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From: bohanl@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Lee Bohan)
Subject: Com 4 Modem Card
Organization: Aston University
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:20:48 GMT

Hi,
   I have a generic 2400 baud modem card in my PC that I have been happily
using for about a year now, with Telix 3.1, setup as Com4. Unfortunately
however, when I run Telix in Windows 3.1 it crashes, and I have yet to
find a Windows comms program that will recognise the virtual com4 on which
I have set my modem. Apart from the modem, I only have an IDE/IO card and
my ET4000 video card in expansion slots. Does anyone have any idea what the
problem is, and how I can either get Telix to run with a PIF file, or better
still, is there a good shareware or PD comms program available and how do I
get it to recognise my modem.

Cheers,
	Lee.

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From: gcook@horus.cem.msu.EDU (Greg Cook|xxxxxx)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: INCREDIBLY SLOOOOOOOW PRINTING IN WINDOWS 3.1
Date: 5 Jan 93 16:11:38 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
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From article <19230@mindlink.bc.ca>, by Richard_Robb@mindlink.bc.ca (Richard Robb):
> I have de-selected Print Manager, and am using the so-called fast direct
> printing to port.  As I read the manual and help files, this should speed up
> printing, but no such luck.

Actually, one of the authors in the January PC WORLD or PC COMPUTING
magazine tested the "direct printing to port" and reported it to be
slower, in most cases.  You might want to read this issue as it has
some tips on speeding up printing.  I can't remember which of the
two magazines it was in, but I know it was the January issue.

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From: carter@cemvax.cem.msu.edu (Tom Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: re: FAQ?!
Date: 12 Jan 1993 13:16:47 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University, Chemistry Department, E. Lansing, MI
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In article <1ita07$srp@agate.berkeley.edu> j
eff@emily10.Berkeley.EDU (Jeffrey C. Ely) writes:
>Can somebody direct me to the FAQ for this group?  How does one change the
>size of a permanent swapfile in Windows 3.1?
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff Ely
>

In the Control Panel under the 386 Enhanced icon choose Virtual Memory... then
Change...

HTH

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: grego@netcom.com (greg huff)
Subject: Re: How to add more Event+Sound in Win 3.1 ?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:31:35 GMT

: There are utilities that let you add sound to almost any event.  One of the
: packages is called Wired for Sound.  There are several versions out, so be 
: sure to get the latest (it uses .wav files, earlier ones dont).  As for adding
: more stuff in the sound dialogue box (in control panel), I dont think you 
: can add more stuff.  Anyone have any ideas?

Or there's Soundbits for Windows, from Microsoft.  There are currently three 
packages,  Hanna Barbeara (sp?), Musicical Sounds from around the World, and
Movie Classics.  Each comes with ~50 voice and/or sound effect WAV files.

You can attach (via control panel) sounds to events such as app open, app
close, app restore, etc.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: LJ01066@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 10:04:07 PST

------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
From: rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
Date: 9 Jan 93 14:10:24 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services


Hello there,

	I have the following questions:
1. TO simulate disk cache with dos and windows you can either put the
statements
a) devicehigh=c:\smartdrv.sys     in the config.sys file or
b) loadhigh=c:\smartdrv.exe       in the autoexec.bat file

What is the difference between the 2 statements?
Also, how much cache would be recommended to have with a total of 4MB ram when
you run windows?

REPLY:1)the difference between the two is due to the command struture used
by each file, in config.sys it recognizes device as the command and in
autoexec it's load. Remember config. configures your sys. at boot and auto.
runs dos commands and your startup batchfiles. 1a) 1mb should be more than
enough for disk cache, remember that smartdrive may store data in its cache
so don't turn off your computer too fast or you might loose data, see dos
manual.  If you type "smartdrv /c" before you shut down all cache data will
be saved to disk.


2. I have aproblem with the path statement of dos.
If I type the following statement in the dos prompt
PATH = C:\DOS; C:\WINDOWS; C:\STACKER;
in capital letters it works but if I put it in a batch file such as the
autoexec.bat file it tells me "Too many parameters". Does anybody have any
ideas as to what the problem might be?

