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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: I solved my problem, so please stop e-mailing me suggestions!
Date: 16 Oct 92 17:45:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Oct15.172335.25438@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
>I attempted to install it and its demo programs.  None worked.  First,
>I had to install emx version 0.8e, since it only wants to run on the
>latest version of emx.dll.  Once I did that, the apps all terminated
>with an "unable to open device number" error.  Did the author remember
>that OS/2 SB users will probably have their card set to IRQ-5 instead
>of IRQ-7?

Thank you to all the dozens of you who have decided to help me here.
I got the driver working last night, so please stop sending advice!
:-)

Anyhow, I hadn't read all the documentation and didn't realize that a
driver was required along with the utilities.  I through the archive
was just source code.  Anyhow, I installed the driver with the
following statement in config.sys:
 
	DEVICE=D:\DRIVERS\SBOS2 IRQ5 ADDR220 SBREG

And it installed fine.  The Player, Recorder and Tracker programs all
work fine.  As does the raw port (using copy /b) access.  I still have
to patch emacs for the new version of emx.dll, but it's only three
files to be re-linked, so I should be OK.

--- Dave

-- 
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"
From: kc2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kwan-Ju Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Where is CSD??? When
Date: 16 Oct 92 06:09:14 GMT
Organization: Junior, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


When? When? when? 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: smackinl01@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: How to kill hung tasks.
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 00:54:09 GMT

In case no-one else has noticed this;

  When a DOS, WINOS/2, or OS/2 task stalls the system, just hit [CTRL] [ESC] a
couple of times, and sit back and wait for half a minute or so. Within this
time, a dialouge box will appear which allows you to terminate the offending
task.

PS: I'm still waiting for a _generic_ ET4000 driver as none of the ones in
    existance today seem to work on _my_ card.
-- 
Simon.
Have you got a form 27/b?

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: regy106@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John, Registry)
Subject: Transfer system to 2nd disk?
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 22:12:56 GMT

Hi,
	I have just got a new (second) hard disk.  I am about to lose my first
disk (the second one is bigger).
	Is there an easy way of transfering my whole system from my first drive
to the second?  Without having to reinstall?
Thanks, John
From: Luca.Polo@f1.n100.z60.wlink.nl (Luca Polo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Latest scoop on the service pack...
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 12:05:15 -0100

Organization: Universita' di Padova, Italia

In article <1992Oct12.221432.14674@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal) writes:
<omissis>
>of the month.  Since they are now saying 1st half of October, I figure
>the earliest we'll see an announcement of delay is October 15, since
>October 16th is in the 2nd half of October!
>
No! October 16th is not entirely in the second half... it is in the first half
until 12:00, only in the afternoon it will be in 2nd half...
So IBM has the possibility of announcing the (possible) delay on Oct 16th...
:-) :-) :-) :-)
(sorry, I couldn't resist...)
- Luca.

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: butler@ceawlin.cs.odu.edu (Prince F. Butler)
Subject: I've lost my font palette
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 05:51:11 GMT

I just downloaded a bunch of fonts only to discover that I don't have a font
palette to install them.  I don't know where it went.  Maybe I accidently
deleted it. Anyhow does anyone know how I can reinstall it without having
to reinstall the whole operating system?  If I do have to reinstall the
OS, how can I do it without losing all of the changes that I have made over 
the last 4 months?

Please send replies to butler@cs.odu.edu
From: nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: 256 colour pictures on OS/2-desktop ???
Keywords: colours OS/2 desktop picture
Date: 12 Oct 92 17:29:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: matt.1bdfptINNrhr
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:
>>From: kotulla@talisker.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Axel Kotulla)

>>Whenever I used Windows, I put a 256 colours BMP-Picture in the
>>background of the desktop. Now I tried the same with OS/2 and got an
>>unexpected result. 
>>          ... It seems that the palette had changed. But as far as I
>>know the 256 colours are fixed so that it must be possible to show the
>>picture in it's original colours.

> OS/2 doesn't let _anything_ change the pallette colors - including the 
>desktop itself. Supposedly the CSD has a pallette manager that will allow 
>the foreground program to maintain the colors it wants. Anyone else know for 
>sure?

Ah, thanks for clarifying this.  I just helped a friend install OS/2 on
his 486/50, 16MB, ATI Ultra (drool), and when I load a 256-color bitmap
on the background the color becomes kind of washed out and pale.  I do
hope they fix this soon.

-- Nan
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman)
Subject: Re: VSVGA.SYS nonsense
Reply-To: edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman)
Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501
Date: 7 Oct 92 18:50:04 GMT

I too have the same basic problem -- switching from DOS full screen to either
a window (ALT-HOME) or WPS (ALT-ESC) and then back,
causes screen to be messed up in the DOS full screen.  In my case my
DOS full screen is just black and my monitor beeps (invalid signal?).

