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From: pbrown@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi
Subject: Re: ARGHH!-WFW2.0 Sucks big time!
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:06:47 GMT

Paul Penrod writes:
> call Microsoft @ (800) 541-1261 and request your upgrade to 2.0B. 
> It's free.

Well, Paul, thanks, but with the number you gave, it'll take you 3 tries
to get the right place.  The actual number to call to request the 
upgrade is:  (800) 426-9400

Penrod's number gets you the support numbers for any MS product.
This gives (206) 462-9673 for Word for Windows.

Then when you call the Word for Windows folks, they tell you the
426-9400 number.  

So, to sum up, if you have problems with your Word for Windows and want 
technical support, you call (206) 462-9673.
If you wanna upgrade your version of WfW, you call (800) 426-9400.

Hope I didn't screw any of those numbers up myself...
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From: reed@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Perry Reed)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:02:59 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Painting in 256 color
Organization: Hewlett Packard Co. / PGP
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc

> / hpcc01:comp.os.ms-windows.misc / john.will@satalink.com (John Will) /  9:25 am  Oct  6, 1992 /
> PR.I believe this is because Windows can only handle 16 colors even when
>   .your display can handle 256.
> 
> HUH?  It's the applications that have the color limitations, if you have
> a 256 color driver, most decent applications will recognize that fact.
> ---
>  . KingQWK 1.05 # 97 . Save the Whales.  Collect the entire set!
>                                                                  
> ----------
>
Windows itself only uses 16 colors (it dithers to get the rest), except
when displaying a BMP.


Paintbrush can only edit with 16 colors, although it can display BMPs
with 256 colors.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: GJAMES@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (GJames)
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT IS STACKING THE DECK!
Organization: Saint Mary's University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 18:59:33 GMT

In article <Bw2IpA.EDq@news.udel.edu> oliver@earthview.cms.udel.edu (Oliver Weatherbee) writes:

>In article 718986203@cwis, trussell@cwis.unomaha.edu (Tim Russell) writes:
>> hodge@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
>> 
>> >In article <1992Oct12.185104.1@vax1.umkc.edu>, edowdy@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
>> >> MICROSOFT IS STAACKING THE DECK!!
>> >>  
>> >>  [ paragraphs of paranoid delusions deleted...]
>> 
>> >  I just love the fall, when the freshmen find the netnews...
>> 
>>     What's your point?  This was reported widely in the trade rags, and has
>> been documented quite thoroughly in a book on Windows secrets.  I think it's
>> crap that Microsoft gets away with shit like this, and you can be damned
>> sure the FTC is taking notes in a big way.  I'm going to laugh my head off
>> when Microsoft gets pinned to the wall and broken up like Bell was.  They
>> asked for it, and quotes like Gates' sure don't help.
>> 
>> --
>>    Tim Russell                 Omaha, NE              trussell@unomaha.edu
>>       "Who can doubt that pleasure is the only goal of a reasoned life?"
>>                                                    -- Epicurus

>The latest development that I have heard, i.e. unsubstantiated, is that an
>antitrust suit is already in the works and further developments are expected
>by the end of the month.

>To those who find these stories unbelievable: ignorance is bliss, second only
>to blind faith.
There was a short paragraph on this in last weeks PC WEEK.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: mai@cc.uow.edu.au (Van Dao Mai)
Subject: ATM fonts problems
Organization: University Of Wollongong
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 09:19:57 GMT

Please help!

I have problems with ATM fonts and true type fonts. 

Since I upgraded to 3.1 I always had some problems.
    - A fresh installation of Win 3.1 does not have ATM fonts control 
      panel.
    - Upgrade from 3.0 I still see ATM panel. But using a PostScript
      printer I see no True Type font. Using another print I see TT
      but no ATM fonts (in Write and Winword 2.0).

Questions
     Does win 3.1 has ATM fonts support?

