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From: djackson@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 CSD   e-mail disribution
Date: 29 Sep 92 10:16:32 GMT
Reply-To: djackson@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Jackson)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


In article <EVF7QSI@mailgzrz.tu-berlin.de>,
bzbmaier@ZIB-Berlin.DE (Gerhard Maierhoefer) writes:
|> 
|> In article 717555737snx@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz,
|> frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement) writes:
|> >    ...........................
|> >To conserve bandwidth, and to speed the distribution, I
|> was wondering if
|> >it would be possible (and acceptable to your legal
|> department) to come to
|> >an arrangement with the powers that control
|> comp.binaries.os2 to have 
|> >the service pack simultaneously available through that
|> distribution
|> >channel?
|> >
|> >--
|> >Bruce Clement    (frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz  SNEWS/2, 
|> UUPC 1.11q)
|> 
|> I strongly recommend and promote this idea.
|> 
I can't agree  - this method allows those who haven't already
paid for OS/2
to obtain it free of charge.  (Don't forget the service pack
is the complete
system, not just bug fixes). I'm sure IBM wouldn't want to
encourage
software piracy in this way.

Just a thought....





David J Jackson   Telephone +44 473 645805
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Help!!!  AS/400 <-> OS/2 PC Support (TRN)
From: phygod72@nic.gac.edu (Phil )
Date: 2 Oct 92 11:25:12 -0600

 
Yes, friends, I have a problem that someone can solve...

We are trying to get some PS/2's hooked into our AS/400 over a Token-Ring    
Network.  No problem getting the wires hooked up, but we had a fight with  
Communications Manager.

Actually, the configuration that we have works - we can get an emulator session  
running and PC Support too, but the system name isn't right.  This comes from  
the fact that when we set up the configuration, we really didn't have a clue  
what we were doing.  Now the name of our AS/400 is 5250PLU (which is what we  
thought the directions were telling us to put in that particular blank), and  
THAT ISN'T THE RIGHT NAME!!!

So, basically, how can we change this?  

*ALSO*  There is another AS/400 on the network, too, and we want to be able to  
have PC Support work with both of them.  Any hints/suggestions/comments would  
be helpful.  
 

Phil Miesle
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich)
Subject: Re: OS/2 CSD   e-mail disribution
Reply-To: uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville
Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 13:54:59 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.153952.2821@csc.ti.com> fritz@ra.csc.ti.com (Fritz Whittington) writes:
>In article <1992Sep29.161242.26165@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de> kirchner@uklira.informatik.uni-kl.de (Reinhard Kirchner) writes:
>[ . . . ]
>>Via comp.binaries.os2 the CSD would be transfered to each machine only once,
>>othterwise each user will ftp for himself!
>>
>>So lets have it in the news.
>
>Via the news, it would be posted to many machines where no users want
>it.  (The single-user type machines.)  On the other hand, where large
>numbers of OS/2 users are concentrated around a company or university,
>it should be sensible for one person to ftp it from
>software.watson.ibm.com, then let the rest of the users ftp on the
>"local" net to their workstations.  

Uhm ...

If a machine subscribes to comp.binaries.os2, one would imagine that it has
at least one user that is pretty heavilly in to OS/2, or else simply has a
"full" news feed. I doubt that there are many "single user" machines that
have disk space for a full news feed. As a matter of fact, many machines
do not subscribe to any of the comp.binaries groups, because of the heavy
traffic for stuff that may/may not be wanted. I would say  that anyone that
goes to the trouble of getting comp.binaries.os2 wants all the latest neat
stuff, especially the CSD.

orville

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: `implicit' DOS session settings
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 00:17:06 GMT

In article <1964@acf5.NYU.EDU>, checker@acf5.NYU.EDU (checker) writes:
> 
> Is there any way of changing the default DOS settings from the OS/2
> command line?  In other words, if foo.exe is a DOS program, and I type

Get startd from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu in pub/os2/2.0/Something/.
You will still need to create an alias or use a .cmd file to start foo.exe.

--darrel hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: klliou@milton.u.washington.edu (Kan-Lee Liou)
Subject: MS mouse in WINOS2 not smooth
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 06:23:31 GMT

My MS mouse runs smoothly in WIN 3.1 and OS2, but not very smoothly in WINOS2.
Does anyone have a similar experience?  Is there a fix for it?
Thank you.

klliou@u.washington.edu
From: rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: List of DOS applications that work on OS2
Date: 2 Oct 92 00:32:31 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <PICASSO.92Oct1150146@bass.bu.edu> picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes) writes:
>
>I was wondering if there is a list of MSDOS applications
>that work under OS2. If there is not one how about we
>start one, just send me the ones you know that work.
>
>Thanks
>David

I think a better list might be a list of all apps that do _not_ run
under OS/2.  As for me, almost everything that I have tried has worked
under OS/2.  The only program I have that I have been unable to get
to operate has been my fax software from MTEZ but I haven't heard of
any DOS or Windoze fax software working properly under OS/2.  If NT does
not have this good of support, I think that may be a problem for it...

