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From: phurley@tamu.edu (Philip W. Hurley)
Subject: Re: Mouse freezes.
Organization: Computer Technology Group, TAEX
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:45:49 GMT

In article <BxLJwA.18z@newsflash.concordia.ca> romania@cs.concordia.ca (
GOUDIE ray) writes:


>   My friend has a 386/40MHz machine running PCGeos.  She can run GEOS fine,
>but as soon as she selects, say, GeoComm or GeoIndex, the mouse will freeze.
>Antbody know why?
>   She hasthe following in her CONFIG.SYS:
>=====================================================
>DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
>DOS=HIGH
>DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 512 /E
>DEVICEHIGH SIZE=4400 C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS
>DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
>DEVICEHIGH=C:\ANSI.SYS
>FILES=127
>BUFFERS=40
>LASTDRIVE=E
>====================================================

>If anyone has had this problem, or if anyone knows how to fix it, please
>reply.  We would greatly appreciate it.  :)

Ray,

I have never experienced this problem but if I did, my first guess would be 
that the mouse driver in the HMA is causing the problem. I *think* GW 
expects to have access to and use the HMA. Try not loading the mouse high 
and see if it helps.

Philip Hurley               "It is absurd to say that you are
T.A.E.X.                    especially advancing freedom when you only
Computer Technology         use free thought to destroy free will."
(409) 845-9689                              -- Chesterton
p-hurley1@tamu.edu             I, too, disclaim.
From: galpin@cats.ucsc.edu (Dan Galpin (Amiga-quester))
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: PC/GEOS FAQ List part 2/3 -- Developers' Q & A
Date: 10 Nov 1992 10:04:32 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu
Summary: Tandy 1000 - CGA Driver


In article <1992Nov4.140806.23960@ornl.gov> fadickey@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Fred A Dickey) writes:
>starnet!apple!sctc.af.mil!driggins@grot.starconn.com wrote:
>: Perhaps this is an old question since I am relatively new to the list, but,
>: Is there, or is there a plan for a color CGA driver for GEOS?  I bought a copy
>If you're looking for a TANDY color graphics driver, GEOWORKS opted not to
>do one...They decided that you would perfer to have black & white and
>everything be legible rather than color and have to go to a lower
>resolution and have a really difficult time reading things.  

The Tandy 1000 supports a 4 color 640x200 mode (the same resolution as CGA
black and white.) A certain other GUI for the PC world does (or at least did)
support this mode. Deskmate also uses this mode. (Deskmate comes with Tandy
1000 computers.) 

Some Tandy 1000 machines have no ISA slots. This makes updating video very
difficult. The Tandy 1000 TX (and many of the others, I assume) has slightly
short but otherwise compatible 8 bit ISA slots. I have successfully installed
EGA (which worked fine in low resolutions on the old CGA monitor) and VGA
(which required a new monitor to work) in a TX. Considering the
low cost of an EGA card (or the fairly low cost of a VGA card + monitor) this
should be considered if you really want color on your 1000. Note that most
Tandy 1000's have REALLY slow processors.. and you will sacrifice some speed
for color.

- Dan

.. patiently waiting for PC/Geos 2.0 ..
-- 
******************************************************************************
* Dan Galpin                                            galpin@cats.ucsc.edu *
******************************************************************************
From: bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Geos and OS/2
Date: 10 Nov 92 16:40:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Nov10.164024.8389
Distribution: usa
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

I'd really like to run Geoworks under OS/2.  Is it possible?
Has anybody done it?
From: starnet!apple!sctc.af.mil!driggins@grot.starconn.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: Tandy 1000 CGA
Date: 7 Nov 92 15:33:56 GMT

I'm positive some
programming genius with a small pocketbook is probably working on this problem as we speak.  She's not too concerned though, since GEOS really makes that tired
but true 8088 come alive.  Neither of us are speed freaks, so the functionality 
outweighs the need for color.  (Windows runs slower on my hot-rod 386 than GEOS
does on a 4 MHZ, 8 year old, almost IBM compatible, BTW)

In any event, if I find a CGA color, or TANDY driver, I'll post a note.

Thanks again to all who replied.

