HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: dwl@watson.ibm.com (David W. Levine)
Subject: Re: Loading TSR's before starting Windows Applications
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:40:06 GMT
Reply-To: dwl@watson.ibm.com 
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Would the ability to select an autoexec for each dos session you launch
do the trick for you?

David W. Levine --  dwl@watson.ibm.com  -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
                   -- My Opinions, IBM's hardware. -- 
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your
aim" - George Santayana
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: When will OS/2 SoundBlaster drivers be released?
Date: 20 Nov 92 21:53:44 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <BxzuG4.ByB@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal) writes:
>Hello.
>
>I have been told that beta SoundBlaster drivers for OS/2 are available.
>
>I have a SB v2.0, and am wondering if anyone can tell me when drivers
>for this card will be released?
>
>For both MMPM/2 and stand-alone OS/2.

I believe MMPM/2 drivers are already available from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu
and from Creative Labs.

There are beta drivers for stand-alone OS/2 available from
astro.as.arizona.com.  Look for the SB-OS2 package.  It has some
problems, but it's getting there.

The two driver sets are incompatible with each other.



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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: naughton@chinet.chi.il.us (Thomas Naughton)
Subject: SCSI disk and IDE together w/2.0?
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:31:40 GMT

      My machine boots with one SCSI disk and an Adaptec 1542B
controller.  Is it possible to add a second IDE drive and have it
be recognized by OS/2 2.0?  Any ifo would be appreciated.  Thanks.

-- 
Thomas M. Naughton	              "Love is chemistry, but sex is physics"
naughton@nauts.chi.il.us (prefered)   naughton@chinet.chi.il.us (alternate)
Nobody is responsible for anything I say or do but me.  Sometimes not even me.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Hagen.Stuckrad@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Hagen Stuckrad)
Subject: How to open more then 30 files in a DOS-Box ?
Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 12:30:42 GMT
Summary: Cannot open more then 30 Files in a DOS-Box.
Keywords: Dos-Box


Hi, I got the following Problem :

I am not able to open more then 30 files in a DOS-Box.
The 'files' setting in the 'DOS-SETTINGS'-Box is set to 70, the 'files'-
setting in the 'CONFIG.SYS'-file is set to 70, too.

Please Help,

       Hagen.
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From: fredrik@ludd.luth.se (Fredrik Markstrom)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Printer problem
Summary: 10 sec/line on printer ???
Keywords: printer os2 star
Date: 24 Nov 92 01:49:25 GMT
Organization: Lule} Tekniska H|gskolas Datorf|rening - Ludd

Some days ago I installed os2 2.0 an a friends computer, everything seemed
to work perfect until we tryed the printer. We couldn't get a byte out on
paper. After some thinking we removed the soundblaster ( Which of course was strapped on IRQ/7).  After this we could print some..., but it's incredible slow
about 10 seconds per line !!!, anyone got any ideas of what it could be ????

Please answere with mail, couse our news-server just keeps things for two days.
My mail addr. is fredrik@mother.ludd.luth.se

The printer is a star, that according to the manual would be Epson FX-80
compatible, He has got a

486-33 (Taiwan clone)
8 MB    of RAM
TSENG ET4000 graphics
1 parallell and 2 serial ports.


Pretnx.....
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Kimmel)
Subject: Re: 16550afn, Qmodem, & OS/2: Help.
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:38:38 GMT

In article <92328.122525JAB156@psuvm.psu.edu> JAB156@psuvm.psu.edu (Joe Bruce) writes:
>I have the same type of setup:
>    16550 UART
>    V.32/Turbo (12Kbps)
>    483/33 w/8MB
>    Qmodem 5.01, OS/2 2.0 GA + SP
>...and here's my MODE command from my STARTUP.CMD:
>    MODE COM2:38400,N,8,1,OCTS=ON,BUFFER=ON
>I also have my Qmodem program object set up with COM_DIRECT_ACCESS off,
>HW_ROM_TO_RAM on, HW_TIMER on, IDLE_SECONDS 60, and IDLE_SENSITIVITY 100.
>I can multitask without affecting the file transfer, though the foreground
>tasks are much slower.  Hope this helps you...
>
>Joe


Well, COM_DIIRECT_ACCESS should be on, if your 16550 UART isn't a 16550AFN,  
then it's brain damaged and should be exchanged (if possible) for a 16550AFN, 
or just buy one of those.  othere than that, I'd take the idle_seconds to 30, or even less, turn the HW_ROM_TO_RAM off, and even the HW_TIMER off.  another  
 change  you might want to do is to set PRIORITY=ABSOULTE in the config.sys.
 
