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From: raf4482@zeus.tamu.edu (REID FORREST)
Subject: Re: Backup-Programm for OS/2?!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 06:02:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.152125.5831@gw.wmich.edu>, 873clifton@gw.wmich.edu writes...
>In article <1992Oct14.163455.26678@midway.uchicago.edu>, sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
>> In article <1beckqINNf@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de> holger@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de (Holger Hussy) writes:
>> 
>> Yes.  On the shareware side, there's OBackup (available via anonymous
>> ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu).  Currently version 3.40.
>> 
>> On the commercial side I use Sytos Plus, and it works well.  There's
>> also Sterling Software's Intelligent Backup.  See the FAQ List for
>> details.
> 
>OBackup sounds interesting, however the newest version I could locate was 1.25.
>This version is dated '89-'91 and doesn't work (just froze the cmd window I
>was using). Also no mention was made of HPFS, etc. Does anyone know where I
>can find v3.40 for evaluation on the nets?
> 
Does anybody know if this (or any other) backup program in the public 
domain will back up to a Colorado 250?  I've been talking to Colorado
Memory Systems, and they don't seem too interested in OS/2 drivers for
their software.  Any ideas?

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: stkeith@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Steve T Keith)
Subject: ET4000, 256 colors, OS/2 2.0 with seamless WIN-OS/2 sessions?
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 05:17:21 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

I have a question...

When I set OS/2 to run in 256 color mode with the proii8.zip drivers,
the OS/2 desktop is fine, except that I am unable to run Windows apps in
seamless mode...if I change back to 16-colors, I can run seamless, no
problem.  Is this a limitation of WIN-OS/2 or is there something I can
change to do it...

If anyone can help, I would prefer an e-mail response if possible...

Much thanks,

Steve Keith

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Picking icons
Keywords: Icons
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 19:25:45 GMT

In article <kaz.718827016@vincent1.iastate.edu> kaz@iastate.edu (Jimmy Buffet) writes:
>I keep all my icons in \os2\icons and was wondering if there is a way to
>inform os/2 of this.  It is really annoying to go to "locate" and type in
>the directory every time I want to pick an icon.  Thanks!

I haven't tried this, but you might try shadowing that directory to
some location on your desktop (where the normal search looks).

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: kaz@iastate.edu (Jimmy Buffet)
Subject: Latest scoop on the service pack...
Summary: Lastest news on the service pack...
Keywords: Service pack
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 21:27:45 GMT

	What's the current word on the service pack?  Is it wise to look 
forward to Oct. 15?  

Jeff "kaz" Kaczmarek

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From: blackmane@pro-haven.cts.com (Ed Blackman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: New versions (was How do you install ATM fonts?)
Date: 7 Oct 92 07:57:13 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300

In <jdecarlo.300.718380378@mitre.org> jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo) writes:

% In article <1992Oct6.031812.29149@netcom.com>
%  rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:
% 
% >Remember to keep careful notes what you put under /OS2 because if things
% >stay true to form you will be told to eliminate it all for the next beta
% >or release or whatever.
% 
% How many times do we have to hear about the poor beta-testers who have to 
% reformat every time?  I remember all the complaints when 2.0 GA came out and 
% all those with LA or whatever had to reformat first.
% 
% No one needs to reformat when *upgrading* GA releases, just when going *to* 
% or *from* beta versions.
% 
% Makes sense to me to require complete removal of beta OS code before 
% installing another version.
% 
% John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
% Fidonet:  1:109/131  Internet:  jdecarlo@mitre.org


What really gets me is all the people who, despite clear instructions that
they're supposed to reformat to install a beta, decide to try to install it
without doing so.  Even worse, these people then tell others how to do it. 
What they don't seem to realize is that IBM tells us to reformat *FOR A
PURPOSE*, not because they get their kicks torturing us users, or somesuch.
When you report a bug (that's what betas are for, remember.  IBM didn't
FedEx us 29 HD disks out of kindness) after reformating as instructed, IBM
can be sure that the bug is in the code they sent out, and not due to some
old code or EAs that are hanging around.  If you don't reformat, that
certainty isn't there, and you're completely useless as beta tester.

The same applies to those who mindlessly start slapping old patches on.

