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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
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From: johno@banshee.mitre.org (John Olszewski)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Smartdrv loadhigh ??????
Date: 21 Aug 92 11:20:18 GMT
Reply-To: johno@banshee.mitre.org (John Olszewski)
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Va

I just received my copy of the Windows resource kit. In it there is a note saying
note to load smartdrv into high memory.  I have it loaded on high memory and
find it not to be a problem.

My question is--do I have a time bomb waiting to go off.


Thanks for any suggestions

John O.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: lelebrun@eos.ncsu.edu (LOUIS E LEBRUN)
Subject: Re: Mathematica vs MathCAD
Originator: lelebrun@c10020-319mn.ce.ncsu.edu
Keywords: MAthematica MAthCAD
Reply-To: lelebrun@eos.ncsu.edu (LOUIS E LEBRUN)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 13:07:37 GMT


This is the first time I've posted to a newgroup, so forgive me if I
make a few mistakes.

I have been considering buying a program such as MathCAD for Windows or
possibly Mathematica for the same.  I run Win3.1 on a 486/33 and use the
current versions of Word and Excel.  Myquestion is which one will do a
better job?

I am a Masters student in Civil Engineering and am looking for a program
that will effectively allow me to edit equations and allow me to do some
number crunching.  I have used Mathtype but would really like something
that does more than make pretty pictures.

I understand both programs allow some form of programming, and that is a
feature that I'm really interested in.  I want to be able to write some
programs that will analyze data and give me results that can be easily
pasted into a W4W document.  I can purchase either package at a student
discount but want to buy the right program the first time.

Please forward you comments and experiences.

Thanx

LOU

lelebrun@eos.ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: apollo@ee.ualberta.ca (Apollo Wong)
Subject: Windows won't work with COM 2 modem?!
Reply-To: apollo@ee.ualberta.ca (Apollo Wong)
Organization: University of Alberta Electrical Engineering
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 00:27:44 GMT

Hi netters,

My system has the mouse in COM 1 and a 2400 baud in using COM 2. However,
since Windows 3.0, I can't use any Windows' communcation program to
use the modem port. I set up port 2 as 2400n81 using Control Panel.

Recently I upgraded to Windows 3.1, hoping the problem will go away, but
to my surprise, it is still there. Terminal.exe will not work. Cardfile.exe
will hang up the system if I try to use it to dial a number. The only
communication program I can use is DOS based (which will lost sync. when
I run another DOS program while downloading files). 

Has anyone got the fix to this problem? I noticed that if I pull out my
Multi-I/O card, reset my modem to COM 1, then it will work. However, I have
to live with my mouse for the moment and I can't change any setting on
my Multi-I/O card because I lost my manual on that card.


Apollo Wong
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: sauron@femto.engr.mun.ca (Patrick Ryan)
Subject: Re: CLOCK VISIBILITY -- THE SEQUEL
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 17:50:39 GMT

bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen) writes:


>The problem is, I can't figure out how to get the **running clock program
>window** to appear when I start windows; all I can get is the icon (which,
>I admit, was my initial goal).  

Delet the clock form your startup and recopy it there.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: wihuri@polaris.utu.fi (Pauli Wihuri)
Subject: Re: CLOCK icon visibility -- help please
Organization: University of Turku, Finland
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 07:09:14 GMT

WKWINKEL@ibm.rz.uni-passau.de (Olaf Winkelhake) writes:
>I don't think you can keep the clock that comes with windows always in front.
>There are several replacements for the clock available at ftp.cica.indiana.edu
>(or any other ftp site) - I looked through most of them and some had the
>'keep in front feature' - though I can't remember which. Most of them weren't
>freeware.
>Regards,
>Olaf Winkelhake
>Dept. of Economics
>University of Passau, Germany

I found useful a program called TimeFrame, which places clock on the
active window's titleline. It is 'beerware' so you do not have to pay
anything for it...

The programmer follows:

      Dave Jewell
      1A St. John's Road,
      Wallingford,
      Oxfordshire,
      OX10 9AD
      ENGLAND

      Tel: +44 491 36873
      Fax: +44 491 34815

I found the program through ftp from ftp-server funic.funet.fi.
Directory is something like /pub/msdos/windows/new or
/pub/msdos/windows/utils


Pauli Wihuri
Computing Centre
University of Turku
Finland
From: spcberto@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu (Robert Osterlund)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Stacker, Windows, Swapfile, & Defrag
Date: 18 Aug 92 14:35:53 GMT
Organization: U of Chicago, SSPPCC

In article <a1aePB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> dszpiro@student.business.uwo.ca (Daniel A. Szpiro) writes:
>...
>
>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.
>
>So, my question is how can I defragment the files on the unstacked portion
>of my hard drive only, and leave the stacked portion alone?

