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From: swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi (Sten Westerback, Nokia Telecommunications, FINLAND)
Subject: Re: HELP.. Need to display 256 colors
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:39:29 GMT

In article <00963DEB.BEDC0EA0@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu (METALLICA) writes:
> Hi..  I am hoping that somebody out there can help me.
> 
> I have a 486/33 with 4MB of RAM. I have a Trident 8030 1024K TVGA with 
> 1MB of VRAM.  All my DOS programs display 256 colors, but when I use Windows
> based programs, it only displays 16 colors.   I reinstalled Windows, but it
> still displays 16 colors only.  I chose VGA (1024k--1MB) through SETUP, but the
> machine hung.  I re-booted and the machine just hung again.  So I went back to
> setup and reinstalled my old vanilla VGA and win worked.  Now this is bothering 
> me as I had a decent (nothing special) video card, but Windows won't let me. 
> Can anybody help.  You can either post the solution, but I would prefer e-mail.
> Thank you in advance.  How's WIN-NT????  Can one of the beta testers possibly
> upload WIN to an anonymous ftp site..  Just curious as I would like to play
> too.  Thank you

You should try with the Trident drivers found on CICA as tridw31?.zip where 
?=a and b. I suppose there is support for to 8030 there too. Anyway you won't
see any bigger difference on how Windows itself looks. The only difference 
is that picture viewers such as WinJPEG and WinGIF will show 256 colors but
unfurturnately change the palette as it goes. You can also have 256-color 
bitmaps as wallpaper (my favorite is called BARTON.BMP).
 
When will there be an WinJPEG in which you can cut your pictures? If i now
want to make a JPG smaller i need to convert to GIF and do it with WinGif
or PainShop Pro. Is it possible to add "filters" to PSP? Or is JPG there in
some new version?

Sten
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Sten Westerback (BSc. electronics)          Telephone: +358+0 +5115891(work)
X400      : c=fi, a=Elisa, p=Nokia Telecom, S=Westerback, G=Sten, (u=SWS)
Internet  : swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi        Time zone : EET (=GMT+3)
Snailmail : Konalantie  12 A16, SF-00370 HELSINKI, FINLAND (EUROPE, EARTH) 
 Test the utility at WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.mil::pd1:<msdos.dirutl>swxd303d.zip
   Note that i am working, but not speaking for Nokia Telecommunications!
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From:         Undetermined origin c/o Postmaster <POSTMASTER@UICVM.BITNET>

Solved it ok,  I got a guy who traced the problem and removed the virus..
It was a new one, probably made locally here ??  It infected the boot record
and was active only when the day is the 14th of any month...

Thanx
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:34:00 CET
From:         Jerry Barton <XOJ@IAEA1.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Hard drive problems w/Win3.1 & DOS 5.0

Concerning questions about performance loss on hard disk...

It may not be related, but we recently had a case here of a similar
situation (Win 3.1, DOS 5.0, 386 with 8MB) and my staff took over a day
to find the problem.  It was two-fold:  (a)  HIMEM.SYS was in the
CONFIG.SYS file after SMARTDRV instead of before, and (b) the hard drive
was very fragmented.  Apparently the increasing fragmentation grew to a
level that caused SMARTDRV to "work harder" and get into conflict with
HIMEM.  We corrected both situations and performance is again good.

Note that the problem arose suddenly (due to fragmentation above some
magic level) and caused performance to drop from seconds (e.g. 30
seconds to print a complex page) to minutes (e.g. 30 minutes for the
same page).

***************
Jerry Barton     Vienna,  Austria     XOJ@IAEA
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 12:25:35 EST
From:         GADDIEML@MUSC.BITNET
Subject:      Re: The Next Version of Windows for DOS

Have you looked into Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups??  Just received
an article on it in 'Focus on MS Windows' autumn '92 issue.  Call
1-800-642-7676 for the nearest reseller near you.  Sounds like it may
do the trick for you.  No cost is listed!
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Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:16:52 -0500
From:         "(David S. Dudley Jr.)" <dudleyd@HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>
Subject:      YET AGAIN I ASK.....

I ask again.....

IS there a way on Compuserve to have this forum set up to receive mail?
I will be graduating in less than a month...

Please send me explicite instructions on how to do this, as I don't know
how on Compuserve......


