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From: aa330@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Neil Gould)
Subject: Re: dBFast
Reply-To: aa330@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Neil Gould)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 16:41:00 GMT



There are a number of products aimed at providing Clipper application access
in Windows. One, Dolce Vita, advertises that it will run current Clipper apps
as "(Winapps) in 386 enhanced mode." They go on to say that they will run "as
they are, with not ten lines of code added." I'd suspect that this means that
nine lines of code *will* need to be added, but, what-the-hey!

Others are working on the task, and I'd bet that CA *does* support Clipper in
Windows-flavor so as not to lose too much market share to the type of product
described above.

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From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: Opinions sought re: Windows FAX software (w/Intel SatisFAXtion modems)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 14:21:34 GMT
Keywords: FAX software Windows Intel SatisFAXtion

moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes:

>Question for those using FAX modems (and particularly those using Intel
>SatisFAXtion modems) under Windows: 

> *  Any preferences for Windows FAX send/receive software (i.e., preferences
>    between Delina's WinFaxPro 2.0, Calera's Fax Grabber 1.0, and Intel's
>    FAXability Plus software for Windows?  (The Intel SatisFAXtion modems
>    come with a send-only version of FAXability; I was wondering if other,
>    non-Intel products were superior to the Intel version.)
*----
Intel's Faxability seems like a good deal since it's available with
OCR for a total of $ 150 (if you buy an Intel modem).  I'm using
Faxit, which was bundled with a SatisFAXtion Classic modem, but I'd
like OCR capability.

> *  Also, anyone had any experience with Windows Fax software with OCR
>    capabilities?  (So you can scan a FAX and convert parts of it to text?)
>    Intel's FAXabilityPlus OCR software does this, and Calera's supposed to
>    be coming out with something Real Soon Now.  Opinions, good or bad?
*----
I thought Calera had such a product, and it's expensive.

> *  Finally, to those who have Intel SatisFAXtion 400 modems (which have
>    coprocessors and on-board memory, thus getting around some of the nastys
>    of high-speed communications under Windows and without a 16550 UART):
>    have you tried the non-Intel FAX software?  Does it work well with the
>    400, and take advantage of the on-board caching features?

*----
I'm using a 400/e, but if the 400 is like the old SatisFAXtion
modems, any truly CAS-compatible software should take advantage
of the co-processing features.
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From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Any recommendations for Windows communications apps / w/Unix?
Keywords: Windows Communications Apps, Windows, Unix
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:05:23 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/

I'm looking for any opinions you might have on a good, reliable Windows app
for communications and terminal emulation, particularly to be used for
logging into Unix systems.  Back when I was on a Macintosh, there was this
wonderful program by the name of VersaTerm that was built for people on the
Mac logging into Unix; it had things like swapping the Backspace and Delete
key, an option which would position the text cursor in vi or Emacs to your
mouse position, etc.

Anyone know if there's something like this for Windows?  I don't have much
use for scripting languages or 20 special function keys; decent X-Modem and
Y-Modem support would be nice.  The only "Unix" feature I really need is the
DEL-Backspace swap.  So far, I'm looking at ProComm for Windows, CrossTalk
for Windows and Microphone for Windows.  Any suggestions (including
shareware) would be greatly appreciated.  I will be happy to summarize to
the net...

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From: velasco@cs.ucsd.edu (Gabriel Velasco)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Licensing Message
Date: 13 Aug 92 23:59:08 GMT


I'm installing DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 on 15 P/S 2s for a department
on campus.  When I installed Windows on the first workstation, I gave
it the name of one of the department employees as the person to whom
the software was registered and the department as the organization.  I
would like to change that to the department being the person to whom
the software was registered and the University as the organization.  I
am hoping there's a way to do it without having to reinstall Windows,
Excel, etc.  Is there a way?  Where is this info kept?  It only really
matters when you bring up the About screen, but it's a matter of
aesthetics.

Thanks, in advance.

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From: tek@ms.uky.edu (Thomas E. Kunselman)
Subject: Program to convert text data to spreadsheet or database formats
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 14:30:20 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

Does anyone know of a program for windows or dos that can be used to easily
convert data that is in a text format to a spreadsheet or database format?

I know about parsing within spreadsheets, but apparently this is too 
difficult for our secretary to learn how to use.  Is there something
even more friendly than that?