Ed

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From: Jerry.Guizar@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jerry Guizar)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Inside OS/2 a bit skimpy
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 05:23:02 -0500

 
JR> >Has anyone noticed how little information you get from 
JR> >"Inside OS/2"?  I got my trial issue the other day and I 
JR>  
JR> Yes,  and when I got my 'free trial issue' for buying OS/2, and 
JR> read it  I decided not to subscribe. Since then I've received 6 
JR> nasty letters from COBB telling me that I owe them money. So 
JR> much  for accurate advertising.... 
 
   Their First two issues (one complimentary, one I looked at) weren't 
worth the money. I've seen some of their other Newsletters and wasn't 
impressed with them. Everything in the OS/2 issues could've been gotten 
from the Tips N Techniques file or following an OS/2 newsgroup. I didn't 
find anything new and useful in them. They have sent me notices to subscribe 
but nothing about owing money. 
 
Jerry 
 

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From: Tazzie@cup.portal.com (Jon S Novak)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS/2 And Soundblaster Pro Multimedia Kit
Date: Fri,  9 Oct 92 08:27:11 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

Hi there.  I have the Creative Labs Multimedia Upgrade Kit
I love it!!!  It's a SoundBlaster PRO with a Panasonic CD-ROM drive
I love it.  It's a Soundblaster Pro with a Panasonic CD-ROM drive
that plugs directly into the Soundblaster Pro (Which has a built-in
CD-ROM interface)

Anyway, it works GREAT under DOS, but I cannot get OS/2 to recognize it!!
PLEASE HELP!!  I called Creative Labs, and got a file called SBMMPM2.ZIP but
when I try to install it as a driver, it says there is no profile found.
PLEASE HELP!!!   Leave me E-mail if you know anything I can try to get it
I called up Creative Labs, and they told me to get a file called SBMMPM2wrking
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak)
Subject: Re: Appletalk and OS/2
Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: Mitre Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 22:30:55 GMT

In article <12679@sail.LABS.TEK.COM>, thorh@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Thor Hallen)
wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Oct5.081601.13833@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca> philip@nexus.yorku.ca (Phil McDunnough) writes:
> >Does anyone know of an Appletalk board and OS/2 software which will
> >allow a PC to exist well on an Appletalk network (printing, file
> >sharing, etc...)? Drivers for a DeskWriter C?
> >
> >Please e-mail if possible as I have limited access to this group.
> > 
> Please post the answer as I am sure many people are looking for a solution
> including myself.
>                                                    Thor Hallen

Can't find the reference but I believe that Apple (under the Apple/IBM
agreement) is working on AppleTalk for OS/2.  I don't know if it will
require an AppleTalk card or not.  However since Apple supports EtherTalk &
TokenTalk (AppleTalk over Ethernet & TokenRing) , I wouldn't be suprised
that you might be able to run Apple talk over your Ethernet card along with
Netware and TCP/IP.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: gill@eagle (Warren Gill)
Subject: File Xfer over RS-232
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Organization: Sangamon State University
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:43:00 GMT


    I have a couple of (DOS) programs that will allow file transfers between
computers over RS-232 using a null modem cable.  I can't get them to work
in a DOS window or VDM.  All my comm. programs work fine in DOS or OS/2.
Any clues?  Do I need a driver, or something?

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From: joec@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (joseph cossette)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.x would loose its battle against Windows NT if...
Date: 15 Oct 92 05:37:07 GMT
Organization: Cybernet BBS, Boca Raton, Florida

> IBM don't think so. The Redbooks are full of pointers to programmers not to
> do what IBM has done with the WPS. There are lists of exactly what is not
> CUA compliant in there too. 
> 

I believe CUA was modified a few months ago to account for any WPS 
differences. There is a CUA spec out now for Object Oriented interfaces.
This is different from the previous spec and accounts for WPS 
differences. I'm not sure of the exact name of it, but I'm pretty sure
it was released just a few months ago. I don't believe CUA 91' has this
in it (but I could be wrong).
From: nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Why XGA-2?
Date: 14 Oct 92 11:08:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: matt.1bi281INNg7d
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

Stephen.M..Lacy@f1.n100.z60.wlink.nl (Stephen M. Lacy) writes:
>Alexander Maldutis@cunix writes:

>> background than OS/2, not to mention file viewing and such].  To my 
>> knowledge, the ATI boards won't be that terribly more expensive than the XGA,
>> and give you putatively faster performance with more colors.