Drake

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)
Subject: Will GEOS 2.0 support Ethernet connections?
Reply-To: doug-taylor+@osu.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 13:40:05 GMT


I'd like to find out whether GEOS 2.0 will support the various TCP
protocol stacks that are out there.  I've been told at work that our
desktop modems are going away, and that in the future all connections
to mainframes or minis will be over Ethernet.

That's fine with me; the Ethernet connections are much faster than
the modem connections.  However, I'd like to be able to use my
favorite GUI while I'm connected to the HP9000 or the Amdahl.

So, does anyone know whether GEOS 2 will support TCP/IP connections?
It seems like something that should be built into the operating
system.  That way, any GEOS comm program would automatically have the
option of connection via serial port, packet driver, ODI, or whatever
else.

-- 
   Doug Taylor                         |   Nothing real can be threatened.
   The Ohio State University           |   Nothing unreal exists.
   doug-taylor+@osu.edu                |            - A Course in Miracles
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: phurley@tamu.edu (Philip W. Hurley)
Subject: Re: vt100 termcap!
Organization: Computer Technology Group, TAEX
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:08:13 GMT

In article <k+q1n#=@rpi.edu> gilem@aix.rpi.edu (Michael R. Gile) writes:

>I have repeatedly made the comment that the vt100 termcap
>that ships with geoworks pro is not up to par.  After posting
>messages here and talking to geoworks reps, I still have the 
>problem that every termcap I use does not clear the screen 
>properly.  On a clear screen command, the cursor move to the
>top of the screen, but it is not cleared.  This makes it  
>impossible to use geocomm for anything useful like vi
>or emacs even.  does anyone know of a fix for this? or
>how I can find out the commands for the termcap so I can
>write my own.

Mike,

This might not apply in any way but...

I run (but not for much longer) a Prime 9755. When I request a screen clear 
at the operating system prompt it simply shoots out 25 line feeds so 
whatever GW is using is not important. I also run Prime's (er, 
Computervision's) database product, INFORMATION. I am able to create and 
edit a description record for the various terminal emulations.

Therefore, I have currently set GeoComm to use \f^@ for clear and home, BUT 
I also have that sequence in my terminal description file on the Prime. My 
guess is that it doesn't care what \f^@ means. When INFORMATION sends \f^@, 
GeoComm recognizes it because its in the termcap and responds correctly.

Is it possible for you to specify what codes are used on your system?

Philip Hurley               "It is absurd to say that you are
T.A.E.X.                    especially advancing freedom when you only
Computer Technology         use free thought to destroy free will."
(409) 845-9689                              -- Chesterton
p-hurley1@tamu.edu             I, too, disclaim.
From: romania@cs.concordia.ca (GOUDIE ray)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Mouse freezes.
Date: 12 Nov 92 09:33:45 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec


   My friend has a 386/40MHz machine running PCGeos.  She can run GEOS fine,
but as soon as she selects, say, GeoComm or GeoIndex, the mouse will freeze.
Antbody know why?
   She hasthe following in her CONFIG.SYS:
=====================================================
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 512 /E
DEVICEHIGH SIZE=4400 C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\ANSI.SYS
FILES=127
BUFFERS=40
LASTDRIVE=E
====================================================

If anyone has had this problem, or if anyone knows how to fix it, please
reply.  We would greatly appreciate it.  :)

							-Ray.

-- 
Ray Goudie; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
romania@cs.concordia.ca			aa1412@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu       ad278@yfn.ysu.edu			ap415@cleveland.freenet.edu
rgoudie@heartland.bradley.edu		usr5965a@tso.uc.edu
===============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: mhirsch@volkl.princeton.edu (Michael Hirsch)
Subject: Re: vt100 termcap!
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University Department of Computer Science
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:30:45 GMT

>>>>> On Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:53:46 GMT, gilem@aix.rpi.edu (Michael R. Gile) said:

[That he can't get his screen to clera with geocomm vt100 emulataion
and thus can't use vi or emacs]

That is strange.  I use emacs all the time when I log in remotely.  I
have never had any of these problems that you and others have.  The
screen clears without problems.  I guess my remote machine never sends
the escape sequence with a semi-colon in it either.  This was true
with versions 1.0, 1.2 and pro.   Hmmm.

