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From: ashok@biochemistry.cwru.edu (Ashok Aiyar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: WINQVT and SLIP?
Keywords: This field is intentionally left blank
Date: 12 Jan 93 00:33:26 GMT
Organization: CWRU School of Medicine
NNTP-Posting-Host: axa12-slip.dialin.cwru.edu

In article <1993Jan11.191425.14763@datamark.co.nz> thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) writes:

>WinQVTNet 2.85 seemed to work fairly well with a patched version of
>the SLIP8250 packet driver.
> 
>On the other hand, it seemed a bit less stable with WinQVTNet 3.03 -
>although that could have been a problem on the host end.


I am using WinQVTnet 3.1 with SLIP right now.  No problems whatsoever.

Ashok
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                              Ashok Aiyar 
                      Department of Biochemistry
                       CWRU School of Medicine
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: Richard_Robb@mindlink.bc.ca (Richard Robb)
Subject: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 01:48:35 GMT

I had heard that printing to a Laserjet would be slow in Windows, but I
simply cannot believe anything can be as slow as I am experiencing.

Printing a received fax from my Frecom fax program takes about a minute or
two from DOS, but from Windows 3.1 it's taking almost 40 minutes per page!  I
expected a slowdown, but this is positively ridiculous.  Printing from Ami
Pro 3.0 is equally unacceptably slow.

I have de-selected Print Manager, and am using the so-called fast direct
printing to port.  As I read the manual and help files, this should speed up
printing, but no such luck.

I have a 4 MB 386-16 SX system and a permanent swap file of about 5 MB.  I am
using Norton's cache, with an extended memory cache of about 2700 K.  My
printer is a LaserJet Series II.  I don't know how relevant any of the above
info may be, but I DESPERATELY need some tips on how to speed up my
printing!!!

Many thanks.

/Richard
From: john@ahuriri.gen.nz
Subject: Re: HELP : Norton Desktop for windows Fail in a STACKER HD
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 14:54:34 GMT
Organization: Organisation? Where?
Reply-To: john@ahuriri.gen.nz
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Distribution: world
X-Newsreader: Simple News for Windows V1.1

In article <1993Jan7.162150.17259@e2big.mko.dec.com> pfau@coffee.enet.dec.com (Thomas Pfau) wrote:

  > >     Previously, I use NDW on a Stacker HD very well. But maybe I
  > >transmitted too many files so that the Stacker HD file structure messed or
  > >something wrong, NDW generate a GP fault while start the windows now. Change
  > >the shell to progman.exe could solve the problem, but I had arraanged all my
  > >data in NDW form. After reinstalling NDW , it still ca'nt work. And while
  > >reinstalling windows, it even stucked or the disk#3. It really drove me to
  > >crazy. Please help me. EMERGENCY CALL FOR HELP.
  > >
  > >Chu W.H.
  > >EE National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  > >email address:r81132@cs.ee.ntu.edu.tw
  >
  > try deleting or renaming \NDW\NDW.DAT.  You'll have to rearrange your
  > desktop.

Also, to prevent this happening again set NDW so that it
does *not* automatically save the current state when shutting
down windows.

cheers, John

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ph +64-3-665-234     fax +64-3-655-755
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:20:51 GMT

In article <1iceg0INNbpk@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx) writes:
>From article <1icbvqINNf6b@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, by gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx):

>1.  Make sure you have SET TEMP=c:\<your temp directory> in your
>    autoexec.bat.  Don't use a RAM disk for your temp directory.
>    Temp directory should have at least 6 Meg free.

Hmmmm... why not use a RAM disk if you have RAM to spare? Size
limitations might be one problem, but I have heard of someone 
using Stacker on a RAMdisk and getting incredible speed increases
with Corel Draw. Stacker does 2 things to your RAM disk. First,
since temp files and metafiles are highly compressible you get
a large increase in available space (he reported 12:1 compression
ratios). Second, you trade CPU cycles with throughput over the 
RAM bus (this helps greatly with a fast CPU and a real hard drive,
don't know if it helps with a RAM disk).