--Ron Van Iwaarden


Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:31332 comp.os.os2.apps:6562 news.answers:3138
From: rpeou@athena.mit.edu (Rith   Peou)
Subject: OS/2 and Extended Services for sale
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 22:30:44 GMT



I have a few copies of OS/2 and Extended Services 1.0 for sale.

	OS/2 (upgrade version) - $30 + shipping
	Extended Services 1.0 - $220 + shipping

If you are interested, please email me at rpeou@athena.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: linville@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (John W. Linville)
Subject: Re: Beta report
Organization: Computer and Technologies Theme Program, NCSU, Raleigh
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 04:35:45 GMT

In article <1992Sep27.232919.26577@unlv.edu> slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos) writes:
>It seems that all of these drivers are missing. Also missing (at
>least) is vsbd.386 (which is for Sound Blaster support). I scanned all
>of the compressed files on the Win-OS2 3.1 disks with UNPACK /show,
>and it just ain't there. I've decided that this might not be a Windows
>file but an OS/2 file and I am thinking about downloading the MMPM/2
>Sound Blaster drivers and seeing if it is in there...

Check on ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/sounds.  There are a lot of drivers
there.  There is also a downloads directory where I found the drivers for
the Soundblaster 1.5 and 2.0.

John W. Linville


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: solomon@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (Robert F. Solomon)
Subject: Trap 000x Survey
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: No Organization, Only Random Events
Date:  1 Oct 1992 11:56 EST  

	I am trying to track down the cause of Trap 000x errors on my 
system which seem related to copying from the floppy disk. . I have 
noticed from net postings that Trap 000x crashes seem to occur 
from several causes, so I am posting this to try and get some idea of whether 
this is a coincidence or a pattern traceable to a common cause. I have not 
yet been able to discern a pattern.

	Here is what I want. If you have had un-explained Trap 000x errors, 
please E-mail me the following information and I will try and develop a 
correlation or trend.

	Computer motherboard manufacturer
	System arrangement (386/33, 486/50)
	Memory
	Chipset (Opti, Forex, etc.)
	Bios Maker and date
	Drive type and capacity
	Floppy drive types
	Video Board and driver (800x600x16, etc.)
	Mouse type and driver used
	Memory type (1Mx9, 3 chip, 80ns or whatever)
	Additional Boards (modem, sound board, scanner. etc.)

	If you had the problem and remedied it, please give the remedy. If 
you tried to remedy the problem and were unsuccessful, what did you try?

	Try and describe what you were doing before the crash.

	I will post the results at a later time, even if the results are in
-conclusive. This may take some time, but maybe we can help each other out.

	Please respond to my primary address only.

	Bob

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From: gregory@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Greg Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Beta: winos2 3.1 install warinings
Date: 29 Sep 92 14:46:44 GMT
Organization: Boeing


 First, let me say that the more I use the new beta the more I like it. I 
believe that the code, as is, could be shiped with the CSD. But...

Here are a few more problems I have found.

1) I liked the winos2 3.1 so much that I deleted the original winos2
   stuff. This is a *MISTAKE*. If you delete the original you won't be
   able to run winos2 3.1 at all. OS2 will report not being able to 
   find a file that it needs. So you say,"Just re-install winos2." Well,
   as it turns out that doesn't work either. Winos2 3.1 not only copies
   the winos2 3.1 parts to disk, but also modifies the os2 kernal and 
   other operating system files. If you re-install winos2 3.0 on top of
   winos2 3.1 you will not have any of the new settings menu options
   that control 3.1.  I did try to re-install OS2 from the begining and
   leave out winos2 3.0 support all together but ran into the same sit-
   uation.  So, as I see it, You have to have just winos2 3.0 or both.
   This is too bad since winos2 3.1 is *FAR* better.  I hope this changes
   in the csd.

2) Want to crash WINOS2 really hard?  Install winos2 3.1 and go to the print
   manager. open the printer setup option to install a new printer. Now,
   without putting a disk in the drive, select a printer and click on 
   install.  Instead of getting the expected "Disk not Ready" error it
   just crashes.  This is the worst problem I have found so far.