Thanks!
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#8 Administration Building			internet:tek@ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky
From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Stacker, Windows, Swapfile, & Defrag
Date: 18 Aug 92 02:33:51 GMT
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division

In article <eln380s.713694794@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au>, eln380s@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au (Goh Yan Pin) writes:
> dszpiro@student.business.uwo.ca (Daniel A. Szpiro) writes:
> 
>>Hi,
> 
>>I have a question regarding Stacker and the Windows 3.1 permanent swapfile
>>and I hope someone can help.
> 
> 
>>Stacker's SDEFRAG utility will defragment the stacked drive, but will not
>>operate on the unstacked portion. Norton's SPEED DISK won't stop with the
>>small, unstacked portion of my hard drive and is a no-no with Stacker.
> 
Actually, there's no reason that Norton's Speed Disk shouldn't be used. The
STAK'd volume is a single contiguous file, Speed Disk should move it in one
contiguous piece. I remember running Speed Disk on the Laptop I had Stacked
with no problem.


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From: riehm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Carl Riehm)
Subject: Re: WP for Windows or Word?
Organization: McMaster University, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 14:51:25 GMT

In article <1992Aug16.064156.6313@news.nd.edu> rwilliam@mozart.helios.nd.edu (richard williams) writes:
......

>I think WP underestimated the impact of WIndows and fell behind, but given
>their past history I suspect they'll make a strong comeback.
>
They sure did, and they did precisely because MicroSoft told them (and a lot
of other developers) that OS/2 was the way  to go.  They were well along in their
development of the OS/2 version when MS saw the $$ that Windows represented,
and (surprise) came up at the same time with a well-developed Word for
Windows.  Was Wordperfect po'ed?  You bet they were!  


Given their past record, I agree that they will make a strong comeback.
From: daniel.offutt@mixcom.mixcom.com (daniel.offutt)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Help: AmiPro does not work correctly with the print envelop icon!
Date: 15 Aug 92 06:16:32 GMT
Article-I.D.: mixcom.1992Aug15.061632.18094
Distribution: usa
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.

In <ftsai.713762226@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> ftsai@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (fu-hwai tsai) writes:


>Dear reader:

>I've purchased the AmiPro 3.0 upgrade a couple days ago.  The new
>version provides a new icon for printing envelope.  However, it does
>not work correctly with my HP IIP printer.  The result I got was 1.25"
>right and 0.25" down than it was supposed to be.  I've tried several
>ways to correct it with no success. However, if I use the general
>print icon, then everything is normal and I get what I want.  Is there
>anyone having similar problem?  Any information is highly appreciated.

I had a similar problem using the same icon to print to an HP DeskJet
500C.  Lotus technical support tracked it down to the interaction between
the HP DeskJet series v2.1 printer driver and the Ami Pro 3.0 macro behind
the print-envelope SmartIcon.  But there are also problems with the same Ami
Pro icon and an older printer driver we're using with an HP DeskJet
printer.  That you are having problems with yet another  printer and the
same icon suggests that the macro behind the icon may have a few bugs in it.

Lotus came up with a work-around for the problem which partly solved
my problem with my HPDJ 500C, but not with the older DeskJet Plus.
It entails modifying "~amienv.sty", the style sheet used by the 
envelope-print macro.  You modify the paragraph style of the return
address to be indented by an additional 0.45", and then destructively
overwrite ~amienv.sty with the save-as-a-stylesheet option.  It is
also necessary to manually setup the printer each time you want to 
print an envelope; you have to select Media=envelope. (The Ami Pro
3.0 software was supposed to do this automatically, but it doesn't.)

You might try experimenting along these lines and tell Lotus technical
support everything you find out.  They're very cooperative and helpful.

Dan Offutt
From: Mike_Quigley@mindlink.bc.ca (Mike Quigley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: WINDOCK & Brian Capson?
Date: 19 Aug 92 17:03:41 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

Regarding the problem of sending $$$ to shareware authors and never hearing
from them, I think it is a wise move to first send them a message by E-mail or
snail-mail to confirm that they are still there and still supporting their
program.
From: jliukkon@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Juha-Matti Liukkonen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: W4W 2.0 zoom & "WYSIWYG"
Date: 19 Aug 92 14:38:25 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Organization: University of Helsinki

I've been a faithful user of Ami Pro 1.1 (yes, 1.1) for years, and when
I upgraded to Win 3.1, I got Word 2 to replace the old Ami (even though
it worked OK with even 3.1! - I just thought that Word might as win 3
app be speedier and more reliable). Word is mostly OK (I love the key
definitions - I was able to program all the familiar ctrl sequences from
Ami to Word), but there's a problem (IMO) with zoom states and character
spacing.