Thanks in advance

Van Dao
From: GOETZER@nvdv.e-technik.uni-stuttgart.dbp.de (MARTIN GOETZER)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Logining into windows
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:40:58 GMT
Organization: University of Stuttgart, IND (FRG)
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.23

In <1992Oct14.105457.1@tesla.njit.edu> kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu writes:

> Is there any software to allow users to login to windows.  IE:have
> their own account and set up icons and groups accordingly?
> I only need this for a single pc.  It's just that my whole family
> uses it and I don't need them to be able to get into all of my design
> programs and files.
> 
First, create a directory C:\usr with a subdirectory for each USER.
Second, you might wish to create a working directory for each USER.
I suggest creating c:\user\USER for each USER.
Create a directory c:\win\bak (just in case...) and copy *.ini
and *.grp to that dir.

Write a dos batch file called USER.bat for each USER, containing:
set user=USER
copy c:\usr\%user%\win.ini c:\win
copy c:\usr\%user%\progman.ini c:\win
rem etc. Don't copy system.ini!
del c:\win\*.grp
copy c:\usr\%user\*.grp c:\win
subst e: c:\user\%user%
e:
win
copy c:\win\*.grp c:\usr\%user%
copy c:\win\*.ini c:\usr\%user%
subst e: /d

This will work *without* having hundreds of copies of win.com on your
disk.

Or - wait for NT.

Hope that helps,

- Martin Goetzer -

Internet: goetzer@nvdv.e-technik.uni-stuttgart.dbp.de
          goetzer@ds0ind5.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: tkeitt@algodones.unm.edu (Timothy Keitt)
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT IS STACKING THE DECK!
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 04:06:08 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Oct12.185104.1@vax1.umkc.edu>, edowdy@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
|> MICROSOFT IS STAACKING THE DECK!!
|>  
|> 
|> 	I just read an article about Microsoft. Apparently microsoft
|> has written in "secret codes" to the dos. Essentially these codes guarantee
|> that software packages that are not microsoft's will run slower and less
|> effeciently than microsoft's because they do not have access to these codes!
|> There is apparently much evidence from many companies that overwhelmingly
|> proves this is the case.
|> 
|> 	Essentially these codes affect windows products as much and maybe even
|> more.  Products that do not have access to these codes would appear to run
|> slower and less effeciently than microsoft products, similarly, this makes
|> microsoft software (WORD, EXCELL etc...) will run more effeciently 
|> appearing to be "better" software than others say WORDPERFECT.
|> 
|> 	This may explain some of the reasons why WordPerfect appears to run
|> much less effeciently (if in doubt see all the complaints in the various
|> newgroups) than Word 2.0.
|> 
|> Bill Gates reaction?: Apparently his response was similar to the following; 
|> "Yeah, we probably did that, but if we did, ...so what."
|> 
|> Can anybody verify this through other sources?

I think you may be confusing the situation of
MS using undocumented windows API calls. MS
has acknowleged using some undocumented windows
calls in their software products (something they
denied until someone got around to reverse
engineering the code). I think the offical
responce was the 1) the calls were outdated
anyway; and 2) it was the programmers acting
on their own -- MS never officially knew about
it.

I think we should be carefull not to persecute MS
too quickly. Any OS has undocumented features -- its
the only way to maintain standards. Another factor to
consider is that windows programs spend up to 60% of
their time in the API, which get distributed with
windows itself (as DLL's), not with WW or Excel.

There's no doubt the MS has an advantage in windows
developement, but you also have to consider the quality
of software they deliver on the Mac (Excel I believe
has an overwhelming market share). You can't really
disect whats the inside advantage and whats simply
good programing.