I have found a weird sort of workaround that seems to fix it:

Right after rebooting OS/2 and before doing anything else I open a plain
DOS full screen command prompt, then CTL-ESC back to the WPS, and then
go right back to the DOS fullscreen.  It works.  AFter that it seems it
works all the time no matter what is running on the DOS session or any
new sessions that I start up.

I'm using the Orchid 1024x256 beta drivers on a Local Bus ET4000.

-edg-
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Subject: Disk cache - delayed write - if only
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 17:27:31 GMT

I used Hyperdisk with DOS and became spoiled.  Among its many features,
it has three alternatives for writing, which (if I remmeber rightly)
are: write-through, delayed write, & idle write.  Delayed write post-
pones writing to disk for a user-selectable interval on the assumption
that another write to the same drive will occur immediately.  I think 
I used a 2 second interval.  The results were great:  Before delayed 
write, executing "DEL *.*" in a directory full of files under 4DOS 
resulted in "ticka-ticka-ticka-ticka-ticka-ticka-ticka-ticka-etc..."
from the hard disk.  After delayed write, the result was "tick."  Nice
change -- nice, quick, and quiet.  Microsoft has added this feature to 
the new version of SMARTDRV, as well, though it doesn't seem to be
quite as "good" as Hyperdisk's is -- a little slower and noisier.

But now, "ticka-ticka-ticka-etc..." is back under OS/2.  I have both
HPFS and FAT partitions as I retain the ability to boot DOS and both
are cached with the default settings for an 8MB system, but they seem
to be write-through cache' only, correct?  I may easily have overlooked
something in the documentation, but there is no delayed-write feature I
could find, but I would like to be corrected if I'm wrong about it.  

OS/2 "goes to the well" (uses the disk) quite often and I'm sure that
more memory for the cache would help, but I'm not certain how high to
go in an 8MB system.  I wish it had a delayed write feature, as well.

Larry
-- 
Larry A. Shurr (las@cbnmva.att.com or att!cbnmva!las) speaking only for myself.
EOR (end-of-ramble)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo)
Subject: Re: BBS software - any around?
Summary: BBS software
Keywords: BBS
Organization: MITRE Corporation, McLean  VA
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 12:17:56 GMT

In article <3053@iris.mincom.oz.au>
 markm@iris.mincom.oz.au (Mark McCafferty) writes:

>I have tried Simplex. Is anything else around?

A large number of people use Maximus for OS/2.  (At least I do <g>).

John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
Fidonet:  1:109/131  Internet:  jdecarlo@mitre.org
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:32941 comp.os.os2.apps:7194
From: johns@cs.umr.edu (John Stone)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Vgalib 0.1 - High speed direct graphics for OS/2 V2.0
Date: 15 Oct 92 05:26:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: umr.1992Oct15.052650.11547
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
Originator: johns@mcs213c.cs.umr.edu


I'm announcing the release of vgalib 0.1

Vgalib is a small set of routines that let you write OS/2 programs
that do direct video writes to a VGA in 320x200x256 mode.
This is useful for games, graphics demos and anything else where
you need fast drawing.

I have included 4 demo programs that I wrote with this first release
of vgalib.  I included source for 3 of them.

I put vgalib.zip in the pub/uploads directory tonight.

The 4 demos are:

vio.exe:  A graphics primitives demo, very fast, very simple 
         much like bgidemo from borland.

Volcano:  A graphics demo that simulates a volcano using particle
         motion and random aggregation algorithms.  Should run great
         on almost any machine, very quick.

Cells:  A cellular automata demo, based on an algorithm from an
        article in an OLD scientific american.

Wave:  Wave is my favorite, it is a fast 3d rotating surface demo using
       simple 3d projection, and a 3d sinewave based surface.
       very similar to the last section of the "unreal" demo.
       I plan to modify wave extensively, so I haven't included source
       code with it yet, but when I get it cleaned up I'll give source.


I hope to write some demos that use the newly released sound blaster
driver by Michael Fullbright soon...   


Send ideas/comments/suggestions to:   johns@cs.umr.edu

Thanks
          John Stone
          johns@cs.umr.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: hartzman@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Les Hartzman)
Subject: Printing to a file
Followup-To: hartzman@kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:48:59 GMT

I've been trying to print to a file, but have had no success.  I changed the
printer's output option from LPT1 to 'Output to file', but nothing but a zero
sized file was created.

I had LPRMON running, but I killed it and still no difference.  I was trying to
print out a '.inf' document, the whole thing.  I was  prompted for the file
name, but as I said nothing happened.

What do I need to do?  Thanks in advance.