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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:46:00 CST
From:         PEJSAJ@UWSTOUT.BITNET
Subject:      SetWindowPos()

Greetings,

I would like to call SetWindowPos() using the HWND_TOPMOST and
HWND_NOTOPMOST options in a Visual Basic program.  Problem is I can't
find any reference to HWND_TOPMOST and HWND_NOTOPMOST in the Windows 3.1
API Declarations for Visual Basic.  Anybody know these values?

Thanks,

Jim Pejsa (pejsaj@uwstout.edu)
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Physics Department
Menomonie, WI
From: BZHANG@UHUNIX.BITNET (Bin Zhang)
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Subject: Telecomm software with graphic emulation
Date: 21 Nov 92 09:45:26 GMT
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Hi, everyone!

I am looking for a shareware or freeware with the graphic terminal
emulations, such as vt340, etc.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.


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From: kpeckyin@trantor.dso.gov.sg (Kee Peck Yin)
Subject: editing windows group file
Organization: DSO
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 08:59:01 GMT


I would like to find out whether there is any program that allow modification
of windows group file directly without starting windows of a particular
resolution.

I'd set up Windows in Novell Netware environment and set up three user classes:
ega, vga and svga. The user only has read access to the group files. However, 
whenever a new application is to be added to the group file, I need to invoke
in the three different resolution to change the file one-by-one.     

Anyone have a better idea of how this can be done easily. Thanks.
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From: swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi (Sten Westerback, Nokia Telecommunications, FINLAND)
Subject: Re:      Re: 32 Bit Access
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 08:06:45 GMT

In article <Pine.3.03.9211160819.C2412-a100000@pyramid>,         Harry S Wahrer <wahrer@CS.UNR.EDU> writes:
> On Mon, 16 Nov 1992, Bernhard Leschinger wrote:
> 
>> Hi out there!
>>
>> Does anybody know something about the 32 Bit access in Windows Swap-
>> File. I saw this setting once in the setup and then it dissapeared. I
>> don't know how to activate it and wether it is it worth or not.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>             Bernhard
> 
> My understanding is that the "32 bit access" (located in Control, 386,
> swap file, change) is for Western Digital controlled drives (and true
> compatible chips) it does speed some disk tasks but if initiated on a NON
> compatible system it could result in data loss....PC magazine said that it
> should work on 90% of systems....It works OK on mine... Good Luck

The 32-bit option will usually be shown only if Windows has detected an 
compatible chipset. I also think that SCSI-drives can't have it enabled.
At least my computer at work (SCSI?) doesn't show the option but my home
computer (ATID) does.

Sten
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Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:20:32 DNT
From:         "Hans D. Jensen" <DFMHDJ@VM.UNI-C.DK>
Subject:      Re: QVTNE303.ZIP -- has anyone printed the readme.wri file?
              16 Nov 1992 16:02:03 GMT from <pmh2962@TAMSUN.TAMU.EDU>

I had no problems reading or printing the documentation for
QVTNE303.

Hans D. Jensen
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From: pmh2962@tamsun.tamu.edu (Pat Hayes)
Subject: QVTNE303.ZIP -- has anyone printed the readme.wri file?
Organization: Meteorology, TAMU, CS, TX
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:02:03 GMT


Howdy!
	A quickie -- I'm having problems read/writing the readme.wri
file in the qvt*.zip file.  No matter what reader I use (write, word, etc)
the file comes up one v-e-r-y long single-character-per-line document!
I tried resetting the page format, deleting some hard returns -- nothing
seems to work.  I can get notepad to look at it as an ascii file,
but my printer goes crazy trying to interpret the 'write' code symbols.
	The same thing happened with the v2.8 readme also. Thanks!

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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:28:00 EST
From:         Vince Scarafino <Scarafino@MULTICS-A.PMS.FORD.COM>
Subject:      Re: WinQVT/Net exit failure

 >Date:  23 November 1992 08:23 est
 >From:  Harry M. Kriz <KRIZ%VTVM1.BITNET at PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU>
 >Subject:  WinQVT/Net exit failure

 ......

 >I have seen similar behavior with Visual Basic applications in which
 >double-clicking the control menu box of the main program windows
 >appears to shut down the application, but actually leaves other
 >client windows running. The latter do not appear on the screen
 >in any way. However, with those applications, the program name
 >was still listed in Task List and it could be shut down.

It is my understanding that there is a bug in the Visual Basic
implementation that fails to send a message to kill the process
correctly when you double-click the control menu box.  I have been told
that using the "close" option of the memory shuts down the application
correctly.  I don't know if the new version of Visual Basic fixes this.

