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From: juan@noyles.pha.pa.us (Juan J. E. T. Noyles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: IBM, are you listening? (Was: Windoze 3.1 is here.)
Date: 9 Apr 92 23:05:16 GMT
Organization: Noyles Computer Works


In article <"barnacle.e.045 gthome@ausvm1.VNET.IBM.COM writes:

>
>In <1992Apr9.133124.11278@cs.cornell.edu> Rolando Vinluan writes:
>>   What do IBMer's do all day?

>This I know is sarcasm.  I personally think PROFS is the devil incarnate.

Actually, Gerry, it was probably the ravings of an unemployed college student,
just waking up to the fact that he must get a job soon because the real world
doesn't give out grants and loans and fellowships.  I'm really sorry that you
felt a need to respond to such immature crap.  But thanks anyway, for a look
into life inside the world's largest corporation.

Hey, Rolando, how are you going to feel if and when someone hires you to be
the peon you so graphically described?  You know, that warning about throwing
stones from inside glass houses applies to you, too, even though you don't
have a glass house yet...

Come, let me take you on a tour of an IBMer's day...

>
>What to I do all day ?  I spend AT LEAST 2 hours a day keeping up with
>this newsgroup and work I take upon myself to solve issues brought up here.

You should be so lucky, Rolando.  Lots of companies don't even have computers
with modems, much less internet access.  What with all the downsizing that's
going on, what do your think your chances of getting one of these jobs is?  Can
you say approaching infinitely small?

>
>I go to 2 meetings a week (at the most).  One of these meetings has no
>management in it.  It is simply a bunch of programmer talking about problems
>and how to get around them.  The other is a weekly department meeting that
>our manager holds to keep us abreast on our benefits and other crap that
>none of us like to think about.
>

Many smaller companies fly still fly by the seat of their pants...or think they
do.  In companies like them, which you stand a much better chance of being
employed by, you'll probably have two meetings: one to get hired, and one to 
get...ummm...terminated (can you say fired, boys and girls?).

>The rest of my time is devoted to C code, and lots of it.  I don't know
>what goes at other IBM sites, but that's how it is in my little world.

Remember that COBOL class that you ridiculed, Rolando?  With an attitude that
disdains the (to you) unknown policies of companies you hear about simply be-
cause it's the cool thing to do, you stand a better chance of devoting your
time to modifying some reports than chasings the mysteries of twice-dereferenced
pointers to functions, my friend...

>
>(Oh yeah, I squeeze in a computer game over lunch break)
>

Can you say JCL, Rolando?

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Racists think the world is flat.  [Ralph Alves, 1992]	Juan@Noyles.pha.pa.us
From: lopes@cogsci.ucsd.EDU (alann lopes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Ethernet & Token Ring cards for OS2
Keywords: ethernet token ring
Date: 17 Apr 92 20:35:31 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego


   Could someone please recommend a few ethernet cards and 
   a few token ring cards that will work with OS2 2.0 and its
   tcp/ip package.  Approximate prices would also be appreciated.

                          Thanks very much

                               alann
 
   alann lopes:        alopes@ucsd.edu       -- internet
   (619) 534-7417      ALOPES@UCSD           -- bitnet
From: gulcu@masg1.epfl.ch (Ceki Gulcu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Can OS/2 V2.0 GA be installed from drive B?
Date: 11 Apr 92 16:21:28 GMT
Reply-To: lbdsun6.epfl.ch
Organization: EPFL, Physics Department

In article <9204100945.AA16578@mammoth.Berkeley.EDU>, KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM (Ken Kahn) writes:

|> The OS/2 V2 Installation Process contains a function called redirection.  You
|> can use this to install from *any* logical drive other than A.  The logical
|> drive itself can be another floppy drive, a hard disk partition, a LAN Server
|> or even a CD-ROM.  I am working on a project that is using redirection to
|> install OS/2 SE V2 (as well as ES and LS) from a VM Host System (using the
|> IBM ECF Product and it's Virtual Disk function).
|> 
|> There's a number of ways to do this;  I believe one way is to modify Disk 1
|> of the Install Disks to change the line in CONFIG.SYS
|> 
|>   SET OS2_SHELL=SYSINST2.EXE
|> 
|> to
|> 
|>   SET OS2_SHELL=SYSINST2.EXE X:
|> 
|> Where X: is a logical drive 'active' at the time the install process begins.
|> It's up to the installer to make sure the Logical Drive is 'active'; e.g. if
|> the drive is on a LAN Server, Disk 1 must contain the correct device drivers
|> to load and connect to the LAN.