If I hit "show full page" in layout mode (that's where I work anyways),
the justified columns are no longer justified - in screen. Ami was able
to keep justified text justified, no matter what zoom. Word doesn't
always justify properly on screen even in print preview. I've got 1Kx768
display, so the resolution shouldn't be a problem.

Is this just a problem with Windows fonts, or is Word simply incompetent
with this feature?

Oh, and another oddity in Word: I tried to put two about 1/3 page size
frames in an empty page; the other aligned to center-top-rel. to margin,
the other center-bottom-rel. to margin. Word always either hid the
topmost frame (i.e. didn't show it), or it dumped it to the top of the
next page. The only way I was able to get the both frames to be visible
on the same page was to position them slightly overlapping each other.
Anybody know what gives?

Thanks for any info.

-- 
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       University of Helsinki, Dept. of Paranormal Investigations
           "Trust me, I know what I'm doing." - Sledge Hammer
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From: medlin@srcvax.cem.msu.edu (Stephen Medlin)
Subject: Re: WP for Windows or Word?
Reply-To: medlin@srcvax.cem.msu.edu (Stephen Medlin)
Organization: MSU_Chemistry
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 09:27:08 EDT

In article <1992Aug13.162152.5826@news.nd.edu>,
rwilliam@mozart.helios.nd.edu (richard williams) writes: 
>>without too much trouble. However, I was astonished to see that WordPerfect
>>for windows looked more like a character based program than a WYSIWYG one.
>
>Most reviewers seem to prefer WinWOrd.  Even though I have both it and
>WpWin, I have stuck with WpWin because Winword is nowhere near as good
>at converting my WP files as it claims to be.  But, while Winword
>may be the better program, WpWin isn't as bad as it seemed.  Especially
>if you make good use of the ruler, it is easy to pick fonts and font sizes.
>On the pulldown menus, the Font option lets you choose fonts, font sizes,
>bold, etc.  If you use truetype fonts and the Windows printer drivers,
>you should get a very good (even perfect) match between screen and
>printer.  There is a draft mode (maybe you were in it) that speeds up
>editing but looks much like the dos version.
> 
>So, there may be be many good reasons for going with WinWord, but I
>don't think Wysiwyg capabilities is one of them.
>--

Just a quick comment.  Richard is correct about the reviewers.  I just 
wanted to let you know that there was a fairly recent review of Win 
word processors in PC Mag. (Feb. 25, 1992 11(4), pp.113-174).  Just to 
quote a couple of lines from their review:

     The best parts of WordPerfect for Windows are those that were written 
     for Windows, such as the program's innovative file management feature 
     and its button bar.  Evertything in the package that works like the 
     DOS version seems awkaward, including its unzoomable editing screen, 
     its inability to let you edit a full-page image, its incomplete use of 
     fonts and similar products, and its code-based formatting that seems 
     awkard and archaic in a GUI environment.  (p. 116)

I am a WinWord user, but I have used WP4Dos personally and seen WP4Win 
in use.  I felt like WP4Win was a bit immature (which it is since this 
is the first version out whereas Ami and WFW are in their 2nd 
versions).  I haven't tried it, but WFW included a WP emulation.  
These are just my opinions.  It would be nice if a WP user would
comment on the quote above, since I've found some inconsistencies in 
other reviews of products that I use (e.g., some feature claimed to be 
missing is often available but buried under another menu or requires 
something special to do).
From: rockwell@rockwell.cba.ufl.edu (Steve Rockwell (FSOA))
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Freelance Graphics for Windows print problem
Summary: can't get edges to print grayscale on HPLJIII
Keywords: Freelance HPLJIII
Date: 20 Aug 92 16:27:32 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Organization: College of Business, University of Florida

I just recently moved from an old version of Freelance Graphics for DOS to 
the Windows version (1.0), and I've run into some problems that neither I 
nor the Lotus techs can solve.  Edges of things (like rectangles) can be set 
to the various colors in the palettes/library.  Unfortunately, when printed 
out using the windows HPLJIII driver, the edges only print as black.  They 
appear the right colors on the screen, and if printed using other printers/
drivers, they print correctly (I've tried on a postscript printer and an 
Epson dot matrix).  

Text and area colors/grays print ok using the LJIII driver; it's only the 
edges that don't print right (I've tried various thicknesses of edges -- all 
print black).  The curious thing is that other programs, e.g., MicroGrafx 
Designer, using the same printer driver print perfectly.  So the problem is 
in how FGFW uses that driver.  Two techs at Lotus duplicated the problem 
(bug?), but neither could find a workaround.  Tried lots of stuff, like 
changing the palettes, reinstalling the printer driver (several different 
releases of it), etc. Nothing worked.