What amazes me most is how buggy (some) MS windows programs
are! You'd think they'd have it wired by now.`

T.
From: vince_m@wacss.anixter.com (Vince Mammoliti)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Visual Basic Newsletter
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 10:55:10 EDT
Organization: Anixter Canada Inc.

f_tawb@va.nkw.ac.uk writes:

> VBNews - how about it ?
> 
> I am thinking about compiling a newsletter as a source of Visual Basic-orient
> resting VB stuff .
> ALL KINDS OF CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE GRATEFULLY WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY :
> 	- New sources that aren't mirrors of nearby (net-speaking) existing sites
> 	- Info on new Shareware/PD/Demo kit (e.g. VBX's)
> 	- "How To" tips on using the Windows API functions to get at features unavai
> 
> The newsletter would probably be done using Window's WRITE as it's the lowest
> Distribution would be in one of several ways :
> 	- The usual upload to an FTP site (a bit hidden, but see next line)
> 	- announcements in comp.os.ms-windows.announce of new issues & where to FTP
> 	- mailing me, and I'll send out the FTP-site details when each issue is read
> 
> So, is it vaible? E-mail me with suggestions/encouragement/abuse,
> 
> -Tam-
> -Thomas Brown-
> -ITE Bush, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland-
> *
> Footnote: A "best-of" section form this group, if it comes about, would be go
> *
> ==================================================
> Things Scot's shouldn't ask for in the U.S. #1 :- "Got any fags, mon ?"
> ==================================================

I think it would be great !!
I was looking for something like this.

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From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Mouse won't work on 40MHZ
Date: 13 Oct 92 09:00:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 

RE.I just upgraded two AT's to 386-40's, and have spent several hours
  .trying to get the mouse to work w/ no luck.
  .
  .I've tried several different brands of mice (ARTEC, New Idea, MicroSoft,
  .LogiTech) and all the Windows drivers.

Clearly seems like a problem with either the bus or the serial port,
have you done any diagnostics to determine if the serial ports are 
functional with other applications?  I'd also go into the expanded
setup and slow down the expansion bus, may be a timing problem.
---
 . KingQWK 1.05 # 97 . I can't use Windows.  My cat ate my mouse.
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Tuesday, 13 Oct 1992 10:02:55 MST
From: <ICEAB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT IS STACKING THE DECK!

In article <1992Oct12.185104.1@vax1.umkc.edu>, edowdy@vax1.umkc.edu says:
>
>MICROSOFT IS STAACKING THE DECK!!
>        I just read an article about Microsoft. Apparently microsoft
>has written in "secret codes" to the dos. Essentially these codes guarantee
>that software packages that are not microsoft's will run slower and less
>effeciently than microsoft's because they do not have access to these codes!
>There is apparently much evidence from many companies that overwhelmingly
>proves this is the case.
>Can anybody verify this through other sources?

I don't have any knowledge of whether the statements are true, but if you
believe it, try comparing the results using Windows with MS-DOS and with
DR-DOS. I've been running Windows under DR-DOS for months and it seems to
work OK.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: cnolan@vax1.tcd.ie
Subject: Windows for Workgroups:  INFO?
Organization: Trinity College Dublin
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 17:59:27 GMT

Has anyone any info they'd like to share regarding Windows for Workgroups. 
I've seen mention in various places but no details.

It will have peer-peer networking; is it LanMan, Novell?  How would DOS only
machines communicate if no main server exists?

It includes a mail app; will it be easy to gate this to, say, the internet?

What sort of price?  When available?

Anyone know???

-- 
===============================================================================
		Conor Nolan	(cnolan@tcd.ie)
	Microelectronics Dept. Trinity College, Dublin.  IRELAND.
===============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: legrady@ug.cs.dal.ca (Tom Legrady)
Subject: Looking for Windows NT addresses
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 19:35:31 GMT


I am looking for email address of people at Microsoft who mght be ni a
position to give me access to information about Windows NT. Ideally, I
would like to get in touch with a beta test site in Nova Scotia.

I would like to prepare a presentation of Windows NT's capabilities
with particular reference to concurrent processing and multi-processing.

Thanks

Tom Legrady	legrady@ug.cs.dal.ca
From: DHBHM@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu (Bruce H. McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: PC speaker driver
Date: 14 Oct 92 19:08:44 GMT
Organization: University of Florida, NERDC

In article <8804320.1.718393581@clement.info.umoncton.ca>
8804320@clement.info.umoncton.ca (JONATHAN ROBICHAUD) writes:
>Hi there,
>        Does anyone know any Anonymous FTP sites where I could find the
>drivers for the PC Speaker (for Windows 3.1)?
 