This is the best news I've heard in a long time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is really great!!!!!!!!!!     :-) ^ 256

Now, if I understand correctly, all I have to do to install OS/2 on a PC,
on our TCPIP network, is to mount an NFS disk (located on a VAX) before the
installation begins. How do I do that? (I need to issue two commands to mount 
the drive: 1) starttcp 2) idmnt -a ).

Will "RUN" statements in CONFIG.SYS work?

Furthermore, how should the 20 (or more) diskettes be copied to the VAX?
I mean, do I just 'xcopy' the contents of the diskettes to O:\NET.INST (O: is the drive letter of the NFS drive) for example?

Actually, I'm pretty sure thats the way to go... I can't wait till I get my
copy of GA on monday!

Thanks for the most valuable information! You made my day.

ps: BTW, does the 1st argument to SYSINSTS2.EXE have to be a drive? Can it
    be a directory?

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From: person@plains.NoDak.edu (Brett G Person )
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: IBM, are you listening? (Was: Windoze 3.1 is here.)
Keywords: Yesterday(4 April) I saw Windoze 3.1 for sale here.
Date: 13 Apr 92 08:37:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.16720
Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

In article <1992Apr7.114445.12323@cco.caltech.edu> brooke@cco.caltech.edu (Brooke Paul Anderson) writes:
>
>About IBM's lack of advertising so far, perahps they are deliberately
>delaying it to give the retail channels a chance to start up.  If
>they started advertising too soon, a user might decide to buy OS/2,
>go to a store (like Egghead), and be told "we are not going to
>carry it." After that, the user might be annoyed that IBM is
>advertising what seems to be vapor-ware....

No.  IBM should flood the media with ads.  Make people want to buy OS/2.  
It is not vapor-ware, because the product is out!

I have a friend who manages a local software store.  He says that he
won't carry something  no one will buy.  We haven't talked about OS/2,
so I don't know what he thinks of it/ if his store carries it.

Maybe I'll call tomorrow and ask...
If I can buy 3.1 in my local store, why can't I buy Os/2????




-- 
Brett G. Person
North Dakota State University
uunet!plains!person | person@plains.bitnet | person@plains.nodak.edu
If I have a chip on my shoulder, I sure hope it isn't a damned Intel
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 18:06:33 CST
From: gthome@ausvm1.VNET.IBM.COM
Subject: Re: Manuals with OS/2 V.2 as shipped.
Reply-To: gthome@ausvm1.VNET.IBM.COM
Organization: IBM - Austin
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 2.0
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc

In <1992Apr7.195422.13366@morrow.stanford.edu> Will Clark writes:
>In article <1992Apr5.080143.8368@henson.cc.wwu.edu> n9046319@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Jeremy Corley) writes:
>>
>>  One gripe I have with on line manuals: I can't read them while
>>lying in bed.  I do most of my reading that way.  (Hmmm...maybe I need
>>to talk myself into a laptop...NOT!)
>>
>>                      J. Corley
>
>Me too.  I read the manual through as soon as I can after receiving a
>new piece of software.  I usually don't understand everything, but
>enough info 'sticks' that I at least remember that I *can* do specific
>things, even if I don't remember how.  From there it is usually not
>much work to look up the feature I want to use.  I can't read as much
>off the screen because my eyes and back get tired.
>
>(This doesn't work too well with really *huge* software, but I do try
>to read the first few sections of the manual no matter what.)
>
>Will Clark
>will.an@site007.saic.com
>------------------------
>SAIC does not share my opinions.
>harlick@lindy is a friend's account, but you can send me email here, too.
>
How to create the appropriate manuals for a product is under HEAVY DEBATE
inside IBM.  so many people like manuals so many different ways it is
next to impossible to make everyone happy.  I myself like manuals online,
where I can use hot links and hypertext and all that good stuff.

But, there are times when I want a good book in my hands as well.

Online pubs make the product cheaper, printed pubs cost $$$ for paper, print
services, typesetting,...

So, what's the best, who knows.  Maybe online pubs that customers can print?
Or online pubs and charge extra if you want printed pubs ??

Any comments ?