So the big question is:  has anybody else experienced this, and if so, did 
you ever find a solution?  I've gots lots of old Freelance for DOS charts 
and figures I still use (one of the reasons I went with FGFW), but I'm ready 
to move over to CorelDRAW 3.0 (I hear it's pretty good).  Thought I'd throw 
this message out over the net before I throw out the FGFW.  Thanks.  If 
people e-mail responses, I'll post a summary note -- especially if any of 
the suggestions work :-)

I'd also appreciate any comments by people already using the CorelDRAW 3.0. 
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From: yedinak@rtsg.mot.com (Mark A. Yedinak)
Subject: Question about Ami Pro
Keywords: Ami Pro, PCX
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:28:38 GMT


Does anyone know if there is a way to print a document to file in Ami where the
resulting file format is PCX?  The reason I ask is that I recently purchased a
fax/modem and the software which was included with the modem is DOS based only.
The fax will accept ASCII and PCX file formats.  What I would like is a way to
fax Ami documents using the current software I have.  That is,  until I can pick
up WinFAX Pro.

Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.


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From: coteb@woods.ulowell.edu
Subject: Can I sell these??
Organization: University of Lowell
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 03:59:49 GMT

Hi everyone, I have a question and first let me say sorry if this is in the
wrong newsgroup:

I just upgraded Ami Pro to v3.0 and I'd like to sell my old version.  The
question is...can I?

I checked the license agreement on the inside covers and although I didn't
anything(I have bad eyes sometimes) I'm still unclear as to what my options are
for doing this.  I saw the same agreement on the inside cover of my 1-2-3/W so
I assume they are the same.

Sooooo, if someone can verify that I can sell the programs(of course, original
copies), I have Ami Pro 2.0 and Lotus 1-2-3/Windows for sale separately or as
a package.  Terms: Best offer + C.O.D. shipping.  Please reply by mail or here
if you'd like.  Thank you very much for reading!

Brian
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: crcraig@athena.mit.edu (Chris Craig)
Subject: More than 24 lines in Crosstalk for Windows?
Organization: Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 00:45:49 GMT

I'm using CrossTalk for Windows, v1.2.2.  I'd like to convince
CrossTalk to display more than 24 lines before scrolling, since I can
(theoretically) fit about 35 lines on the screen when XTalk is
maximized.  Unfortunately, no matter how big I make the terminal
window, XTalk insists on scrolling after 24 lines.  The host end is
not the problem.  An 'stty rows 35' does the right thing on that end.

Such a waste of space.  According to Gateway 2000 (the company I
received XTalk from), I'm out of luck.  Does anybody know for sure?  I
just can't believe that they would be that stupid.

If I am out of luck, does anyone know if Procomm Plus for Windows can
do more than 24 lines?  Any other Windows based comm programs?
Thanks.

Chris Craig
craig@ics.com
From: tfarmer@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Farmer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: WP for Windows or Word?
Date: 18 Aug 92 21:24:03 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <2979@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> jcollier@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (John Donald Collier) writes:
>
>My father claims this is also true of MS-WORD for Windows. He sent 
>me a letter written on WFW that he says was aligned fine in the window, 
>but printed out ragged. He was using spaces rather than tabs. I told
>him to replace the spaces with tabs, but he said it was too much work.

The ignorant will always have problems until we get screens with the
same DPI as the printers that we use.

More to the point, Word is WYSIWYG - he needed to increase the
magnification and then he could have seen the alignment better.
Alternatively he could have used a monospaced font for the spaces
and/or text.

But there's no use whinging when incompetence is the problem.

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From: shenoy@iastate.edu (Shiva Shenoy)
Subject: Re: Rockford 2.0
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:08:18 GMT

In <1992Aug12.190516.112@news.weeg.uiowa.edu> tdugan@odie.weeg.uiowa.edu (Tim Dugan) writes:

>  Does anybody know where I might be able to FTP a business card creator
>program called ROCKFORD.  I saw it written about in the Augest 1992 issue
>of PC World.  I have checked cica to no avail.  It is suppose to be on
>ComuServe but I don't have an account.  Any info would be helpfil.

It is in the pub/pc/win3/uploads dir as rckfrd.zip or something close to
that at ftp.cica.indiana.edu.
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