Check on ftp.cica.indiana.edu, in directory -ftp/pub/pc/win3/sounds
 
for file speak.exe.
 
Bruce H. McIntosh    brucem@neufhou.mail.ufl.edu            Jesus has risen!
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From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: Re: SpeedStar 24x evaluation
Organization: Waterloo Engineering Software
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 21:41:47 GMT

Greg.Reinacker@FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM writes:
> Just for comparison, I also have this card.  I have it in a 386DX/25,
> and got the following results:
> 
> Diamond SS24x    (800x600x16) HVGA800.DRV, "SpeedStar 24X " Winmark=3.9M
> Diamond SS24x   (800x600x256) WSPDPSF.DRV, "SpeedStar 24X " Winmark=6.7M

386DX/40:
  ATI Ultra       (800x600x256) ULTRA800.DRV, "ATI Ultra",    Winmark=8.9M

I personally don't really like WinMarks because it includes a rather small
subset of Windows performance.  I prefer WinTach but it's not as widespread
(at least not yet)...

> One more thing about the benchmarks above - although they show that the
> 256 color driver is faster than the 16 color in terms of WinMarks, text
> scrolling is slower.  Here are the system font scrolling results, on my
> system:

>   Oak VGA        800x600x16    10924 cps
>   Diamond SS24x  800x600x16    38546 cps
>   Diamond SS24x  800x600x256   13235 cps

386DX/40:
    ATI Ultra      800x600x256   73658 cps

I must say that the ATI Ultra has finally brought good scrolling speed to
Windows!  Strongly recommended if your wallet can handle the pricetag...

[ \tom haapanen    "i don't even know what street canada is on" -- al capone ]
[ tomh@wes.on.ca                   "trust the programmer" -- ansi c standard ]
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From: cp79094@csie.nctu.edu.tw (Henry Sang)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: help : about RPL of novell
Date: 16 Oct 92 13:37:36 GMT
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Hi! Netguys !
   I install win3.1 on our novell .
When I run it , it goes to A: to find 
the emm386.exe , because I use RPL (
Remote Program Loader ) of novell , so 
the boot driver is likely a: .
How can I figure it our ? 

Thank you very much .
                      
                    Sincerely Yours !


  mailing address : cp79094@ccsun1.csie.nctu.edu.tw
From: furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: ARGHH!-WFW2.0 Sucks big time!
Date: 8 Oct 92 02:45:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: sequent.1992Oct8.024525.19482
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.

In article <1992Oct7.170647.1@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi> pbrown@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi writes:
>Paul Penrod writes:
>> call Microsoft @ (800) 541-1261 and request your upgrade to 2.0B. 
>> It's free.
>
>Well, Paul, thanks, but with the number you gave, it'll take you 3 tries
>to get the right place.  The actual number to call to request the 
>upgrade is:  (800) 426-9400
>
>Penrod's number gets you the support numbers for any MS product.
>This gives (206) 462-9673 for Word for Windows.
>
>Then when you call the Word for Windows folks, they tell you the
>426-9400 number.  
>
>So, to sum up, if you have problems with your Word for Windows and want 
>technical support, you call (206) 462-9673.
>If you wanna upgrade your version of WfW, you call (800) 426-9400.
>
>Hope I didn't screw any of those numbers up myself...
>-- 
>/************************************************************************/
>/* Paul V. Brown                 *   "I kid thee not"                   */
>/* pbrown@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi   *        -Nicolas Cage                 */
>/*                               *            "Peggy Sue Got Married"   */
>/************************************************************************/

Sorry about that...But that is the number I called to get my order
placed and got through on the first try. But you are correct, the
800 426-9400 number should be the correct one. Sorry if it caused
any trouble...