Gerry Thome
IBM - Austin
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer)
Subject: Re: My OS/2 GA Won't Install!
Originator: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Reply-To: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 04:31:31 GMT

From article <matt.10@bss1.umd.edu>, by matt@bss1.umd.edu (Matthew Piermarini):
> Help!
>   
>   I finally get a copy of GA and it won't get past disk 1 during the install.
> It fails with a FDISK error after displaying the Logo.  The INSTALL.LOG file 
> looks like:
> 
> Model=FC
> Submodel=01
> Non-Abios Machine
> Bus Architecutre=|0|
> Disk Type=|0|
> FDISK Unsuccessful
> 
> I am installing it on a 386 AMI bios clone, with 2 95meg RLL Drives 
> (WD1006SRV2 Rll Controller).   I don't think it is a hardware problem 
> because I have been using these drives for a while with DOS 5, AND IT WORKED 
> FINE USING THE .304 BETA!  Please help.

I got the same message with my 486 AMI BIOS clone with 1 100MB IDE & 1 200MB
IDE.  What I ended up having to do was format my boot IDE drive (the 200MB)
under DOS 5.0 and then I fired up the installaion program and everything
worked fine.

I think it might have something to do with HPFS structure from previous
betas (I don't know).  Anyway, all I had to do was re-format my HPFS drive
under DOS as a FAT drive and then ran the installation program as usual
re-formatting the drive as HPFS.  Try it to see if this works...
From: woan@soda.berkeley.edu (Ronald Woan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: News from L.A. OS/2 Celebration and COMDEX announcement
Date: 8 Apr 92 05:29:33 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu

Are you positive, we were looking pretty closely and I could swear it
was seamless Windows 3.1 support.... No extra windows stuff and the
applications were running in their own windows on the OS/2 desktop...
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: steverod@owlnet.rice.edu (Steven Harold Rodrigues)
Subject: Finding the System Clock in 6.304
Summary: I've lost it, and I can't find it again
Organization: Rice University
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 22:38:26 GMT


Since the chances of my getting GA in the next few days are, to put it mildly,
slim, I can stand the wait no longer. I need my System clock back.

How, in 6.304e, am I supposed to get another instance of the System Clock?

For 6.167, it was easy: use CLASSBRW. Well, that doesn't appear to exist
anymore :-(

Is there any known way of recovering the system clock without rebuilding the
.ini files??

Thanks, 
Steve


-- 
Steve Rodrigues          | "... And there is nothing that can captivate, fire
steverod@owlnet.rice.edu | and give wisdom to a noble heart as can a face lit
Rice Computer Science    | with star-lit eyes."
			 | 		- Michelangelo
From: olavt@ulrik.uio.no (Olav Torvund)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Programs the OS/2 won't run?? Help!!
Date: 11 Apr 92 08:59:30 GMT
Organization: University of Oslo, Norway

One can add Lotus Notes to the list of programs that causes problems
with 2.0. (But I have only tried it with the 6.304 beta). I get the
message SYS 3175, and I have to stop the program.

Olav Torvund
Oslo, NOrway
Olavt@jus.uio.no
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (Ed McCreary)
Subject: Re: Windows NT
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:58:38 GMT

In article <9792@bgsuvax.bgsu.edu> sarnold@bgsu.edu (G. Steve Arnold) writes:
>> Come on you guys!  How could anything exist befor Microsoft invented it?
>> Don;t you know that MS invented the operating system concept, semaphores,
>> multi-tasking, and all the other technology related software?  Quite
>> possibly they also invented C adn C++.  Ask any Microsoft employee.
>> Sounds like a good old days when IBM invented everything.
>
>
>	I'm sorry, I hate to be a bastard, but I just CAN'T let this 
>one by....
>
>	UNIX, a Multitasking Operating system written IN C by the 
>folks at BELL LABS, was written  over 20 YEARS AGO -- before microsoft
>was a twitch in anybodies daddy's pants.
>
>	I don't wish to get involved in the OS/2 vs. WIN stuff. I use 
>Win 3 now, will consider OS/2 when released. I'm just wondering what
>planet you took your CS classes on.
>

I say, I said, I say there son, it's called sarcasm.

we got movie sign...
--
McCreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com     Computers are like Old Testament gods;
Me? Speak for Compaq?  Yeah, right.   lots of rules and no mercy.
                                                             Joseph Campbell
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au (Gary Woodman)
Subject: Re: 800x600x16
Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 03:45:39 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.000243.14216@uwm.edu> tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer) writes:

>A generic SVGA driver is supposed to be forthcoming (along with additional
>drivers for a variety of boards).