The solution is to mark STACVOL.DSK (along with the DOS hidden system files)
as an Unmovable File, then go ahead with optimizing the rest of the unstacked
portion.  I tried this over the weekend, and it appears to have worked.

Bob Osterlund
berto@clio.spc.uchicago.edu
SSPPSS--University of Chicago
From: hippo@sonoma.edu (Michel Davidoff)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: WINPKT.COM - do I need it?
Date: 21 Aug 92 02:59:57 GMT
Organization: Sonoma state university

In article <1992Aug19.231842.31814@datamark.co.nz> tfarmer@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Farmer) writes:
>Subject: WINPKT.COM - do I need it?
>From: tfarmer@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Farmer)
>Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:18:42 GMT
>Hi, I have been using WinQVTNet for a while now with a packet driver
>from the final Clarkson release - Version 9.
>
>I just grabbed the CRYNWR packet drivers, and there's a new program -
>WINPKT.COM which they say is necessary to use it with Windows.
>
>Am I correct in assuming that the PKTINT.COM that comes with QVTNet is
>another way of doing what WINPKT.COM does?
>
>It's going without it, but I don't want to destabilise my system at
>all.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>-- 
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>Datamark Intl Ltd | tfarmer@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz | Win 3.1, OS/2 2.0
> Technical Writer | 			Vote MMP!
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Yes you are right.
From: jpj@jet.uk (Jean-Paul V Jeral)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: calendar starting on monday?
Summary: can I get a calendar starting on mondays?
Keywords: calendar,microsoft,ms-windows,sunday,monday
Date: 20 Aug 92 14:09:49 GMT
Organization: Joint European Torus

Hi netters!

The OSI standard specifies that a week starts monday,
i.e monday is defined as the first day of the week,
sunday the 7th (there is no zeroth).

I know that this is not in line with the etymology of
the names 1st day 'fiat lux' day of light -->
day of sun, etc. but the standard is well in agreement
with the way life goes practically in a lot of countries.

So why is Microsoft so obstinate in starting its
'calendar' Window program on Sundays? I thought that would
be corrected in 3.1 but nothing has changed (I mean this
should be an option). I otherwise find the program useful.

Has someone figured out how to (binary path?) set it for
starting on mondays or has a special version?

Thanks,
 Jean-Paul V. Jeral


- Disclaimer: Please note that the above is a personal view and should not 
  be construed as an official comment from the JET project.
From: tchen@sloth.Reed.Edu (Timothy Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: ChessBitmap won't work in Win3.1
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:30:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Aug20.223034.1996
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR



Hi,

I really like a Chess Bitmap in Windows3.0.  However, when I upgrade to  
Win3.1 I can not use it. It said there is not enough memory to use the  
Chess bitmap.(I have 8Meg RAM on my computer). Does anybody have an  
experience with this kind of the problem? Thanks
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Why no PARADISE video drivers?
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 23:06:00 GMT
Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.

Doesn't anyone out there use their Paradise SVGA card with Windows 3.1??
I have seen several people ask where to get the latest video drivers for
this card, but the questions go unanswered.

Yes, I am well aware that there are some Paradise 3.1 drivers at
ftp.cica, but they are full of BUGS and DO NOT WORK!

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: vscarafi@eccdb1.pms.ford.com (Vincent F. Scarafino)
Subject: Re: SMARTDRV for Windows 3.1
Originator: news@pms001
Organization: Ford Motor Co.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 15:56:05 GMT

annef@dmp.csiro.au (Anne Foxworthy) writes:
> 
> Perhaps I worded my original post a little strongly. I do think SmartDrive
> write caching is a good thing _in general_. What I was concerned about were
> the number of people who seemed to believe the original person who asked
> about SmartDrive caching was being overly fussy, without apparently
> thinking about the various (admittedly few) situations in which write
> caching could be a major problem.
> 
 ......