>8.  Use PCL mode on your printer rather than Postscript for jobs that
>    don't need postscript (ie fancy fonts or CorelDraw).

>9.  Use internal printer fonts rather than downloadable fonts.
>    (ie. The TT font Arial prints 3 times faster than ATM Helvetica)

_This_ will speed things up tremendously. One problem, of course,
is that this user is printing faxen. 





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From: ole@dc.dk
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: WINQVT and SLIP?
Keywords: This field is intentionally left blank
Date: 11 Jan 93 15:04:38 GMT
Organization: Datacentralen A/S

Have anybody ever tried WINQVT and SLIP with success ?

Thanks in advance.....
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: wai@mackinac.ecn.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai)
Subject: bypass resetting com-ports when starting Win3.1
Reply-To: wai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 03:49:42 GMT


	Is there a way to force Win3.1 to bypass resetting the com ports when
	it starts up? I have had a modem connected to com 1, and I am wondering
	whether I can avoid all those dialling/logging-in procedures everytime 
	I enter windows which always disconnect the any existing connections.

	P/S: For info, I am using MS Kermit 3.12 as the comm program which able
	me to keep in connection with the network while I am outside the program.

	Please reply by e-mail to my acct at  wai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu
	I appreciate any suggestions.

	Many thanks in advance.

	- Benjamin Wai  < wai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu > < wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu >
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Xref: sparky comp.os.ms-windows.setup:2594 comp.os.ms-windows.misc:6020
From: rubin@procon.jhuapl.edu (Don Rubin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: ATTN: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Owners
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:20:41 GMT
Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ APL


These drivers do fix a problem with Workgroups For Windows. There is still
a problem with "curtaining" on startup, so you need to refresh the screen. Also
I have been running them for ~24 hours and have had several GPFs in MACH32
and the screensaver!! I was happy with build 50 but it didn;t work at all
with WFWG.

Please ATI get this stuff fixed!!!!!!
 
--
Don Rubin
Johns Hopkins Univ APL
rubin@procon.jhuapl.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: wolff@inf.fu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolff)
Subject: Re: Font formats - help!
Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 13:23:52 GMT

prb@chinet.chi.il.us (Paul Botts) writes:

> 6) I have the utility ALLTYPE, which will convert all my PostScript
> fonts to TrueType. I'm thinking that I have had enough of all this
> confusing mixing of formats, and would like to:
>   a) convert the ATM fonts for which I have the .pfm and .pfb files to
> TrueType;
>   b) blow away ATM, since I am annoyed with Adobe over their poor tech
> support anyway; and
> ...
>    Is this plan plausible? Wise or unwise?

My recommendation: it's unwise. Reason: I don't see real problems with 
type 1 (PostScript) fonts and ATM, there exist more documentation and 
manipulation software for type 1 fonts, and: anyone who thinks about 
converting type 1 fonts to truetype should be aware that
1. hints are rumored to get worse or lost during this transformation,
2. truetype fonts waste more than twice as much of precious disk space 
   than equivalent type 1 fonts.
Xref: sparky comp.os.ms-windows.setup:2516 comp.os.ms-windows.misc:5863
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Where has my FONTS option gone in the DOS APPLICATIONS window????
From: jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 3 Jan 93 23:07:20 -0500
Distribution: world
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <1hvsrcINNffl@zikzak.apana.org.au>, jamie@zikzak.apana.org.au (Jamie Scuglia) writes:
> When runnig a DOS application under WINDOWS 3.1, clicking the top left 
> corner of the window it is running in will reveal a menu like this:
> 
> RESTORE
> MOVE
> .....etc
> EDIT 
> SETTINGS
> FONTS

I'd never noticed this before, since I usually run DOS apps in full screen
mode (too many problems with comm packages aborting).