Vince
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Date:         Sat, 21 Nov 1992 00:36:00 EST
From:         Vince Scarafino <Scarafino@MULTICS-A.PMS.FORD.COM>
Subject: Re: ** VISUAL BASIC QUESTION **

 >Date:  20 November 1992 15:19 est
 >From:  Bob Lummis <lummis at AECOM.YU.EDU>
 >Subject:  Re: Re: ** VISUAL BASIC QUESTION **

 >I think you're right but I've never invoked a C routine from VB because I
 >don't have a windows (or DOS) C compiler, so I'm not sure how it's done. I
 >suppose you know that MS just released Visual Basic V 2.0 which will
 >almost surely do everything you need.
 >
 >_________________
 >Dr. Robert Lummis, Director, Research Information Technology
 >Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461

Visual Basic can call other languages.  I have successfully called MASM,
C, and C++ routines from Visual Basic, including arguments passed by
value, and by reference.  I place the routines in dynamic link
libraries, and use the "Lib" keyword on the Declare statement to define
the routine and its dynamic library location to Visual Basic.  All
arguments follow the Pascal calling convention and are 32 bits in size.

Vince
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:38:48 AST
From:         Luciano Barragan UCV <lbarraga@CONICIT.VE>
Subject:      Re: VBSQL - Another one...
              92 6:07 pm

	I also want to know a discussion list for VB.

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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:03:50 EST
From:         "Harry M. Kriz" <KRIZ@VTVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      WinQVT/Net, loading high

The documentation for WinQVT/Net 3.03 states that you should not
use loadhigh for the packet driver or for PKTINT.COM.

I have loaded both drivers high and I have not seen any problems
this week.

Can someone tell me why I should not use loadhigh with these drivers?

Thanks.

--Harry

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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 10:07:09 -0800
From:         Stephen Jackson <kgbpyr!stephen@CSUFRES.CSUFRESNO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: The Next Version of Windows for DOS

Blake,

Thanks for all of your information.  I know this has been a frustrating
thread for you, but us developers in the hinterlands appreciate
the roadmap of where Microsoft is taking us.

I wish that I worked with the companies that have quit buying 386's afn
only buy 486 level processors.  I just recently was able to convince
my company, and some others that I work with, that they should consider
getting 386DX's rather than SX's.

		Stephen Jackson
		stephen@kgbpyr.portal.com
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 04:55:39 CST
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From:         Anthony Anderberg <ANDERBEA@COLUMBIA.DSU.EDU>
Subject:      *Burn in not possible?*

    A friend read somewhere that VGA montiors didn't suffer from
phospherous burn out (burn in).  Has anyone else heard of this?
Thanks
ant


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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 10:35:01 EST
From:         "(Ralph A. Daniels)" <wgt-dev!daniels@UUNET.UU.NET>
Subject:      Directory/Drive List Boxes C++

I need the source code for the individual list boxes in the FileOpen Dialog
Box.
	I need the Drive list box and the directory list box source code
in MFC C++ preferred.

Ralph Daniels
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 10:32:21 -0500
From:         "(David S. Dudley Jr.)" <dudleyd@HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Dumb Memory Question
              20, 92 8:49 am

>
> I have an odd problem with my Gateway 486/33. It shipped with (4) 1MB SIMMs
> in place, and I stuck (4) 4MB SIMMs in with them; apparently there's a problem
> with the Gateway BIOS, though, because the machine only reports back 16MB, and
> if I try to remove the first 4x1MB SIMMs I get errors.

>
> Any ideas please write me directly; otherwise I'm going to have to fiddle with
> removing and reinstalling those SIMMs till something clicks...
>
> --
> Jim (moore@email.ncsc.navy.mil)
>
> Arthur:       What is this test, o Knights of.....
>               Knights who 'til recently said "Ni"?

Well Jim,

From what I've been told 1 MB SIMMS AND 4MB SIMMS Cannot coexist in the
bay.

I think you must go up from 16mb to 32mb by getting 4 4mb chips....

I was told it had to go up exponentially.

This may be the problem....