 I had similar problems but when i put a 16550 AFN UART in, I didn't get that
problem anymore.  When I was using procomm + is a dos session, I could
switch to another dos session and work while I was doing 9600+ transfers in
the background.  Now that I'm using hyper access/5 in OS2, my machine doesn't
even slow down when it's downloading in background.  and yes, I've a similiar 
 machine (486/33 8 megs ram)  I don't use the mode command, and I have
PRIOTIRY=DYNAMIC in my config.  goodluck!


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel)
Subject: Re: Will cached HD controller speed up OS/2 ?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 22:16:49 GMT

hbc@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (hon bu chong) writes:

>	I would be appreciated if someone could provide me an advice..
>	Actually I'm thinking of buying a cached hardDisk controller,
>	hoping that it could reduce disk accesses under OS2, hence this
>	will inprove the performance of the OS2.....


I think you are right, it would. When you working with a lot of configuration
data, caching contollers can help quite a bit. In this case, all the attribute
searching and whatever else that WPS does can be sped up.


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: taipale@kiloapo.tele.nokia.fi (Pekka J Taipale)
Subject: Re: Paradise says it is not working on 2.0 video drivers
Organization: NEMBLA (North European Meat&Beer Love Association)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 09:52:50 GMT

In article <gf21DRa00WBNA5uVF0@andrew.cmu.edu> Jeffrey Michael Gerber <jg3s+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
Timothy F. Sipples wrote:
> By the way, the "generic" 800x600-16 color driver (filename
> vga800-1.zip, available via anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu) does
> work with Paradise/Western Digital adapters (the nonaccelerated ones).

I presume my 90C31 is an accelerated one so this driver won't help me.
But I'd like to give it a try. Where is it? I couldn't find it at
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu. I downloaded 00Index, which had no trace of file
under this name, and I also tried to look all the relevant
directories, none of which had anything resembling the file name
vga800*.

(If I'm asking something stupid, please respond by E-mail).

** Pekka
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From: me90plb@brunel.ac.uk (Paul L Barnfather)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: shlerr_message_not_found
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:52:37 GMT
Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]


I got this after messing around with the INI files.

I restored the desktop using WPSBKUP, and everything was fine

E-mail if you need more details

Paul
From: mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us (Matthew Staben)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Interesting Bug & Fix
Date: 17 Nov 92 16:35:06 GMT
Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington


 
I've had the pleasure of meeting and stepping on a bug which OS/2 seemed
to acquire after installing the Service Pack.  Let me describe the
symptoms:
 
After compiling applications in a DOS BOX, and during the link - OS/2 
would be reading the object files and then hang on one - usually the 
most recently compiled object.  My DOS BOX would hang, but I would be
able to switch to the WPS and attempt to slay the box.  NO SUCH LUCK,
once I "closed" the DOS BOX, all things would stop - for about 10 
seconds, and then the clock (and PMLOAD) would start back up for the next 
10, and then back to sleep.  
 
Anyways, it apparently was my disk-cache (or CACHE.EXE) for DOS, as I am
entirely HPFS bound.  Do note that it was *not* updated by the Service
Pack - so I was reasonably aware that something else (such as HPFS.IFS)
had changed - thus invalidating my carefully built up DISKIDLE, LAZY, etc
statements I had meticulously added to the CACHE.EXE statement during
the course of the year before the Service Pack.  
 
Pissed that this was the only problem with OS/2 at this point, I went 
into CONFIG.SYS and removed the offending parameters - and things have 
been fine ever since.  I've since been slowly adding parameters to my 
CACHE.EXE statement in order to make my drive last longer.  If you are 
having problems with your DOS BOX compatibilities, try removing all the 
parameters from the CACHE.EXE statement and start over.  It worked for 
me!
 