	I would very much appreciate any relevant response.
Feel free to send mail to
Internet Address:telnet tesla.ece.ukans.edu
or
Internet Address: telnet kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
or
Internet Address: gt0430c@prism.gatech.edu
From: ag900@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Burris)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Adding another HD
Date: 11 Jan 1993 02:22:00 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ag900@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Burris)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


I run WIN3.1 from my 86 Meg IDE HD (drive c:) and recently added another
IDE HD(106Meg drive d:).After changing my CMOS setup to add the other
drive, Windows will not run. It hangs at the logo screen. What do I have
to change to get it to work? 

Thanks 

Dave

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols)
Subject: Re: TrueTypeFont-Bug!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 02:34:08 GMT

In article <1993Jan09.000215.12630@microsoft.com> blakeco@microsoft.com (Blake Coverett) writes:
>In article <1993Jan8.003555.4939@cbfsb.cb.att.com> rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols) writes:
>>I believe I was the one who posted about this same problem several
>>months ago.  As you can read in the followup that I just posted, yes,
>>the fonts I have were indeed converted from fonts generated by Altsys
>>Fontographer.  It's a little difficult to examine the fonts to see if
>>they meet Apple specifications, since the specifications are
>>PROPRIETARY and obtainable only under license.
>
>Huh?  This is one of the reasons Microsoft and Apple chose TrueType over
>Type-1, an open standard.
>
>All of the specs are on ftp.uu.net in /vendor/microsoft/TrueType-Info.
>In particular have a look at ttspec[1-3].zip for WFW formatted docs
>or tt-help.zip for a WinHelp version.  You'll also find ttfdump.zip
>which will let you analyze TT fonts and ttfparse.zip which includes
>C source for parsing TTF files.  What more could anyone ask for?

My thanks to all who directed me to these files.  A large part of my
aggravation came from my unsuccessful attempts to find this.  When I
first had the problem, asked a Microsoft support person (who was being
pretty helpful, actually) where I could get information about the file
formats.  I was told that Microsoft had this information under a
nondisclosure agreement, and that I would have to contact Apple.  After
several calls to Apple, I finally found someone who at least knew what
I was talking about, but who told me that the file format was
proprietary and available only under license (for a substantial fee).
I made it quite clear all along that I simply wanted documentation on
the file format, and not any sort of development kit.  Oh, well...

>>TrueType sucks!
>>
>
>Tsk, tsk, name calling won't get you anywhere.

Alright, then, it's functionally impaired.  I never seem to run into
problems with PostScript fonts.  I have yet to see a working
implementation of a really complex TrueType font.

Bob Nichols
AT&T Bell Laboratories
rnichols@ihlpm.ih.att.com
From: ashok@biochemistry.cwru.edu (Ashok Aiyar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: bypass resetting com-ports when starting Win3.1
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 05:03:23 GMT
Organization: CWRU School of Medicine
NNTP-Posting-Host: axa12-slip.dialin.cwru.edu

In article <1993Jan9.034942.1536@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> wai@mackinac.ecn.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai) writes:

>        Is there a way to force Win3.1 to bypass resetting the com ports when
>        it starts up? I have had a modem connected to com 1, and I am wondering
>        whether I can avoid all those dialling/logging-in procedures everytime 
>        I enter windows which always disconnect the any existing connections.

Hmm.  I always start a dial-in SLIP connection before I enter Windows, and I 
have *never* lost the connection due to starting Windows.  The only thing that 
I can think of is that I have disabled both DCD and DTR in my modem 
(at&c0&d0), so you may want to try that.

Ashok
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: lb00197@Corlac (David Porco)
Subject: Re: DOS-shell
Organization: Lockheed
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 21:32:27 GMT

In article <C0HEEG.GMI@cs.vu.nl> jfmburg@cs.vu.nl (JFM Burg) writes:


>Hey,

>I'm quite new in the field of windows, and I already screwed it up a little
>bit!

>When I installed a couple of icon-files, new program-groups and changed
>some system settings, I lost the possibility to go to a 'normal' DOS-shell,
>and return to windows with 'exit'. I probably have erased/overwritten the
>executable that handles this. My question is: "Which file handles this
>feature normally, and how can I re-install it?"

Create a new Program Item in the Group and have it execute COMMAND.COM.

>thanks in advance,

>                               Hans

>PS. I'm not referring to a "DOS-in-a-window" in windows, but to the
>suspension of windows (the standard icon "DOS" in the main-program-group).
>-- 

They are both the same thing.  The only difference is that one executes
in fullscreen mode and the other executes in a window.  You can actually
toggle between the two modes, but I forget what keystrokes do that.  Take
a look at your manual.  To experiment with it a little you can create 
a .PIF file that calls COMMAND.COM.  Then call the .PIF in your new 
Program Item setup. 