> 
> Now, I replaced the graphics display driver supplied with WINDOWS 3.1 with
> one that came on a disk with my TRIDENT video card.  I did this because
> WINDOWS had no 800x600 resolution drivers for 256 colors (it had only a
> 16 color one).  However, with the new TRIDENT driver, I now find that the
> "FONTS" menu option in the the above DOS window menu no longer exists!  It has
> been deleted from the options list!  This means that I can't change the 
> font size in the DOS application window unless I do either:
> 

I get the feeling you did something wrong.  I have a Trident 8900C, using
the Trident driver 1024x768, 256c, large.  I just tried what you described, and
I get fonts on the menu.  In fact, it gives me 10 choices for fonts.

I suggest you dig around in the manual again and also double check your
Windows Setup.  Something probably went wrong with the installation.

The thing I found tedious about the Trident installation is that I could
not do it directly off of the disk.  I had to run their program to unpack
it onto 3 floppies (I later learned I could have done it to hard disk or
ram disk just as easy), then run the Windows Setup program to install
it.  It was well worth it, though.

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From: claborne@npg-sd.SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM (Chris Claborne)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: How to add more Event+Sound in Win 3.1 ?
Date: 5 Jan 93 03:55:57 GMT
Organization: NCR Corp., Network Products - San Diego

In <64820003@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com> guanth@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Brian GUAN) writes:
>Hi,

>  How can I add more sound and event combinations in Windows 3.1 ?

   There is a programm that comes with a bunch of sound clipps called whoop.
It adds a about 10 more general events for all applications and allows you 
to put set events for specific programs.  It works great except for when
I open a dos window.

   I think the company is called "Sound Source" and it comes with their 
AudioClips disk of 2001 a Space odyssey and Star Trek packages.
 

                                    ...  __o
                                   ..   -\<,
chris.claborne@sandiegoca.ncr.com  ...(_)/(_).                 CI$: 76340.2422
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: WINQVT and SLIP?
From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle)
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:14:25 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.
Keywords: This field is intentionally left blank

In article <1993Jan11.150438.2051@newsie.dc.dk> ole@dc.dk writes:
>Have anybody ever tried WINQVT and SLIP with success ?

I sort of have.

WinQVTNet 2.85 seemed to work fairly well with a patched version of
the SLIP8250 packet driver.
 
On the other hand, it seemed a bit less stable with WinQVTNet 3.03 -
although that could have been a problem on the host end.


-- 
    Thomas Beagle | thomas@datamark.co.nz           Work: 64 4 233 8186
Datamark Intl Ltd | thomas@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz     Home: 64 4 499 3832
 Technical Writer | Yes, I do have long ears, a black nose, and a tail.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: hpverwei@cs.ruu.nl (Dick Verweij)
Subject: wd90c30 SVGA chip drivers for windows??
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 11:17:24 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science

Please,Please where can I ftp them??
-- 
DICK H.P. VERWEIJ

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: ffang@grover.printing.uiowa.edu (Francis Fang)
Subject: Windows Screen Fonts
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:10:52 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Keywords: screen font windows installation

I just downloaded the Optima screen font zip file from Compuserve to use
on my Windows 3.1 machine running Aldus PageMaker 4.0. After unzipping
the file, I find that all the zip file consists of is .FON files. I then
proceeded to install them using the Fonts Control Panel under the Main
window. The installation completes and I see the Optima screen fonts in
the installed list of fonts. When I click on these, the sample window
shows me a sample of what the font looks like and at the bottm of the
sample window, informs me that this is a screen or plotter font.

The problem arises when I try to access the font in any other program.
The installed Optima screen font does not appear in any of the font
menus. 

Is there an additional step I have not taken?

There were no installation instructions with the screen font zip file.

Thanks in advance.

Frank.

(Please reply via email and I'll post summary if requests warrant it.)


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam)
Subject: Re: Where has my FONTS option gone in the DOS APPLICATIONS window????
Reply-To: skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 11:46:46 GMT

In article <1hvsrcINNffl@zikzak.apana.org.au>, jamie@zikzak.apana.org.au
 (Jamie Scuglia) wrote:
>Does anyone know WHY the FONTS menu option suddenly disappeared
>when installing the new graphics driver?