Matt

mstaben@comtch.spk.wa.us
 
[Made in America]
From: GEORGE.WILEY@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: The Confusions of ALL OS/2 UPDATES
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: 19 Nov 92 11:46:31 +1030
Organization: University of South Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: sirius.itd.adelaide.edu.au
Originator: daemon@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au

>The CSD fixes some problems that had no work-around.  It does introduce
>a couple of other bugs wich are cosmetic in nature.  For example, you
>might lose the ability to use alt-home to switch between full and
>windowed dos sessions.  You can still use other methods to make the
>switch.

It was only after reading this that I realised that I had this problem!

However, I don't know of any other methods of making this switch.


Perhaps, someone would care to enlighten me.


Thanks.

George Wiley,
University of South Australia,
Adelaide, Australia.
#! rnews 7683
From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis) (OS/2)
Subject: Re: Paradise says it is not working on 2.0 video drivers
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 06:56:19 GMT

In article <gershon.722133740@husc11> gershon@husc11.harvard.edu (Ethan Gershon) writes:
>sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
>
>>Newsflash: you can have 800x600-16 colors with Paradise/Western
>>Digital (except the recent accelerated models), Trident,
>>Video7/Headland, ATI VGAWonder, etc.  Get the file vga800-1.zip,
>>available via anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, directory
>>/pub/uploads right now (it could be moved).  This is a "generic"
>>800x600-16 driver which works just fine.  So now you can have your
>>cake and eat it too.
>
>I *have* one of those new accelerated cards (WD90C31 chipset). Does this
>mean it won't work?

I also have at WD90C31.  The driver works.  The only two bugs is that
the maximized window return to normal sized when returning from full
screen, and that the font in the windowed sessions are the same fat
GA font rather than the new skinny font introduced by the SP.  Of course,
these are only very minor bugs.  I am otherwise very satisfied with
the driver.  I like the large work area the 800x600 gives over the 640x480.
Enjoy the cake, it tastes delicious.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mfraioli@grebyn.com (Marc Fraioli)
Subject: Re: TE/2 vt100 emulation problem
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 21:18:16 GMT

In article <Bxy3vv.L79@acsu.buffalo.edu> v094mzgh@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Michael Schroder) writes:
>
>I've been having similar problems with vi, but the screen goes haywire when
>I'm going up and down the screen, not across.  Somehow TE/2 acts like it is
>interpreting the "move cursor up" command like a return, so the top of the
>screen stays fixed and the bottom goes down, leaving the cursor where it was.
>Not as frequently, but similarly when typing in something the return at the 
>end of the line causes the cursor to go down, but not move the text below it
>down.  This seems to happen  when inserting text in the middle of the screen.
>However, if I have VI wordwrap for me, it usually doesn't do that.
>
>That's why I don't buy the tab thing.  Maybe I've got a different problem.  
>Note that I just re-downloaded TE/2 from Hobbes a couple days ago and it still
>does this.  The backspace in TE/2.INI is also set to non-destructive...
>Finally, I'm only running this on a 2400 baud modem, no compression or anything.
I also had the tab problem, but also have the vertical problem you
describe, which I consider more serious.  It doesn't always happen, but
it happens often enough to be annoying.

>I also have problems (as in can't) download stuff and launch anything big like
>a WinOS/2 session without TE/2 saying File Transfer Failed, and when I go back
>it's always frozen.  It'll take Alt- commands, but even after hangup and redial
>won't transmit any text...

I have had this problem from time to time too with my 2400 modem.  I
just got a 14,400 internal with a 16550 on it, and I'm hoping this will
fix the problem.
-- 
Marc Fraioli
mfraioli@grebyn.com	        	(So I'm a minimalist...)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: bangell@cs.utah.edu (bob angell)
Subject: Re: Installing ATM ??
Date: 19 Nov 92 13:24:09 MST
Distribution: all

>does anyone know how to install the Adobe Type Manager under OS/2 ?