>I don't know any of the specs for XGA-2 in terms of speed, but I would
>wager to say that it is close to THE FASTEST video card on the market. 

A couple additional comments on XGA-2 and the ATI Ultra cards.  ATI is
coming out with the next generation of the Ultra cards, based on the
68800 Mach32 chips, these cards are just about the hottest items on the
market right now -- 800x600x24bit, 1024x768x16bit, 1280x1024x8bit, speed
is more than twice as fast as the old Ultra, and the list prices are
$399 and $599 for Ultra Plus and Ultra Pro, respectively, the Plus uses
DRAM while the Pro uses VRAM.  I remember Thomas Roell, the author of
X386 (now XFree86), saying that the Ultra is faster in most repects than
XGA (except a few graphics functions like polygon fill where XGA is
better).  XGA is probably not as fast as most people seem to think.  Of
course, it's unlikely ATI will sell its chipsets to competitors, and
XGA-2 may well have a better underlying architecture than Mach32, but
IBM needs to set their sight higher and bring out a 24-bit version of
XGA-2 instead of keeping us back in the 8-bit world.

-- Nan
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: CYRIX 387-33: DOES IT WORK THE OS/2???
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 16:57:59 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.104707.1@woods.ulowell.edu> adamsm@woods.ulowell.edu writes:
>I've been running OS/2 just fine for the last few months in my 386-40 so
>I went out to purchase a 387 to enhance performance.  I was finally sold on
>a CYRIX 387-33mhz (The salesman told me the chip would work find in my 40mhz
>machine and that it would save me money over the 387-40mhz).  From the time
>that I installed the 387-33, Os/2 crashed MANY times.  I decided to reinstall

I think the salesman was mistaken (I'll be polite).  All the 386-40
systems I know about need a 387-40, unless there is some sort of
jumper or DIP switch which can slow down access to the coprocessor.

The difference in cost is well worth the peace of mind.

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From: dnmnn@rwg.stgt.sub.org (Norbert Nick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ARCNET - Drivers for OS/2 2.0
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 08:51:41 GMT
Organization: 

I am looking for ARNET Drivers for OS/2. I want to connect ARCNET-Terminals
to an OS/2 2.0 PC.

Thanks for Infos.
From: joec@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (joseph cossette)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: CD-ROM Drives, Adapters and Software
Date: 15 Oct 92 05:43:05 GMT
Organization: Cybernet BBS, Boca Raton, Florida

bobo@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Bob O'Donnell) writes:

> I am investigating purchasing a CD-ROM drive.  I have read the various
> postings in this group, but still find it difficult to determine just
> what my choices are for a CD-ROM drive and adapter that will work with
> OS/2 at present (I realize that things will change with the next (Borg?)
> release of OS/2.)
> 
> I read that OS/2 presently includes drivers for Adaptec and Future Domain.
> And that Trantor has one available directly from them.  This suggests that
> the thing to do is buy an adapter from one of these three companies.  But
> is it true that every one of the SCSI adapters made by Adaptec, Future
> Domain and Trantor will work with the companies respective drivers?
> If not which adapters will work and which will not?
> 
> Next, once one selects a SCSI adapter that works with the appropriate driver
> how does one know which CD-ROM drives work with that adapter.  Will ALL
> "SCSI" CD-ROM drives work with all the SCSI adapters made by the three 
> companies (that work with the appropriate drivers)?
> 
> It is this whole issue of not knowing what can be mixed and matched in
> the matter of drive, adapter and driver software that has me in the
> dark.
> 
> Any enlightenment would be appreciated.
> 

I just received information from IBM today that states that "current 
CD-ROM drives supported by OS/2 2.0 include all IBM CD-ROM drives, 
Toshiba model 3301T, TXM3301 and 3301B, Sony model CDU541, and NEC CDR84 
when attached to IBM, Future Domain or Adaptec SCSI controllers."
From: adhir@oberon.umd.edu (Alok Dhir)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Wondering about CSD stuff
Keywords: tseng video driver
Date: 16 Oct 92 20:19:03 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

The CSD was supposed to be out on the 15th...  It didn't make it... Fine.
I was just wondering though, the drivers promised with it have got to be
pretty much ready by now, no?  That is, mustn't they have the Tseng et4000
hi res seamless and everything drivers ready NOW?  Or at least VERY late 
betas ready NOW?  If so, why don't they send them up to software.watson
or something to appease us until they actually release the service pack?
I am really sick of looking at 640x480x16 on my 17" Sony Trinitron monitor.
Are there any influential people reading this?  How about it...PLEASE???
I don't feel like waiting until the 31st or 1993 or 1994 or whenever the
heck they're actually going to release this thing.  