Good luck.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: jonlea@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jon Lea)
Subject: mouse cursor jumping problem
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 04:23:54 GMT

I remember reading a thread in this group a couple of months ago regarding
problems with the mouse cursor jumping around (either up or down) on the
screen.  I did not follow the entire thread so I don't know how to fix this
problem.  Would someone be so kind as to repost the fix or a summary of the
thread so I can mend my ailing computer?  My system includes:

	386sx-16
	vga monitor
	Logitech serial mouse
	DOS 5.0 / Windows 3.1

Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: scottb@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com (TheLrdLovsAHngn)
Subject: Re: How to add more Event+Sound in Win 3.1 ?
Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 19:46:02 GMT

There are utilities that let you add sound to almost any event.  One of the
packages is called Wired for Sound.  There are several versions out, so be 
sure to get the latest (it uses .wav files, earlier ones dont).  As for adding
more stuff in the sound dialogue box (in control panel), I dont think you 
can add more stuff.  Anyone have any ideas?
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From: pbahrs@netftp.austin.ibm.com (Peter C Bahrs (boca))
Subject: SVGA driver for IBM Thinkpad?
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:24:00 GMT
Organization: *IX Open Systems, IBM Boca Raton

Anyone know how to configure the IBM Thinkpad for SVGA mode
ala. where are the drivers located?



Thanks for your time,
Peter

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu ( Robert DeMillo )
Subject: Re: Where has my FONTS option gone in the DOS APPLICATIONS window????
Organization: M.I.T. Lincoln Lab: Fine Food and Coffee
Date: 6 Jan 93 12:25:27

In article <C0BvDy.GM5@wimsey.bc.ca> skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam) writes:
> In article <1hvsrcINNffl@zikzak.apana.org.au>, jamie@zikzak.apana.org.au
>  (Jamie Scuglia) wrote:
> >Does anyone know WHY the FONTS menu option suddenly disappeared
> >when installing the new graphics driver?

> The problem you described is consistent with using a Windows 3.0
> video driver under Windows 3.1.  It works, but you miss new
> functionalities such as the "Fonts..." option in the DOS box's
> control menu.

It's also consistant with using an old *mouse* driver, believe it
or not. Could you have accidently overwritten your MOUSE.COM, or
have you got an old one in your PATH somewhere?

-- Rob

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From: rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: TrueTypeFont-Bug!
Summary: Complex TrueType fonts fail
Date: 8 Jan 93 00:22:10 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1ce6da9b@p7.f7521.n241.z2.fidonet.org>
  Kai_Rohrbacher@p7.badendoor.fido.de (Kai Rohrbacher) writes:
>
>  I  discovered  a  very  annoying  bug with Windows' 3.1 TrueTypeFonts
>  (TTF's) and I can't imagine being the first one:
>  When  using  complex  TTF's  (especially  the  three ornamented fonts
>  "CarrickCaps",  "KonanurKaps" and "Starburst"; others too), the chars
>  display well at the screen, but get printed out as empty, rectangular
>  boxes!
...
>  I  suspect  that by default, Windows doesn't set aside enough RAM for
>  the font-handling; does anybody know how to fix that?

The problem doesn't seem to be just with Windows drivers.  I ran into
this exact problem with some of the fonts you mentioned and various
others.  I tried to use Atech's Alltype conversion utility to convert
the offending fonts to type-1 PostScript, but it died with a general
protection fault on every one!

I believe that this is related to the fact that TrueType fonts take a
lot more space to store than do type-1 PostScript fonts.  I suspect
that, at large font sizes, the rendering of these complex characters is
requiring too much memory.  The Windows drivers at least handle this
gracefully, and generate an empty box.  The Alltype converter just
blows up.

I called Atech's technical support and was told that they know of
certain problems with fonts created by Corel Draw.  I informed them
that, no, these fonts could be identified as generated by Altsys
Fontagrapher, which, as far as I know, generates PostScript format, and
that the fonts has undoubtedly been converted from that form to
TrueType.  The support droid simply repeated the line about Corel Draw,
at which point I said, "Well, I guess the program isn't going to be of
much use to me," and hung up (and gave up, too).