That'll be the day... where is the generic SVGA driver for DOS? Windows?
Isn't writing drivers for OS/2 approaching an order of magnitude more 
difficult & complicated that for DOS/Win?

As it happens, I _do_ have a "generic" driver for Win3 - it does 800*600*4 
on any 256K VGA which has such a mode, but _nothing else_.

In any case, we live in hope...

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From: pbrown@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Patrick R. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: IBM, are you listening? (Was: Windoze 3.1 is here.)
Date: 8 Apr 92 10:43:38 GMT
	<1992Apr6.231016.19296@sol.UVic.CA> <wwpjqga.lucky@netcom.com>
Organization: Virginia Tech, Department of Computer Science
In-reply-to: lucky@netcom.com's message of 7 Apr 92 07:44:14 GMT

In article <wwpjqga.lucky@netcom.com> lucky@netcom.com (Lucky Lee) writes:
   gwebster@student.UVic.CA (Gord Webster) writes:
   >You've dropped the ball. Are you so afraid of Micro$loth that you are
   >willing to let OS/2 die a lingering and pitiful death?

   I agree with every word in that post.  I have never seen a more pathetic
   advertising campaign for a product that has a potential of being an
   absolute winner.  I have ordered mine from IBM, but from what I see so
   far, I am not sure OS/2 is going anywhere.  What in the world is going
   on?  Is someone asleep?  I can't believe it.  Who the hell is in
   charge of marketing for this product?  Can we please have his name?
   Can we please have his name on the firing notice?  Please, WAKE UP!!!

Take it easy...  OS/2 was released on the 31st in name only -- evidently, the
final code from Boca was sent out around the 30th.  Can't get this out that
fast.  I interviewed for a job with MS back in mid-January, and they were
getting about ready to produce the ``release version'' of 3.1.  So, they've
had plenty of time to get the product shipping. I'm sure you'll see ads when
you can actually go somewhere and buy it.  ``Teasers'' are the only kind of
ads that would be useful right now.

By the way, I'm getting tired of these ``I've got GA on my machine'' posts - I
don't, DAMMIT, and they're making me mighty jealous!

Pat
--
Patrick R. Brown (pbrown@cs.vt.edu)             Department of Computer Science
                                                Virginia Tech,  Blacksburg, VA
    "Sarah's not the kind of woman who'd kill a man - she'd just make him
	       wish he were dead"  -   Andy Griffith, "Matlock"
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rafetmad@cheshire.oxy.edu (David R. Giller)
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 "Buglet" Report
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 23:53:27 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.172154.13605@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <f0vjnf_.feustel@netcom.com> feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel) writes:
>>I'd like to see a new Dos Setting added - one that would effectively 
>>specify a private list of commands to be executed as a session-specific
>>autoexec.bat for each session.
>
>I think you can do this, although it isn't immediately obvious how.  I
>believe COMMAND.COM (the one that comes with OS/2 or any other
>COMMAND.COM) can take the /K option, and you can pass a command (or
>the name of a batch file) to COMMAND.COM that way.  I'm not sure if
>AUTOEXEC.BAT executes at all or, if it does, whether it does before or
>after the /K command/batch file.

Better yet, make the AUTOEXEC.BAT the file that contains global startup
comands, then replace the 'Program Name' parameter from * to the name
of a batch file that will do specific setup for the session.  No need
to fiddle with /K.  Command.com will be loaded automatically.

-Dave
-- 
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Occidental College    | bulb?  A: Three.  One to replace the bulb, and two to
1600 Campus Road      | fend off all the Californians trying to share the
Los Angeles, CA 90041 | experience. ---------------------------rafetmad@oxy.edu
From: dwl@watson.ibm.com (David W. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: A silly question.
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:05:16 GMT
Reply-To: dwl@watson.ibm.com
Distribution: na
Organization: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM

Yes. OS/2 uses the same filesystem as DOS on floppies. All of your
OS/2 formatted floppies are DOS readable and Vice Versa. You have
the choice of using either FAT (DOS compatible) or HPFS (not compatible)
for formatting your harddisk. If you chose FAT, you can boot DOS from
either another partition or floppy and access your files. You probbaly
won't need to do this, since OS/2 will run your DOS programs.