On the other hand, I've never successfully used xmodem to download
anything over about 2K.  And I can't get no delete key!

It sounds to me like his host computer is sending very different codes
than mine.  
--


Michael D. Hirsch		mhirsch@cs.princeton.edu    
Computer Science Department	Voice: (609) 258-1751       
Princeton NJ, 08544		FAX:   (609) 258-1771
From: brian@grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: Is the GEOS mailing list still around?
Date: 12 Nov 92 08:40:22 GMT
Organization: Brian Smithson

dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor) writes:


> I received the following request [inquiring about the status of the
> pcgeos-list mailing list] via e-mail.  Anybody know anything?
> Brian?  I'll forward any responses to the interested party.

Yes, the list is still alive (and so am I).  Since I left Motorola,
I had to move the list to a temporary home.  The list will soon be
moving to a permanent home with a new coordinator.

In the meantime, you can subscribe to the list by sending mail to
pcgeos-list-request@grot.starconn.com.

Now before all of you netnews readers start sending in subscriptions,
please note that the mailing list is bidirectionally gatewayed with
the comp.os.msdos.pcgeos newsgroup.  If you can get the newsgroup,
there's no need to subscribe to the mailing list.

-- 
-Brian Smithson
 brian@grot.starconn.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)
Subject: Is the GEOS mailing list still around?
Reply-To: doug-taylor+@osu.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:19:29 GMT


I received the following request via e-mail.  Anybody know anything?
Brian?  I'll forward any responses to the interested party.

--- begin ---

Hi Doug!

I have been away from the list for a couple months due to mail gateway problems
at our VAX installation.  Anyhow, I found a new gateway to use for mail but
cannot get any response from the list-owner of pcgeos-list.  Is Brian Smithson
gone from the list now?  Who has taken over maintenance of the list?  And the
big question... Is the list still in operation?  I sent a message to resub to
ths list about two days ago to pcgeos-list-request@grot.csd.mot.com and have
heard nothing at all since.  Thank you for your help.  You may reply to either
address below.

--- end ---

-- 
   Doug Taylor                         |   Nothing real can be threatened.
   The Ohio State University           |   Nothing unreal exists.
   doug-taylor+@osu.edu                |            - A Course in Miracles
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: batchelor@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Dave Batchelor, Space Phys. Data Facil. 301/286-2988)
Subject: Re: Mouse freezes.
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:12:00 GMT

In article <BxLJwA.18z@newsflash.concordia.ca>, romania@cs.concordia.ca (GOUDIE ray) writes...
> 
>   My friend has a 386/40MHz machine running PCGeos.  She can run GEOS fine,
>but as soon as she selects, say, GeoComm or GeoIndex, the mouse will freeze.
>Antbody know why?
>   She hasthe following in her CONFIG.SYS:
>=====================================================
>DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
>DOS=HIGH
>DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 512 /E
>DEVICEHIGH SIZE=4400 C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS
>DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
>DEVICEHIGH=C:\ANSI.SYS
>FILES=127
>BUFFERS=40
>LASTDRIVE=E
>====================================================
> 
>If anyone has had this problem, or if anyone knows how to fix it, please
>reply.  We would greatly appreciate it.  :)
> 
>							-Ray. 
>-- 
>Ray Goudie; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
>romania@cs.concordia.ca		aa1412@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu
       ad278@yfn.ysu.edu			ap415@cleveland.freenet.edu
>rgoudie@heartland.bradley.edu		usr5965a@tso.uc.edu
>===============================================================================

It's probably the RAM disk.  GeoWorks is not compatible with some of them.
I'd take out the DEVICEHIGH ... RAMDRIVE ... line from CONFIG.SYS.
Good luck!