The problem you described is consistent with using a Windows 3.0
video driver under Windows 3.1.  It works, but you miss new
functionalities such as the "Fonts..." option in the DOS box's
control menu.

You should check with Trident for a more recent version of their
video driver.  (There may also be one on CICA.)

...Sam
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<skl@wimsey.bc.ca> -- Connectivity Technology Inc.
From: hakan@Sweden.Prime.COM (Hakan Sjogren)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Windows/Worksgroups and packet driver
Date: 5 Jan 93 11:56:59 GMT
Organization: Computervision Sweden

Has anybody configured Win/workgroups with Clarkson packet driver
as the only network?

If so, any advice would be appriciated - I can not see anything
on packet drivers in the documentation

-hs

-- 
Hekan Sjvgren					Tel: +46 8 751 0000
hakan@Sweden.Prime.COM				Box 18, S-164 93 Kista Sweden
hakan@cv.se					Fax: +46 8 751 3180
From: agross@inode.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: NORTON COMMANDER MOUSE
Date: 12 Jan 93 08:38:26 EST
Reply-To: agross@inode.com
Distribution: world
Organization: inode BBS, Usenet Access for NYC (212-679-9146)

R > On 2 of my friends computers they can use the mouse on Norton Command
R >as you would normally in full screen mode. BUT on mine (typical) I jus
R >get the mouse to play ball in a windowed (dos type) situation. If I st
R >Norton Commander under windows in a window and then switch to full scr
R >the mouse then is fine. Switch back again and no go.

Make sure you have the following in your WIN.INI:

[NonWindowsApp]
MouseInDosBox=1


--andrew g.


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#! rnews 4
From: gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Extensionless Association?
Date: 10 Jan 93 16:31:01 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: horus.cem.msu.edu

Does anyone know if you can associate a file with NO extension to an
application?  How?

     Gregory R. Cook         |  INTERNET:    gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu
 Department of Chemistry     |               cookgreg@student.msu.edu
Michigan State University    |  BITNET:      cook@msucem.BITNET
 East Lansing, MI  48824     |  COMPUSERVE:  74170,3010
From: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: CDROM on a Win3 Network
Date: 11 Jan 93 14:03:54 GMT
Reply-To: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
Organization: DaytonOH.NCR.COM

In article <1386@ottawa.opl.com.opl.com$  scott@opl.com (Scott Evernden) writes:
$ 
$ Is anyone successfully using a CD-ROM over a network with Windows?
$ I'm having trouble seeing all files on the disc via File Manager-
$ directories show up, but the files don't.
$ 
$ I'm running MSCDEX (latest 2.2.1?) with the /S switch, which is
$ supposed to do something to DOS to help make the drive work in a
$ network environment, but I'm not just seeing all the files...
$ 
$ ?
$ -scott
$ 
$ ----
$ Technical Consultant     GrayMatter Software     Holliston MA
$ spe@world.std.com   scott@opl.com   73116.3451@compuserve.com

Check your permissions for that drive.  If you don't have the correct network 
permissions, you won't be able to see the files.

Good luck!
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NCR Corp.		| And raise your hand with me 
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From: white@tosh.UUCP (Jim White)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Extensionless Association?
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 13:32:53 MST
Organization: Phoenix, AZ

gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx) writes:

> Does anyone know if you can associate a file with NO extension to an
> application?  How?
> 
>      Gregory R. Cook         |  INTERNET:    gcook@horus.cem.msu.edu
>  Department of Chemistry     |               cookgreg@student.msu.edu
> Michigan State University    |  BITNET:      cook@msucem.BITNET
>  East Lansing, MI  48824     |  COMPUSERVE:  74170,3010

If you get an answer please post any answers.

Jim
From: sb@next.neuro.emory.edu (Stephen O. Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Why is permanent swap file slower than temporary one ?
Date: 8 Jan 1993 16:05:54 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS
Reply-To: sb@next.neuro.emory.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: next.neuro.emory.edu



Hi,

  I've got a 486/33 running windows 3.1 and I've noticed that if I
use a permanent swapfile instead of a temporary one that things
slow to an absolute crawl.