David W. Levine      -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
dwl@watson.ibm.com   -- (914) 784-7427 

My Opinions, IBM's hardware. --
From: kchittur@EBS330.EB.UAH.EDU (Krishnan Chittur(CHE))
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: I WANT MY UPGRADE NOWpwd!
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:42:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: ebs330.9204081642.AA14772


Well, I am sure I will get my upgrade (from 1.3) soon ...

but .. but ... Why cannot I take my proof of licence form to a
local dealer and get the upgrade?  (sigh .. sigh .. sigh ..)

I can understand the enormous problems with distribution and so 
on, I am just getting impatient! (and so are many others like
me, I am sure)  

As far as I can see, so far, the only publicity for OS/2 2.0 has
come in this forum (and oh yes, in comp.windows.ms).  

We have to let Joe Q. PCUser know about it.  Let's start that
advertising campaign going full throttle, NOW!  

My ideas for advertising media:  Local newspapers, local radio
and TV spots.

Yes, all of this will require $$$; IBM clearly knows marketing;
if IBM can produce a product like OS/2 2.0, they clearly will
know how to market it.  Right?

Snail Mail: 			Voice Mail: 	E-Mail:  
Krishnan K. Chittur		(205) 895 6850	kchittur@cs.uah.edu  
Chemical Engineering Dept.			kchittur@ebs330.eb.uah.edu  
Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville			uahkxc01@uahvax1 (Bitnet) 
Huntsville, AL 35899

P.S. I have not even seen OS/2 2.0, I like it already.  Thanks Mr. Sipples!
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: OS/2 SVGA INFO (long)
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 18:26:10 GMT

In article <"barnacle.e.432:09.03.92.16.25.05"@clarkson.edu> BERNIET@BCRVMPC1.VNET.IBM.COM writes:
>I don't know if this will eventually end up in his hands, but I'd like to
>thank Timothy Sipples, Keeper of the OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions, for all
>of his work over the last couple months.  OS/2 owes you one.

Thanks, and it will end up (in condensed form) in the FAQ.  (So much
to add!  :-))

Your Q&A pretty much agrees with what I've been able to surmise.  On
my own setup SVGA ON exhibits strange "CGA snow"-like behavior, so I
don't use it.
-- 
Timothy F. Sipples       Keeper of the OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu  List, available via anonymous ftp from
Dept. of Economics       128.123.35.151, directory pub/os2/faq, or via
Univ. of Chicago  60637  netmail from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: ATM and OS/2 GA
From: slam@eve.wright.edu (Sau Chun Lam)
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:16:25 EST
Organization: Wright State University

>>Why wont my system recognize a printer is attached if its output is
>>being redirected to a file?
>>
>
>I'd like to hear an answer to this too since I need to generate
>postscript files for printing at a remote site.

Umm.. this may not be exactly the same but I have no printers attached
and had to redirect output to a file to download to the LPS40 at my
college. The fix was to setup both OS/2 and WIN-OS/2 print managers/
object to print to file. In this instance, I did not install a WIN-OS/2
printer driver. It used the one installed for OS/2.

SC Lam - slam@eve.wright.edu
From: lance@lancea.actrix.gen.nz (Lance Andrewes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Which DOS?
Date: 17 Apr 92 8:51:5 GMT

rteasdal@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu writes:
>
>	Well, I drifted into the campus computer store today, to find that
>they have OS/2 2.0 running on a PS/2 Model 55SX (although no shrink wrapped 
>copies have arrived). Playing around with it, I opened a DOS window and
>typed "VER" out of curiosity.
>
>	It promptly said "O/S 2 Version 2.0" or words to that effect.
>I thought for a moment and then tried "EDIT". That was unrecognized, so I
>tried "EDLIN". _That_ worked, to my horror. Is it true, as I was later
>told, that this is actually the evil DOS 4.01?

I can't take that lying down.  DOS 4.01 was OK, but admittedly 4.00
had problems.

Anyway.  The DOS version in OS/2 2.0 is essentially 5.0.  There are
slight differences, noteably in error messages.  The kernel can be
loaded high.  UMBs are there.  If you want to use EDIT, then just run
QBASIC /ED <file>.  In ms-dos 5.0, the EDIT command simply runs
QBASIC with the /ED qualifier.  You can even copy the dos5
EDIT.COM into \OS2\MDOS, and you'll find EDIT <file> works.

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