])ave
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr. Dave Batchelor   Space Science Data Operations Office   Mail Code 632
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center  Greenbelt  MD  20771  USA
batchelor@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: hfrg@cs.mcgill.ca (Peter T. H. Choi)
Subject: Re: Mouse freezes.
Organization: SOCS - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 00:56:13 GMT

In article <BxLJwA.18z@newsflash.concordia.ca> romania@cs.concordia.ca (GOUDIE ray) writes:
>
>   My friend has a 386/40MHz machine running PCGeos.  She can run GEOS fine,
>but as soon as she selects, say, GeoComm or GeoIndex, the mouse will freeze.
>Antbody know why?
>===============================================================================

I ran Geoson both my 286 and 386. At first I thought that there wasn't
enough memory from the RAM. Later, I discovered that the mosue would freeze
only when the mouse was positioned over the window of where the application
would open. It lead me to beleive that in some systems (i.e. 286 with 1 Meg
RAM), it is possible for Geos to lose track of your mouse if it is in
motion while application is being opened or when the mouse intersects the
New window/application. I ried to keep mouse movements to a minimal when I
open these applications now.

Hope this helps.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Choi 			            hfrg@cs.mcgill.ca  (132.206.51.9)
McGill University        School of Computer Science, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: gilem@aix.rpi.edu (Michael R. Gile)
Subject: vt100 termcap!
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:53:46 GMT

I have repeatedly made the comment that the vt100 termcap
that ships with geoworks pro is not up to par.  After posting
messages here and talking to geoworks reps, I still have the 
problem that every termcap I use does not clear the screen 
properly.  On a clear screen command, the cursor move to the
top of the screen, but it is not cleared.  This makes it  
impossible to use geocomm for anything useful like vi
or emacs even.  does anyone know of a fix for this? or
how I can find out the commands for the termcap so I can
write my own.

Mike
gilem@rpi.edu
Xref: sparky comp.os.msdos.pcgeos:1752 comp.sys.next.misc:21960
From: besler@geop.ubc.ca (Steve Besler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: pcgeos under NeXT SoftPC ???
Date: 13 Nov 1992 08:33:44 GMT
Organization: University of B.C. Geophysics & Astronomy
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: holo.geop.ubc.ca

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos, comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: pcgeos under SoftPC for NeXT?
Summary: running PC/GEOS under SoftPC for NeXT... is it possible?
Expires: never
Followup-To: comp.os.pcgeos
Distribution: world
Organization: University of B.C. Geophysics & Astronomy
Keywords: GeoWorks, Ensemble, PC/GEOS, SoftPC, NeXT


	So is it possible to run GEOS under SoftPC for NeXT?

	According to the propaganda on the SoftPC box,  the 
performance of SoftPC is comparable to that of a 286@10Mhz.
EGA graphics, extended/expanded memory capabilities.i]iqhm..
I have heard that graphic programs execute VERY slowly under
SoftPC, but GEOS is one snappy piece of software!

	If GEOS did run under UNIX SoftPCs, perhaps you could
use some variation on Geoworks inhouse UNIX-based development tools,
and test your GEOS programs on a virtual PC.  That would be really cool.
This is obviously just speculation.

	Perhaps some kind soul at GeoWorks could tell me if Geos 
will work under SoftPC, or someone with a NeXT and SoftPC could test
out that demo version of GEOS and post the results....  That would 
be great!

	Thanks for any related info!

	Steven Besler

	Nostalgic for the GEOS days on my ol' XT,
	But now I own a "Ne"XT

PS, please follow up to comp.os.msdos.pcgeos, or email to me directly
From: rmurphy@slate.mines.colorado.edu (MURPHY ROBIN )
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: HELP! Printing to file
Date: 12 Nov 92 13:33:37 GMT
Organization: Colorado School of Mines


I'm trying to print to a postscript file so I can then
move the file to a system which has a postscript printer.

As I understood it, all I needed to do was to change
the printer in the Preferences to a postscript printer,
then when I clicked on print it would print to a file....

Working under that assumption, I removed my existing 
printer (no problem), then installed the new printer
"postscript compatible".  At that point the system
displays an error window saying it cannot write to
disk and to enter R for retry or A for abort.  R and
A don't work, neither does F3.  The system locks.
I have repeated this scenario many times.  Different
ps printers, same result. I've run setup, same result.
I can certainly write to disk outside of geoworks pro.

Can anyone offer suggestions?