I think I'll post this in comp.fonts, and see if anyone there can come
up with a working version of these fonts, or of the others that gave me
trouble:

	EileenCaps		Elzevier-Caps
	EileenCaps-Black	Uechi

Bob Nichols
AT&T Bell Laboratories
rnichols@ihlpm.ih.att.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols)
Subject: Re: TrueTypeFont-Bug!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:35:55 GMT

In article <jcmorris.726422810@mwunix> jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) writes:
...
>Something to consider is whether the fonts themselves are properly built,
>rather than assuming that the font engine in Windows is faulty.
>
>Who built the fonts which are giving you problems?  Are they commercial
>products constructed according to the official Apple specifications, or
>are they el cheapo knockoffs done in someone's basement?  (And note that
>there are numerous supposedly commercial fonts which do not meet the
>standard specifications.)
...

I believe I was the one who posted about this same problem several
months ago.  As you can read in the followup that I just posted, yes,
the fonts I have were indeed converted from fonts generated by Altsys
Fontographer.  It's a little difficult to examine the fonts to see if
they meet Apple specifications, since the specifications are
PROPRIETARY and obtainable only under license.

TrueType sucks!

Bob Nichols
AT&T Bell Laboratories
rnichols@ihlpm.ih.att.com
From: ulma@coli.uni-sb.de (Ulrich Mayring)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: TrueTypeFont-Bug!
Date: 8 Jan 1993 12:21:50 +0100
Organization: Computational Linguistics Dept., U Saarbruecken
NNTP-Posting-Host: coli-gate.coli.uni-sb.de

rnichols@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (robert.k.nichols) writes:

>In article <1ce6da9b@p7.f7521.n241.z2.fidonet.org> in comp.os.ms-windows.setup
>   Kai_Rohrbacher@p7.badendoor.fido.de (Kai Rohrbacher) writes:
>>
>>  I  discovered  a  very  annoying  bug with Windows' 3.1 TrueTypeFonts
>>  (TTF's) and I can't imagine being the first one:
>>  When  using  complex  TTF's  (especially  the  three ornamented fonts
>>  "CarrickCaps",  "KonanurKaps" and "Starburst"; others too), the chars
>>  display well at the screen, but get printed out as empty, rectangular
>>  boxes!
>...
>>  I  suspect  that by default, Windows doesn't set aside enough RAM for
>>  the font-handling; does anybody know how to fix that?

>The problem doesn't seem to be just with Windows drivers.  I ran into
>this exact problem with some of the fonts you mentioned and various
>others.  I tried to use Atech's Alltype conversion utility to convert
>the offending fonts to type-1 PostScript, but it died with a general
>protection fault on every one!

Yes, I had the same problem. Interesting enough: Some letters print fine, others
don't. Presumably the more complex ones. As always: Use REAL fonts, if you can't
afford it -> suffer.

Ulrich.
From: Kai_Rohrbacher@p7.badendoor.fido.de (Kai Rohrbacher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: TrueTypeFont-Bug!
Date: 7 Jan 1993 05:05:06 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


  I  discovered  a  very  annoying  bug with Windows' 3.1 TrueTypeFonts
  (TTF's) and I can't imagine being the first one:
  When  using  complex  TTF's  (especially  the  three ornamented fonts
  "CarrickCaps",  "KonanurKaps" and "Starburst"; others too), the chars
  display well at the screen, but get printed out as empty, rectangular
  boxes!
  Sometimes,  it's  just  the other way round: the chars are "boxed" or
  completely invisible at the screen, but print out alright!
  This  effect  depends  on the font size: with (say) 8 points, display
  _and_  printout  are  both  fine, at about 14 point, printout becomes
  garbage  (some (less complex) chars are okay, some others of the same
  font  print  out  as  boxes.  In  fact, increasing the char size even
  further (about 60 point), the chars get "boxed" at the screen, too!
  Note  that  this  problem  is  *not*  bound  to a specific program or
  printer: I tested it out with WinWord 2.0 as well as with Write; with
  a HPLaserjet and a NEC-P7-printer; on a 486 with 8MB and a 386/4MB!
  The  most  critical  combination  is TTF "Starburst" and WinWord: its
  impossible  to  print  correctly  with  char sizes of more than 8 (!)
  point!

  I  suspect  that by default, Windows doesn't set aside enough RAM for
  the font-handling; does anybody know how to fix that?

Many thanks in advance,
 Kai

P.S.: *PLEASE* answer by email --if I receive a solution, I'll summarize!

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