Les


-- 
Les Hartzman                hartzman@kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov
Jet Propulsion Laboratory   M/S 238-528    (818) 354-5964
4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena,  CA.  91109
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: AMI BIOS and OS/2
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 01:20:59 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.172957.13493@spang.Camosun.BC.CA> dbarker@spang.Camosun.BC.CA (Deryk Barker) writes:
>I recently read in the OS/2 FAQ that there might be problems if you
>have an AMI keyboard BIOS version of 7 or earlier. Can somebody tell
>me how I can determine this?

Actually, OS/2 might (emphasis on that word) have problems with AMI
keyboard BIOS revisions earlier than level F.

You determine this level by looking at the last letter of the BIOS ID
string that displays when you start your machine.  This string will be
at the bottom of the screen and look something like this:

xxx-yyyyyyyyyyyyy-zzzzzzzz-qq

where the last "q" is normally the keyboard BIOS level.

If you need further information, get ahold of the file amibios.txt (or
something named similar), available via anonymous ftp from
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, directory /pub/os2/2.0/info.

-- 
Timothy F. Sipples      | The OS/2 FREQ. ASKED QUESTIONS LIST is avail. from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/faq.
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | Or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP").
of Chicago, 60637       | Family Values Means a Job
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: GCC PM Programming docs
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 19:06:03 GMT

In article <1992Oct11.090702.13070@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry) writes:
>: Does anyone know if documentation on making PM applications with GCC for OS/2
>: exists?  Particularly hints in converting from X display to PM display.  
>: Eventually, years and years ahead, when I know a decent amount of C, I'd like
>: to have xv for OS/2 2.0.  I figured I could get a start on attempting to do it
>: now.
>Ha - stop dreaming ! The only PD info you'll get on this are the PM header 
>files that come with the GCC distribution. For API Information,you could try
>te IBM OS/2 Technical Reference Library (provided you're reasonably rich),
>or just wait until some third party release a "Building OS/2 Apps" style book.

Actually, the information is now available on CD-ROM for $15.  See the
FAQ List (Release 2.0f) for details.

-- 
Timothy F. Sipples      | The OS/2 FREQ. ASKED QUESTIONS LIST is avail. from
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Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | Or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP").
of Chicago, 60637       | Family Values Means a Job
From: lclarke@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Lee Clarke)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: DOS FAX Programs under OS/2 2.0
Keywords: Quick Link II
Date: 16 Oct 92 11:13:23 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

kumar@ee.rochester.edu (K.N. Kumar) writes:

>I am trying to run a DOS version of Quick Link II a Fax program in a
>DOS Full-Screen session. [stuff deleted]  Is PMFAX my only way out?

Might depend on your hardware. I have a gateway 2000 and gateway's
telepath modem, basedon the rockwell chipset. Turns out that gateway's
software--they only send winfax pro (why they're an outpost of MS I can't
figure out)--doesn't work with OS2 well. After many calls, and much 
aggravation, I bought PMFAX. It's a superb product, though as of this
date the driver CANNOT catch documents from a dos, os2, or w.doze session
and transmit the fax. But PMFAX people are working hard on the solution.
Easy, good program. You won't be disappointed. L. Clarke
From: pricec@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (price carl wayne)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: DON'T BUY OS/2 -- IBM IS HORRIBLE
Date: 11 Oct 92 00:09:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Oct11.000902.8799
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.

>I just got off the phone with IBM Tech Support.  If I want to be able
>to use my CD-ROM drive (Creative Labs SBPRO MM Upgrade Kit) then I 
>have to either (A) buy an IBM cd-rom drive or (B) buy their 
>'Multimedia Package' software for $500 bucks.  Are they out of their
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^

I checked with the bookstore on my campus, MMPM/2 (IBM's multimedia
package) has a list price of $125 US, cheaper if you are a student and
can get the discount.

>minds?   I just spent $100 for a program that was 'compatable with
>windows and dos programs' but in order for ME to be compatable, I must
>spend $500 more?  With customer support like that, it's no wonder that
>their stocks are falling.  My only suggestion is to keep away from IBM
>and stick with good ole reliable Microsoft (Can't wait for Windows NT)
>Furthermore, in their 'readme' file it tells you about problems with certain
>functions of some programs, and their solution? 'Don't use those features' Nic

I agree with most of the other stuff that has been said about this post.

-- 
Carl W. Price		 	*      * Work keeps us from three evils:     * 
Computer Engineering Student	*      * boredom, vice, and need.            *
Oregon State University		*      *                                     *
pricec@prism.cs.orst.edu	*      *       ---Voltaire                   *
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Please explain '.inf' files! What are they?
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 19:09:31 GMT

In article <OLAVT.92Oct11151523@ulrik.uio.no> olavt@ulrik.uio.no (Olav Torvund) writes:
>I asked about a week ago about what I need to write *.INF files, but
>noone has replied yet. So I try once more in this thread: What kind of
>applicataion do I need to write *.INF files, and where can I get it?