Thanks
-- 
+  Dr. Robin R. Murphy                                            +
+  Dept. of Mathematical and Computer Sciences                    +
+  Colorado School of Mines/Golden, CO  80401-1887                +
+  rmurphy@mines.colorado.edu    273-3874  Stratton 408           +
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: mamason@mbunix.mitre.org (Mason)
Subject: Re: vt100 termcap!
Organization: The Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 18:22:29 GMT



The only rational work around I have found for the geocomm termcap
problems is to use the WYSE mode, but set the Unix system up for an
adm3a. The adm3a is the ancestor of most ASCII terminals, ie
televideo, wyse... This gives you a plain environment with no
highlighting or anything which is rock solid with vi or emacs, and the
vast majority of Unix utilities and programs.


--
|Marc A. Mason		| The MITRE Corporation    |
|Technical Assistant	| Burlington Road          |
|UNIX Systems		| Bedford, Massachusetts   |
|(617)-271-7506		| 01730 (mamason@mitre.org)|
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: stempien@sol.cs.wmich.edu (Brian Stempien)
Subject: AOL: Can you login from the Internet?
Keywords: AOL, Internet
Organization: Western Michigan Univ. Comp. Sci. Dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:05:32 GMT

Here is a odd question for you all. Is there anyway to log into America
on-line through the Internet? I have need to use there services, but my
modem has died and I have no way to get off campus, other than the
internet. Thanks for any help.
From: cyj9h@csissun12.ee.Virginia.EDU (Charles Y. Choi)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: GWE and the Hacek
Keywords: Hacek, Serbo-Croatian Fonts
Date: 10 Nov 92 04:20:01 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia

Does anyone here know of a font for Geos that supports the hacek (a
diacritic placed over a letter to modify it; it looks like an inverted
circumflex)?

Does any of the ftp PD fonts support this?  Does anybody out there
sell it?

And while we're at it, where _can_ you get URW fonts?

-charles








-- 
"What a morning!  Birds, fish, frogs, and humans!"
                                      -Maya the Bee
From: phil@naic.edu (Phil Perillat Rm 407 X286)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vxworks
Subject: gnu cc asm constraints
Date: 11 Nov 92 10:47:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: naic.9211111551.AA04896
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.112.16
Originator: daemon@vxw.ee.lbl.gov

hello,

	I'd like to say thanks to those people who pointed out how to
round doubles to int faster on a 68040.

	Richard E. Neitzel sent....

static __inline__ int fastround(double d)
{
    register int i;
    register int cm;
    register int im;

    asm volatile ("fmove%.l fpcr,%0" : "=dm" (cm) : );

    im = cm & 0xff00;

    asm volatile ("fmove%.l %0,fpcr" : : "dmi" (im));

    asm volatile ("fmove%.l %1,%0" : "=d" (i) : "f" (d));

    asm volatile ("fmove%.l %0,fpcr" : : "dmi" (cm));

    return(i);
}

Which works just fine. If you change 

	im= cm &0xff00; 

to 

	im= (cm &0xff00) | 0x10 ;

you get 
	i=fastTrunc(d)

which is the same as i=(int)d   only lots faster.


I do have one more question though...

We've got the the gnu tooKit for vxWorks 5.0.1 with mv167 boards and i've seen
and used the asm construct before. But i'm a little confused about the 
constraints (the things in quotes). 

asm is explained starting on pg 31 of the gnu toolkit for vxworks (5.0.1)
It mentions constraints of

               =,f,a digit,+,& 

and then says the constraints use the same language used in the
machine description. So i went to the section on as in the same documentation
and it didn't say much about any architecture specific things..my next stop
was the  motorola programmer's ref manual and the mc68040 user's manual.
Well i found lots of definitions... d=data reg, d=double, d=displacement..

so my question is where do i look for the definitions of the constraints like

    "dmi"???


thanks,

phil perillat
arecibo observatory
phil@naic.edu
From: Roeber <fjr@ssd.ray.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.vxworks
Subject: Polling MV167 serial driver
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 11:48:35 -0500
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.112.16
Originator: daemon@vxw.ee.lbl.gov

Hello,   I am trying to set up the Motorola serial chip so that it will work
in a polled versus an interrupt driven mode (I need this to support a kernel
debugger version of gdb).  I was wondering if anyone had done this before
before digging into it myself?  Thanks for any help.   Fred

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