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From: rowewl@ucunix.san.uc.edu (William L. Rowe)
Subject: WINGRAPH.. WHERE IS IT
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Distribution: U.S.A.
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:25:39 GMT


I was reading a book on windows shareware and there was something about
wingraph.  Has anyone seen it on an FTP site?
thanks bill perry
   
-- 
Don't take any of the comments or suggestions seriously, no one ever has
so please don't start now!!!!!!.

Bill Perry ROWEWL@UCUNIX.SAN.UC.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: james@library.nrl.navy.mil (James King)
Subject: Re: Adlib or Sound Blaster - Which one?
Organization: NRL
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 12:35:20 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.140350.1512@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> z_rasmusseam@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
>From: z_rasmusseam@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
>Subject: Re: Adlib or Sound Blaster - Which one?
>Date: 15 Oct 92 14:03:50 CST
>Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 definately!  It does voices 1000% better than the adlib.
>Take it from a guy whose had both...  That adlib was hot, and the gold is good.
>But it can't touch the SBP2.  Not even a contest.  It was well worth it IMO.
>Also, the only driver I've seen for the adlib (for windows) has one slight
>problem.  The computer stops everything else its doing to play the sounds.
>Mind you that this was only in windows.  On games the adlib is almost as good,
>except where it comes to speach and digitized sounds.  Hope this helps you
>decide ;)
>    
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>
>%SYSTEM-W-TMNYFNGR, too many fingers on keyboard ;P
>
How about that new sound board made by Microsoft, that is supposed to be 
check AND kick royal sound butt.  It retails for $289 and is a 16 bit board 
like the Pro Audio Spectrum/16.  If you are going to fork out money for a 
long term use, you might as well go to the 16 bit card.  Especially with 
sound annotation, voice mail and voice recognition just over the horizion 
for Windows, not to mention all of those cool Multimedia CD's that are 
already out.  So, I would either recommend the Pro Audio Spectrum/16 or the 
new Microsoft Sound System, with more emphasis on the Sound system.

JAMES KING
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB
WASHINGTON, DC
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: rice@cray.com (Jonathan Rice)
Subject: Re: Font conversions
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:01:41 CDT

In article <1992Oct13.132729.23278@APS.Atex.Kodak.COM> artc@bacchus.atex.kodak.com writes:
>I've been eyeing ads for FontMonger, which purports to do [font conversions],
>but I haven't felt the need yet, so I haven't really checked it out.
>Has anyone in netland bought a copy yet?

I bought a copy a couple of months ago; $89 at Egghead.  It does font
conversions, remapping, character composition (e.g. making accents or
fractions), and has an outline editor so you can change character shapes.
There are some built in transformations, such as making slanted or bold
versions of a font.

I bought it only to remap one font, to get around Ventura Publisher's blind
stubborn ignorance of a good portion of the character space.  For that one
task, it was easy to use and performed as advertised.  Whether or not the
other 95% of the program works as well I leave to other reviewers.

-- 
Jonathan C. Rice  |   rice@zizania.cray.com  |  ...uunet!cray!rice
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 12:29:08 EDT
From: <HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Font conversions
Distribution: usa
 <1992Oct13.132729.23278@APS.Atex.Kodak.COM>


>morris@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Mike Morris) writes:
>|> I'm in need of a utility that can take an Adobe Type 1 font or a
>|> COrelDraw font file and convert it to a TT font for Win3.1
>|>

artc@bacchus.epps.kodak.com (Art Campbell) responds:

>I've been eyeing ads for Font Monger, which purports to do this,
>but I haven't felt the need yet, so I haven't really checked it out.
>
>Has anyone in netland bought a copy yet?

I got a copy of FastFonts by ATech software.  The version I got has
a font converter that will allow Adobe Type 1, HPIII, and TrueType
conversions of other font formats.  To convert from CorelDRAW! fonts,
you will need to use their proprietary font converter to switch the
fonts to Type 1, and then use FastFonts to switch those to TrueType.
Kind of kludgy, but the program sells for around $50.  It also includes
about 30 fonts of it's own.

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