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From:         CMCGREW@UCSVAX.UCS.UMASS.EDU
Subject:      Re: ATM FOnts and Windows

IBM has made the service packs available to owners of OS/2 via download
or for the price of the disks.  The 3.1 and 32bit graphics engine are both
getting very good reviews.  I have seen reports from people running it
and the NT beta and they preferred OS/2.  I'm sure there are some people
who would feel otherwise; but, the systems requirements on OS/2 are
shrinking to 3.5megs of RAM and the best offer I've heard from a 32bit
Windows is somewhere in the neighborhood of 8megs.  I'm sure, once it's
out on the market, they will start compacting and reworking the code
like IBM.  One of the big problems with OS/2 is that it reacts differently
with different types of equipment; but, it currently supports the vast
majority of video boards etc.  I think IBM is trying to give Microsoft
a run for their money on the PC market and if a 32bit Windows gets delayed
much further, they just might pull it off.
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:35:04 -0700
From:         STRASHEA@ZENO.MSC.COLORADO.EDU
Subject:      Re: No Windows NT for us...

Hmmm, who's been putting the bullcrap in your pants?  We have an evaluation copy
    of NT and right now it is working.
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Department:   IT Services - Cad Support Team
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:54:32 GMT
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From:         Andy Humberston <iah@DMU.AC.UK>
Subject:      Everex Vision Card

Hi,

Does anyone out there know where I can get an updated set of drivers for
an Everex Vision Card (the one with VHS/S-VHS output)?

Cheers

Andy Humberston
De Montfort Uni
   Leicester
      UK
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Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:24:48 GMT
From:         johnson@SIFVS3.SINET.SLB.COM
Subject:      Differing .EXEs

Dear All,
	Here's a problem I need some help with:

	I have two sets of Windows source files which I believe, having
compared them with the DOS COMP utility, to be identical. The first set was
compiled three months ago, the second just recently. The resulting *.EXEs are
different (again compared with COMP).
	It is very important for me to ensure that both the *.EXE's have
exactly the same functionality. Thus I need to track down the reason for the
difference in the executables.
	Some of the differences appear in the DOS part of the Windows .EXE
header, the minimum allocation value has changed, for example.  There are
differences throughout the .EXE file - including the code/data segments. The
following data was produced on a Unix box using CMP. It demonstrates a
distinct-ish pattern: A particular value in the first file will usually be
changed to the same (different!) value in the second file. (eg. 176 in file1
becomes 204 in file2)

offset data data (OCTAL)
     3  65  57
  1031 212 204
  1033 123 262
  1034 362  61
  1035  33 337
  1036 101 346
  1069 326 320
  1073 301 300
  1115 307 310
  1119 307 310
  1171 366 365
  1175 366 365
  1179 176 204<-
  1183 176 204<-
  1613 301 300
  1625 146 145
  1631 123 122
  1637  64  63
  1727 306 304
  1859  32  31

	The same version of the compiler/linker (C6.0) was used in both cases,
and both were constructed on the same machine. In fact the only variables I
know of are the network version (the source files are fetched from a VAX) and
the version of QEMM.
	If anyone could help or advise please mail me direct on:
                     johnson@sif.sinet.slb.com
	Thanks in advance.
		Scott.
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:00:56 +0800
From:         H9017154@HKUCC.BITNET
Subject:      Word version 2.0a

>You also can check this if you look into About-Programm-Manager. If you see
>the BETA-look of the Windows logo (it looks terrible!) ...
>We use the german version of word!!
        Could you tell me what is the BETA-look of the Windows logo???
Just a few word of description is OK as I am very interested about it!

Gary Chan
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:42:00 CST
From:         SORENSD@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU
Subject:      Re: Using Adlib under w3.1

I have an old Soundblaster card in my 486/33 machine and when I try to play
any type of sound effects they sound terrible.  They sound like they are being
played at a very high speed and they last less than a second.  Any suggestions?
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:09:40 -0500
From:         Bob Lummis <lummis@AECOM.YU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ** VISUAL BASIC QUESTION **

On Wed, 18 Nov 1992, JFT@NCCIBM1.BITNET wrote:
> how difficult is it to write a indexing routine in Visual
> Basic?  Is there an ftp site that has sample VB code?
>

While using Visual Basic is probably the easiest way to write a program
for windows, there is still a substantial learning curve to get started
with it even if you are experienced in traditional programming.  You have
to learn a lot of concepts that don't have counterparts in traditional
programming, and you have to use many of them to write the simplest
program. VB can do the kinds of things you probably have in mind, but it's
not as facile as C.

_________________
Dr. Robert Lummis, Director, Research Information Technology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461
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