You need the OS/2 2.0 Programmer's Toolkit (for the Information
Presentation Facility tools).  It is now available on CD-ROM for $15
(along with lots of other goodies) -- see FAQ List 2.0f for details.
Or, you can purchase it on diskettes from IBM (or a software dealer).

-- 
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sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/faq.
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | Or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP").
of Chicago, 60637       | Family Values Means a Job
From: bert.tyler@satalink.com (Bert Tyler) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Why XGA-2?
Date: 13 Oct 92 09:07:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: bert.tyler@satalink.com (Bert Tyler) 

am66@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Alexander Maldutis) writes:

>I'm curious:  why all the big fuss about XGA-2?  I agree that IBM should be
>commended for once more introducing a new standard, this time with real
>functionality, bu the specs of the board just don't excite me.

To me, the biggest item by far is the confirmation that IBM really
*has* committed themselves to the XGA standard by coming out with an
upward-compatible version of that adapter.  Unlike the orphaned 8514/A
and PGA adapters (where IBM came out with version 1, sold it for a few
years, and then dropped it for a new standard that wasn't upwardly
compatible with it at all), the XGA-2 belongs in a clear migration
path of upward-compatible video adapters:

       CGA  ->  EGA  ->  VGA  ->  XGA  ->  XGA-2  ->  ...

Further, IBM is making the specs available to their competitors, and
even selling the designs and chipsets to their competitors.  Coming
up with an easy-to-use XGA adapter identification procedure that works
across all bus types (even the ones IBM doesn't much like) was a *very*
positive move.  The PC industry needs good standards (and particularly
a good video standard beyond SuperVGA) in order to continue to grow,
and the XGA is a good standard to grow on.  Maybe it's the best adapter
out there, maybe it isn't - but that's beside the point.  It's good
enough for the industry to standardize on, and IBM's proven commitment
to it will boost that effort.

The ATI Graphics Ultra is a great video adapter.  I have one and love it.
But it represents the best of the old SuperVGA-8514/A world, not a new
video standard to grow on.

I rather expect the third-party market to dive on this one the same
way they dived on the EGA and VGA standards.  I expect to start seeing
third party "SuperXGA" adapters before too long - and I'll bet that ATI
is one of the better competitors.

(PS:  Those of us who think of true-color modes as overkill should try
to remember the stone age when IBM first came out with the VGA adapter
and we [me too, I'll admit it] all thought that the new 256-color mode
was pretty stupid.  I distinctly remember having read ergonometric studies
that showed that anything over 8 simultaneous colors was distracting
to the end-user - and being convinced that this new 256-color mode was
just a toy...)

                   Bert Tyler   (bert.tyler@satalink.com)
---
 . DeLuxe./386 1.25 #343sa . Did you expect mere proof to sway my opinion?
From: holger@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de (Holger Hussy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Backup-Programm for OS/2?!
Date: 13 Oct 1992 12:41:14 +0100
Organization: "Geologisches Institut, Freiburg, Germany"
NNTP-Posting-Host: perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de

Since 3 month I'm searching for a good backup- programm which also
supports the extended attributes and therefore a complete
backup of the WPS. Is there one?
    :
  
-- 
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7800 Freiburg, FRG
Phone : +49-761-203-2408      Fax: +49-761-203-2463
e-mail: holger@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de
From: murrayk@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (the Dodger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: 32bit GRE swapfile problem...
Date: 17 Oct 92 04:10:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Oct17.041030.12978
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.


I've had the 32bit GRE for a couple of weeks now, and it has been working
wonderfully. (Aside from the stupid Trident beta drivers.) When I first 
installed the beta, I noticed that the swapfile really kept itself in check.
If I would compile and play with emacs at the same time, it could jump up
to around 10 megs (downloading also of course, etc.) on my 8 meg system. But
a few days ago, I had some problems and had to reboot about 4 times before
the system started acting normally again. It was acting really weird for 
a while, some icons wouldn't show up, some programs disappeared, and the WPS
kept freezing. After about the 4th reboot though, everything seemed ok. Until
I noticed that the swapfile decided to gain some weight. Now it will grow
faster than it used to, it'll get to 10 megs without much effort. The problem
is that it refuses to shrink like it used to. At first, the beta would even
shave the swapfile back down to 5 megs from it's original 4. Now I get lucky
if it drops below 10. And that is after I have closed everything but the WPS.

Can anyone tell me what might be wrong?

I don't want to have to reinsall again...

Thanks.

Keith

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