3) When installing the OS2 beta itself try playing with some of the VGA
   display option boxes in the install program. When you get to the end
   of the install and you expect to see the "insert video drivers disk
   #1" message, I get a error message and it won't ask for the disks at 
   all. I would advise the new installer to just avoid changing any of
   the defaults until instalation is complete.

4) Still no Red books....


   
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 ________Greg Wright____________     "I struggle to be brief     
| gregory@bcstec.ca.boeing.com  |     and become obscure."         
|     gregory@halcyon.com       |                             
|____uunet!bcstec!gregory_______|               NOT A BOEING SPOKESPERSON.
From: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Stupid font question
Date: 29 Sep 92 13:51:51 GMT
Reply-To: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology

I am looking for an ATM font that looks 'futuristic'....
Like the 'digital' numbers on a check that show the account number.
Or, if you're broke (like me), the font that the jerseys in
the movie 'Rollerball' were numbered in.

Any ideas???

Thanks,Jeff
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Security
Date: 2 Oct 92 14:32:15 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <JFXwRB1w164w@uuisis.isis.org> evanc@uuisis.isis.org (Evan Champion) writes:
>Is there something to make it so that without a password (or login/password) 
>you can't do anything on a machine?  I know that you can do it with Lan 
>Server if you set local security on, but I don't want to use Lan Server.  
>Any ideas?

A few ideas.

On a PS/2, there is a power-on password that inhibits booting.

On most other computers, there is a key switch to lock the keyboard.

Lockup, when it locks up, will require a password.  

If IBM can get Lockup to lock on power-on, it might work well.

You can write a password-checking program and use a CALL= statement in
config.sys to run it before booting up.  This won't stop someone
booting from a floppy, but you can't stop that without using an
encrypted hard drive format.

-- 
David Charlap         |"there aren't 50,000 things for which it's worth writing
dic5340@hertz.njit.edu| software; and the computer industry doesn't have enough
----------------------+ programmers to create that much good software.
Therefore, most of it must be worthless" -- Boris Beizer "The Frozen Keyboard"
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:31442 comp.os.os2.advocacy:6357
From: thg@cam-orl.co.uk (Tim Glauert)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: What is thunking?
Keywords: thunking
Date: 28 Sep 92 10:51:22 GMT
Organization: Olivetti Research Ltd, Cambridge, England.

In article <1992Sep27.192713.14013@actrix.gen.nz>, Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
|> The is why, for example, Pete Skelly of Microsoft might want to
|> write for the PM32 api rather than the Windows api: no one with any sense will
|> buy the 16-bit "thunking" app if there are other - PM32 -  apps available. 

Actually, Pete will probably stick to Win32/Win32s, since OS/2 is going to
support this next year. That way he can sell to the biggest market of all:
Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and OS/2.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
Subject: Re: OAK driver for OS/2 2.0
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 05:48:26 GMT

In article <c9a-aj.718149537@po.berkeley.edu> c9a-aj@po.berkeley.edu (Claudio Fahey) writes:
>
>Does anybody know if there are any Oak VGA drivers for OS/2 2.0?
>If so, where can I get them?  Thanks.
>

There where supposed to be some by now.  I haven't checked, buty
I think you can reach OAK at:

 Ph: (408) 737-0888
Fax: (408) 737-3838


I have the OTI-067 512K cards, and would like to see what 800X600 is like!

_Dan
.


--
Dan Stephenson das9674@usl.edu  
"I have never understood why it should be neccessary to become irrational in
 order to prove that you care. Or indeed why it should be neccessary to prove
 it at all."  -Avon (Blakes 7 _The Duel_)               
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:31457 comp.os.os2.apps:6620
From: sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Shrinking OS/2 partition
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:31:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
NNTP-Posting-Host: b61442.student.cwru.edu

In article <BvAMJF.7Is@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> syserror@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Artificial Intelligence) writes:
>From: syserror@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Artificial Intelligence)
>Subject: Shrinking OS/2 partition
>Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:50:02 GMT
>I would like to know if it is possible to reduce the OS/2 format partition
>size and give more to DOS.  I have a 200 meg hard drive with OS/2, but made
>the mistake of letting the dealer install the software.  The drive has been
>partitioned into a 170 meg OS/2 format (HDFS?) and a 30 meg FAT partition.
>While the HDFS(?) format is supposed to be faster and allow longer names,
>some software will not work in the OS/2 partition, and the FAT partition
>can be STACKed while the OS/2 partition cannot.  I would appreciate any
>information about whether or not OS/2 can give up some of its partition to
>FAT format without complete reformatting and partitioning of the drive.
>
>Thanks-
>
>
>Aaron
>

Nope. :)

Seriously, though, it is just not possible to repartition a drive without 
reformatting. (DOS can't do it either). What programs are you having trouble 
running in your OS/2 partition? There's very little I can't make work - 
mostly programs that want to use VCPI dos extenders. Maybe one of us can 
help you out.

