver
> came with it or even exists.

I have an XT clone motherboard with 1 MB of RAM, a NEC V20 CPU, an
unidentified BIOS, documentation, and software to configure the extra
384 KB as either RAMdisk, a disk cache, or emulated expanded memory.

							Marty
marty@hoqaa.att.com		hoqaa!marty
Martin B. Brilliant		(Winnertech Corporation)	
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