  Does anyone have any comments on what this problem is and how
to fix it ?  Please respond by e-mail if possible.


Steve Berger (sb@onripx.neuro.emory.edu)
From: rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
Date: 9 Jan 93 14:08:57 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello there,

	I have the following questions:
1. TO simulate disk cache with dos and windows you can either put the
statements
a) devicehigh=c:\smartdrv.sys     in the config.sys file or
b) loadhigh=c:\smartdrv.exe       in the autoexec.bat file

What is the difference between the 2 statements?
Also, how much cache would be recommended to have with a total of 4MB ram when
you run windows?

2. I have aproblem with the path statement of dos.
If I type the following statement in the dos prompt
PATH = C:\DOS; C:\WINDOWS; C:\STACKER;
in capital letters it works but if I put it in a batch file such as the
autoexec.bat file it tells me "Too many parameters". Does anybody have any
ideas as to what the problem might be?

	I would very much appreciate any relevant response.
Feel free to send mail to
Internet Address:telnet tesla.ece.ukans.edu
or
Internet Address: telnet kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
or
Internet Address: gt0430c@prism.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: stob@ursacalvin.edu (Michael Stob)
Subject: application errors
Organization: Calvin College
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 11:58:41 GMT

I have a 486-33 4MB, AMI BIOS, Oak VGA (1MB) running windows 3.1.
I often have application errors which seem to happen after windows
has been on for a while (but with only one application running).
After the aplication error, restarting windows does not help.   In fact
even cold reboots do not help; application errors happen on almost 
everything after the first one.  One curious result of the error
is that it often changes the left and right margins in Write to the
same number (even if I am not in Write when the error happens).  It also
changes the fonts of various applications.  

BTW, for TSRs I have only HIMEM and SMARTDRV.

What should I look for first?

-- 
Michael Stob,  Mathematics Department, Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI 49546)
stob@calvin.edu
From: droufa@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Donald J Roufa)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: ASCII printer driver
Date: 5 Jan 1993 18:18:16 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu
Keywords: textfile, ASCII dump

Does anyone know of or have access to a MS-Windows 3.x printer driver
which can be used to print plain ASCII text to a disk file for
purposes of transmitting the files via email and/or other electronic
media?  The printer should strip all print attributes (bold,
underline, italics, super- and subscripting, etc.) so as not to garble
the textfile.  Unfortunately, the "Generic/Text Only" printer driver
supplied with Windows 3.1 attempts to implement some of the attributes
the best ways that it can.  For example, if Windows text is bold, then
the Generic printer driver overprints it three times by issuing a
carriage return without a line feed.  While this is nice when using a
printer, it really messes up a textfile saved to disk.

If you know where or how I can obtain such a "vanilla" printer driver
for Windows 3.1, please respond to me by Email at the address below.
Thanks much for your help.

-- 
    Don Roufa        DROUFA@MATT.KSU.KSU.EDU
Division of Biology  Kansas State Univ.   Manhattan, KS  66506           


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
Organization: Waterloo Engineering Software
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 03:30:57 GMT

Richard_Robb@mindlink.bc.ca (Richard Robb) writes:
> I have a 4 MB 386-16 SX system and a permanent swap file of about 5 MB.  I am
> using Norton's cache, with an extended memory cache of about 2700 K.

YO!!!  That massive cache only leaves 1.3 MB for Windows!  Drop that cache
down to, say 768K or 1 MB.  Windows will be much happier.

Our 386SX/20 notebook (4 MB memory) prints a full page of graphics to a
LaserJet II in a minute or two -- that 40 minutes is just plain ridiculous.

[ \tom haapanen    "i don't even know what street canada is on" -- al capone ]
[ tomh@wes.on.ca                   "trust the programmer" -- ansi c standard ]
[ waterloo engineering software      "to thine own self be true" -- polonius ]