1. open a full-screen window session
2. put the last printer diskette in your drive.
3. click and open the ATM Icon
4. click on add
5. It will ask for the path...supply it.
6. It will give you a list of fonts to install (hint: to install
	all of them...highlight the first one...then use the mouse
	to get to the last one....while holding the shift key down
	click on the last one...this should select all of them.
7. Hope all this helps.

-Bob-

Bob Angell                               | Data Integration (multi-platform)
Principal, Management Systems Engineer   | Health Systems Engineering
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>
>Please mail !
>
>Thanks,
>|   Martin Rast                                                                |
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: CBURMAN@FINABO.ABO.FI (Chris Burman)
Subject: Re: Growing os2sys.ini
Organization: The Clam of Reason Ltd.
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 07:59:34 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

In <By5oKC.2xu@hfglobe.intel.com> bharris@hfglobe.intel.com writes:

>  ...growing os2sys.ini...
>    In case you have not been made aware of it, IBM has
> an APAR number for this problem. That number is PJ06759.
> 
Thanks for the info. Sigh, I suppose we'll just have to lean back, wait, 
and watch it blossom, watch it grow...

Let's hope IBM can fix it soon.


Chris Burman, cburman@abo.fi
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal)
Subject: Brand new OS/2 2.01 beta information!!!!
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:10:08 GMT

PLEASE REMEMBER I DO NOT HAVE THE BETA

I got this off of FIDOnet.  Its interesting. 
We finally know the answer to whether the next version of OS/2 will be
called 2.1 or 2.01! (unless Albert is wrong. :) )
---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: ALBERT SHAN
To: ALL
Subject: OS/2 2.01 INTERNAL BETA

Just got the new 2.01 beta.  This release is meant for IBM internal
testing only.  It consists of 25 diskettes, with most of SP, and WinOS2
3.1 only (no WinOS2 3.0).  A number of files are post SP, this includes
all the .ADD, UHPFS.DLL, and OS2DASD.DMD.  System appears to be stable
(for me, this is much better than SP, and is almost as good as GA).
There are a number of install glitches, both OS/2 side and WinOS2 side.
I did manage to get around them and is all installed now.  There appears
to be generic SVGA drivers (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 all 256-color)
for Tseng, ATI, Video 7, Paradise and Trident.  Haven't try that out, as
I got a hung during SVGA driver install, and the system trashed.  Still
running 8514/A, and it appears to be faster than SP and probably close
to GA speed.  32-bit GRE is here, and WPS folder operations is a *lot*
faster.  Objects appear almost instantly upon opening folders (I have
tried Templates and Productivity, they are fast).

The install dialogs are also changed so printer, CD-ROM, SCSI
adapter, can be setup with the same mouse/display/keyboard dialog.
CD-ROM support includes:

Hitachi CDR-1650S, 1750S, 3650, 3750
IBM 3510, CD-ROM II
NEC CDR-35, 36, 37, 72, 73, 74, 77, 80, 82, 83, 84
Panasonic CR-501, LK-MC501S
Sony CDU-541, 561, 6211, 7211, 6111
Texel DM-3020, 3021, 3120, 5020, 5021, 5120, 3024, 5024
Toshiba 3201, 3301

There are some major new features in this beta.  However, I dont't have
any program to verify their functionality.  Here is a list:

o   OS/2 support for Windows** 3.1 applications
o   Pen Presentation Manager* hooks
o   MSCDEX support
o   Enhanced Format Utility
o   DMQS override
o   Access Control List (ACL) installed
o   PCMCIA support
o   Enhanced printer support
o   DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) client
o   Security hooks
o   Enhanced CD-ROM support
o   Advanced power management (APM) (except
    mouse support)
o   Multimedia support (except software motion
    video)

Productivity apps appear to be unchanged (for now), and there appears to
be one additional applet to be included in 2.01 GA (can't said what
it is because a vendor is selling a similar product right now).

In additional, I can now start a DOS task from within WinOS2!  The DOS
task will be started from the OS/2 desktop as a background process.