Why, oh why, lord, do we have to WAIT?  Wait in line, wait until 4:30, wait
till tonite, wait till tomorrow, wait for this wait for that.  I am so
fed up.  AUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew!  I needed that!



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From: mkohtala@lesti.hut.fi (Marko Kohtala)
Subject: Re: Ramdrive in DOS-Box?
Reply-To: Marko.Kohtala@hut.fi
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:10:55 GMT

In <1beca8INNt6n@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de> holger@perm.geologie.uni-freiburg.de (Holger Hussy) writes:

>I wanted to install a ramdrive only in the DOS-Box,
>not for the whole stystem. Is this possible?
>Trying it with the DOS_DEVICE setting it wasn't.  

You can install block devices in VMs.

Just take a DOS boot diskette and make it load the fsfilter.sys and
himem.sys in \os2\mdos and the ramdrive using XMS (in that order). 

I created a few disk images where from to boot some different versions
of DOS to testdrive a new version of my RAM Drive. Quite handy, since
I needed not to boot up my machine while the device driver had a bad
problem with it. Besides starting a VM is much faster than booting.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis)
Subject: Re: Shutdown without a mouse
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 23:21:03 GMT

[I deleted the poster's name since I don't want to fl*me any one
 person.  My statement goes out to every who does not read
 the FAQL first before posting an already-answered question.
 The FAQL (written by the Great TFS) is an excellent document
 for OS/2 questions;  I don't understand why more people don't
 retrieve it first.  It would save them time by not waiting
 for an answer to be sent back to them.  Plus the rest of us
 that do read it will not have to see already-answered questions.
 If a question is not answered already, then go ahead and post
 that question;  I'm sure someone will be able to answer.]

>
>Does anybody know how to get the desktop pull down without using the mouse?
>

From the FAQL of the Great TFS:

  ...
:
:(29)    Are there any clever tricks that apply to OS/2 2.0?
:
  ...
:
:To shutdown without a mouse, press CTRL-ESC, select the Desktop, then
:press the spacebar (to deselect any icons, if necessary), SHIFT-F10, and
:select Shutdown.
:
  ...

Does anybody know how to create custom icons from within a DOS window?
The answer is in the Great TFS' FAQL.

Does anybody know how to tweak OS/2 2.0 for maximum performance?
The answer is in the Great TFS' FAQL.

Does anybody know what a CSD is?
The answer is in the Great TFS' FAQL.

Does anybody know where I can get answers to my OS/2 questions?
The answer is in the Great TFS' FAQL.

Where is the Frequently Asked Questions List for OS/2?
See my .signature .

Coming up next time:
Does anybody know how to make Borland C++ for DOS work under OS/2 2.0?
The answer is in the OS/2 2.0 README file.

 
Mike Levis		Reader of the OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List
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From: duffy@theory.chem.ubc.ca (Pat Duffy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: How can a Canadian get ahold of Radius?
Date: 12 Oct 1992 21:51:49 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: theory.chem.ubc.ca

Hi All,

Recently people have posted a toll-free number to get ahold of Radius and
ask about their XGA-2 card for the ISA bus.  Unfortunately, 1-800-5RADIUS
is callable from the US only.  Could someone post some address information
or (even better) a non-toll-free number where I can get ahold of them?
Thanks.  

				-Pat Duffy
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From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Service Pack Update from IBM (LONG)
Date: 9 Oct 92 15:43:07 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Oct5.190905.25669@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
>In article <1992Oct5.043357.4777@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> azzarito@cse.fau.edu (Doug Azzarito) writes:
>>1) Many new apps will REQUIRE the 32-bit engine (Corel Draw is the first)
>
>No.  The 32-bit calls will be thunked down to 16-bit code if you don't
>have the GRE.

Someone decided to flame me on this, so I'm asking now:  Are there any
new features in the 32-bit GRE, or is it just a 32-bit version of the
16-bit GRE.  I was under the impression that no new APIs will be added
with this package.
-- 
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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"
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