Programs that do proper transaction support *require* the assurance that at
least a minimal amount of data be safely written to a log (in such a way as
to survive the loss of power) *before* they can acknowledge to the application
that a transaction has been committed.  Otherwise there is an integrity
problem.  Having the data in a write cache located in volatile memory doesn't
meet design requirement.  Programs that haven't been modified to use the
smartdrv entry point to produce the physical write can solve the problem
by putting the log file onto a logical drive that has write cache turned
off.  Note that the data base itself need not be on a non-write-cached
drive, only the log.

Vince
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.periphs.printers
From: tarun@psyclops.psyc.queensu.ca (Tarun Kripalani)
Subject: Problem with Postscript Driver (Win 3.1)
Organization: Dept. Of Psychology,  Queen's University,  Kingston
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 13:23:56 GMT

I have recently installed Windows 3.1 on my 286 and I installed
all the necessary drivers for my printer, an NEC LC890 Postscript,
on the system. Problem comes when I try to print any thing. The paper
feed does not work. At first I thought that there might be something
wrong with the printer but it would work when I am out of Windows.
I tried reinstalling the printer driver but that didn't work.
Any suggestions? TIA.

-- 

Tarun Kripalani (of Wounded Knee and now Wounded Shoulder)
e-mail:   tarun@psyclops.psyc.queensu.ca
Dept. of Psychology, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: mattd@cltr.uq.oz.au (Matthew Deshon)
Subject: Re: gif to bmp the easy way
Organization: Centre for Language Teaching and Research, Uni of Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 06:11:27 GMT

bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen) writes:


>I know I'm coming to the gif-to-bmp thread a little late, but I have this
>suggestion.  When I'm in WinGif, I retrieve a file I've decoded, say 
>picture.gif, and view it.  

I had a problem with this, because WinGif couldn't recognise the format of
my gif files (don't know why - anyone?) so I used gif2bmp.exe, which solved
the prblem, and the files could be used in PaintShop.

matt

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From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Changing colors in winhelp
Date: 18 Aug 92 03:05:03 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division

In article <yuval.713683461@shum>, yuval@huji.ac.il (Yuval rakavy) writes:
> Good day!
> 
>  How does one change the colors of hyper-text link or popup help in WinHelp.
> It seems that these colors are fixed to green which is very nice when working
> in the default color scheme, but looks horrible (or actually bearly looks at
> all) when the background color is not white.
> 


There are five color variables that you can define in WIN.INI. They are:

[Windows Help]
IFJumpColor=red-value green-value blue value (new panel in another help file)
IFPopupColor=red-value green-value blue value (popup in another help file)
JumpColor=red-value green-value blue value (new panel in same file)
                                           (000 000 000 gets black on white)
MacroColor=red-value green-value blue value (color of text which runs hlp macro)
PopupColor=red-value green-value blue value (popup in same help file)
                                            (000 000 000 gets black on white)

values are ratios of color values from 000 to 255 with 000= minimum intensity
and 255 = max intensity. Hope this helps.

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Xref: sparky comp.os.ms-windows.misc:2012 comp.sys.ibm.pc:409
From: eileen@bcvms.bc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: printing to LPS40 from IBM PC
Date: 12 Aug 92 20:59:47 GMT
Organization: Boston College

We have several IBM PCs with Daystar AppleTalk cards running Farallon's
PhoneNetTalk software (2.02). The LocalTalk network is connected to our
Ethernet backbone via a Shiva FastPath. Using MS Word 1.1a running under
Windows 3.0, we are trying to print to our LPS40s via PathWorks. The
documents print fine, but the identifying information (creator, document
name, and mac user) which shows up on the flag page (and when one looks
at the VMS print queue) is all being set to "unknown".

DEC has confirmed that this info is extracted directly from the Postscript sent
over. The Postscript preamble or header generated by the Windows driver is 
similar to that generated by the mac driver, but does not include a  "%% For:
user" line, where the mac owner or chooser username is sent. The title and the
creator are sent, but not recognized. I tried editing the Postscript that
Windows generated, making the preamble match that generated by the mac and
then printing the document from DOS, but the same thing happened.

If anyone has any answers or suggestions for this problem, please respond
directly to me. Thanks in advance.

Eileen Shepard
Boston College
eileen@bc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: cardowm1@teomail.jhuapl.edu (Wes Cardone)
Subject: re: Stacker, Windows, Swapfile, & Defrag
Reply-To: cardowm1@jhuapl.edu (Wes Cardone)
Organization: Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:26:32 GMT

----------------------
DOS users always have the old fashion method of defragmenting which is
dependable and cheap--backup and restore!