All in all, I'm quite pleased with this release...  Now if they can fix
all the damn install bugs...<g>
---------------------------------------------------------
Please remember that I do NOT have the beta, therefore I have NO more
information.  Please do not email me.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Distribution: jadpc2
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 08:18:08 -0800
From: Boulton_Fernando@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: BC++ for OS/2
Comment-To: victor_ng@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Reply-To: Boulton_Fernando@f514.n202.z1.fidonet.org
X-FSC-PATH: 202/514

 > Date Entered: 11-18-92 14:13 
 > Z(> >     Borland C++ for OS/2 features a 32-bit optimizing  
 > Z(> > C and C++ compiler, a 
 > Z(> > Presentation Manager-hosted intergrated Development  
 > Z(> > Environment (IDE), Turbo 
 > Z(> > Debugger, and all the tools necessary to support OS/2 2.0
applications 
 > Z(> > development. 
 > Z(> >  
 > Z(> How much is this? 
 >  
 > More importantly, does it REALLY take 100 megs of disk space?  Lets
be 
 > real people, raise your hand if you're willing to give up 100 megs
to a 
 > C compiler. 
 >  
  
The DOS/Windows Combo of BC++ 3.1 took around 80 megs off my HD,  I
ain't a  
surprise to see another 20 go,  I am sure it has some added features
compared to 
the former. 
 
___
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 * Origin: OS/2 Connection @ La Jolla, CA  <619-558-9475> (1:202/514)
From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: How do you install the high res ET4000 drivers in the SP?????!!!dir
Date: 17 Nov 92 01:25:22 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

ericwolf@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Eric Wolf) writes:
>>Type dspinstl at a command prompt, and then follow directions. All you will
>>need are the 2 driver diskettes.

>Does the ET-4000 do seamless windows?  Just curious.  I am planning to get
>a ET-4000 and am curious!  THANKS!

Yes, the Service Pack ET4000 drivers are 32-bit, and support 
640, 800, and 1024 with 256 colours, and also come with
drivers for Full Screen and Windowed ("Seamless") WinOS2 sessions.

-- 
Tom Hatton
hatton@cgl.ucsf.edu
(415)-476-7986
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: 256 colors in background???
From: balesej@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Eric J Bales)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:49:46 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

I'm using the new Tseng 256 color drivers (1024x768), and can't get the
background to display in 256 colors.  Is there something specia that I
must do?  I've also noticed that Windows programs which play with the
palette mess things up in the background, even when those programs aren't
in the foreground or running anymore.  Thanks for any help...

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL)
Subject: OLX for OS/2
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 05:58:34 GMT

Hello.

I am wondering if thier is a version of OLX for OS/2, or even better, a 
version for OS/2 2.0 out?  In the works?

Thanks.
From: msaletni@jade.tufts.edu (Michael J. Saletnik)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Make my PRINTMAN go away, please!REFRESH
Date: 24 Nov 92 05:31:56 GMT
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA

To get rid of the "Print Manager has been disabled" message, load up
C:\os2\mdos\winos2\system.ini, and look for the MAVDMApps line.  It
should have a
	!printman
in it.  Simply remove this from the the line, and the warning will
bother you no more.

						Michael
--
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Department of Civil Engineering Computer Lab TA / to be utterly and
michael@binkley.ext.tufts.edu (daily uucp)     / completely wrong.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Deskpic does NOT cause OS2SYS.INI file to grow
From: djbpitt+@pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum)
Date: 19 Nov 92 15:16:26 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

>There was some metion of Deskpic causing the INI file to grow.
>I don't think this is the case as I no longer use Deskpic, but OS2SYS.INI
>grows to several meg in a few days.

I was one of the folks who suspected Deskpic, since my growing INI file
problem started at precisely the time I installed Deskpic. But:

1) Several long-time Deskpic users report no problem with INI files.
2) Several folks with INI problems are not using Deskpic.

Still no diagnosis,

David

P.S.: I used some INI browsers to examine my OS2SYS.INI file. The entry
called handles0 (or perhaps it was handles1) was responsible for most of
the bloat. I don't know enough about INI structure to know what to look
for or how to interpret this information.

P.P.S.: After a reformat and reinstall, my INI files are growing at a
much slower pace. I did not reinstall any screen blanker, although I'll
probably take that risk shortly.
-- 
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