And FYI Stac has a version of Stacker for OS/2 2.0 in beta testing right 
now. Call them and ask about it. (And it's HPFS.)
                                            ^

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: css0860@sigma.tamu.edu (CSS)
Subject: How do I create a FONT?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Reply-To: css0860@zeus.tamu.edu
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 02:34:00 GMT


Suppose I wanted to create an ATM font.  What do I need?

-Steve

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From: labdg@emory.edu (Diego)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Dino TV BMP's Posted
Date: 30 Sep 92 18:59:45 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

Hi folks!
	Just thought I'd drop a note to any "Dinosaur" TV show fans
	that I've posted a file at ftp-os2.nmsu.edu which contains four
	scans of the same show's characters (baby dino just hatched,
	earl going to work, and fran and robbie each freaking out).
	The file is named dinobmp.zip and is, for now, in the /uploads
	directory.  The pictures were originally scanned 256 color gif
	files, but have been converted and dithered into 16 colors
	suitable for viewing on the standard 640x480x16 desktop (at
	least until real svga drivers arrive ;-)  Considering the 16
	color dithering, they look pretty good, and they sure do liven
	up the dull old grey WPS.  Just unzip, drop into /os2/bitamp,
	goto settings-->desktop-->background, and enjoy.

	-Regards,
	-Diego Gallina (labdg@unix.cc.emory.edu)
From: juan@noyles.pha.pa.us (Juan J. E. T. Noyles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Reorg of /pub/os2 on software.watson.ibm.com
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 15:37:49 GMT
Organization: The Noyles OS/2 Platform

nrt@watson.ibm.com writes in article <1992Sep27.212113.17703@watson.ibm.com>:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Thus, any additional suggestions let me know.  I don't have the final
> say as to what goes on software.watson.ibm.com (I just put out what
> I get from Boca, et. al.), but I can help make what is out there
> as useful as possible.
> 

Is there a method by which we can send suggestions to the OS/2 Applets
developers?

--
Has anyone seen your sanity?				Juan@Noyles.pha.pa.us
From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: 386-40 with cache won't run with cache?
Date: 1 Oct 92 03:48:00 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <BvDD5B.JGH@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Henderson) writes:
> It's me again.  The friend that I had that is installing os/2 is pretty
> pleased so far.  One of the remaining problems is that his setup won't run
> very long when he has it set at 40 MHZ with the cache on.  If he reduces it
> to 20 MHZ with the cache on it runs fine.  I  thought I'd heard something on
> the net about other people having this problem???
> 
> Any thoughts.(it's a 386-40 with 64k cache and I don't know the board name,
>               I can get it if it is important.)


I have a 386/40 with 128k cache. Nev a problem. Look somewhere else.
ab
> 
> 
>
From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Service Pack Update from IBM (LONG)
Date: 6 Oct 92 21:20:43 GMT
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:

>I hope this will install over the beta.  Please guys spare us that dilemma.

Sorry, but it was made clear from the get-go that the beta would require
formatting to put it on, and formatting to take it off. The service pack
goes over GA; you can try what you like, but if you install the service 
pack over the beta, I would expect many problems.
 
If you wanted it easy, then why get the beta? If you'd stayed with the GA,
the sevice pack installs over that. And the Win3.1 support when available,
will go over that too. If you want to play with beta code, be prepared to
do some extra work.

Tom
From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Can you recommend a SCSI and CD-ROM?
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:23:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnews.1992Sep29.182358.22175
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH

In article <d9mikael.717724388@dtek.chalmers.se> d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se (Mikael Wahlgren) writes:
}pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Paul Close) writes:
}}}Current recommendation is an Adaptec host adapter with a Toshiba
}}}SCSI-2 or IBM CD-ROM drive.
}}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?
}You are joking, right?  A CD-ROM typically supply data at 150 kb/sek and
}any cheap SCSI board handles these extremely low transfer rates.  But
}you should ensure that the board you select, have drivers for OS/2 2.0
}(Future Domain or Adaptec).  But if you want to use the SCSI card with
}something else, like a hard disk, you should look at the high end adapters.

He's probably not joking, but I know I'm not.  I'm interested in CDROM
solutions which will work with OS/2 and I would like to know what works
and what it costs.  I certainly agree that fast SCSI disks should be
complemented with a fast SCSI interface, but if I'm looking for an
affordable CDROM solution, what are my alternatives?

Can the SoundBlaster Pro package including a CDROM drive be used with
OS/2?

Larry
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