----------------------
Wes Cardone
cardowm1@jhuapl.edu

In article <a1aePB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> news@julian.uwo.ca (USENET News System) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I have a question regarding Stacker and the Windows 3.1 permanent swapfile
>and I hope someone can help.
>
>When I originally installed Stacker I left enough room on the unstacked
>portion of my hard disk for a 6M permanent swapfile for Windows. Recently
>I had to install more files on the unstacked portion and I had to remove
>the swapfile to do so. Later, after deleting many of these files, I tried
>reinstall the swapfile. Even though the unstacked portion of my hard disk
>is now LARGER than it was before, Windows will not allow me to create the
>same 6M swapfile.
>
>I think the problem is that the files left on the unstacked portion of my
>hard drive have left insufficient contiguous space to recreate the 6M
>permanent swapfile.
>
>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.
>
>So, my question is how can I defragment the files on the unstacked portion
>of my hard drive only, and leave the stacked portion alone?
>
>Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Danny
>
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From: sammy@anagld.analytics.com (Sam Blackburn)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Mine Sweeper cheating
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:18:53 GMT
Organization: Computer Sciences Corporation - Systems Engineering Division

pdchapin@amhux1.amherst.edu (Paul Chapin) writes:

>Is it just my imagination, or is it true that you never hit a mine on
>your first pick at the expert level?  This makes some sense - what's the
>point of blowing somebody up before they even start - but it implies
>that the minefield is not layed out completely before you start.  That
>raises the question, when is the minefield layout completed?

Using the cheating method, you can find a square that has a mine underneath
it.  However, when you click on that square, the mine magically moves!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: ross@kaos.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
Subject: ESDI controller info wanted!!
Reply-To: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 17:56:07 GMT

--
I have a question about compatibility of ESDI drives (IMPRIMIS) with
3rd party ESDI controllers.  I know of a system that has a 650MB
IMPRIMIS drive connected to a Compaq ESDI controller.  The controller
has a Western Digital part on it, PLUS a Compaq ROM.  Through some
testing, I've determined that this combo won't work in a system other
than a Compaq.  What I want to know is if there are 3rd party ESDI
controllers that are known to work with a drive such as this Imprimis
650MB.  Please respond by email.  Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: SDENARO@vm.poly.edu
Subject: Re: Changing colors in winhelp
Organization: Polytechnic University
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 10:49:06 EST

In article <MNEWS.713701499.12549@gate.demon.co.uk>
J.M.Ross@man0507.wins.icl.co.uk (J.M.Ross) writes:
 
>> Message-ID: <yuval.713683461@shum>
>>Good day!
>> How does one change the colors of hyper-text link or popup help in WinHelp.
>>It seems that these colors are fixed to green which is very nice when working
>> Yuval Rakavy
>>  yuval@shum.huji.ac.il
>
>You need to edit win.ini to do this. In the [Windows Help] section you can
>add
>
>JumpColor=r g b
>PopUpColor=r g b
 
I have a freeware program from Sloop Software, It is called More Control,
It lets you change Help Colors by picking from the color common dialog.
 
It is in cica as morecn.zip in the /pub/pc/win3/desktop directory.
 
Full docs come with it.
 
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From: barrett@scr.slb.com (Mike Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Converting Macintosh Sound files?
Date: 13 Aug 92 11:44:37 GMT
Organization: Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited, England

Is the .WAV file format available? I dont have access to the SDK (where I assume
it is published) could some one post to the net or e-mail it to me.

Thanks

Mike Barrett
barrett@scr.slb.com
Schlumberger Cambridge Research
Cambridge
England
From: eggenberger1@urz.unibas.ch
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: PARADISE 1B  PROBLEMS
Date: 18 Aug 92 11:37:38 MET
Organization: University of Basel, Switzerland

Hi, I have a Paradise 1B (512K) video adapter. The 640x480 256 drivers for
this card worked fine with Windows 3.0. However, with Windows 3.1, 640x480 256
drivers, such as these of the parad31.zip, exhibit strange problems.
The video display is o.k. (at least in 640x480 resolution), but it is
not possible to save a file properly on the diskette drives (e.g. with
the filemanager). This is not the case with either the original win3.1
640x480 16 driver or Windows 3.0 installed. It seems therefore that
the reason of this problem is the video driver (sounds strange) ?!
Please send any help to:

Florian Eggenberger                eggenberger1@urz.unibas.ch