HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: MMPM/2 MIDI drivers for MPU 401?
Keywords: OS/2 MPU-401
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:25:33 GMT

In article <1992Dec13.165956.22626@nlm.nih.gov> dabl2@nlm.nih.gov (Don A.B. Lindbergh) writes:
>>>Subject says all: is such a thing available?
>>I thought they were bundled with MMPM/2 (for at least one MPU-401
>>adapter).  Am I mistaken?
>Hmmm,  don't think so Tim.  I'd be VERY interested to hear about this though.
>This is one of my sore points with OS/2 in general.  I think Roland MPU-401
>support is A BIG PROBLEM.  I heard a 'rumor' from the MMPM/2 camp that
>Roland and IBM had a falling out over this and Scott Swix, from IBM's MMPM/2
>group told me that "MPU-401 support under MMPM/2 is up to the manufacturers"
>I can't stick up for OS/2 here, as MIDI support is EXTREMEMLY important
>to me, and I've been trying to make it work since last April.  MPU-401
>support under OS/2 *or* MMPM/2 is NOT HAPPENING.  THIS IS VERY BAD!

It looks like third party efforts have been done, but that's not
MMPM/2, granted.

I wonder how this new software (for sequencing and so forth) does it.
(The package is advertised in OS/2 Professional -- I haven't received
a copy yet.  Does anyone have a copy of the ad available for posting?)

I also wonder what Creative Labs has done here.  They have
SoundBlaster MMPM/2 drivers now which support at least sound and
CD-ROM.  I wonder about the MIDI support.

I'll keep investigating this one.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: kskapin@csws3.ic.sunysb.edu (Keith T Skapinski)
Subject: Why not standard VESA drivers??
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 02:58:04 GMT


Why doesn't IBM (or someone else) supply VESA drivers for 800x600x16, 
800x600x256, 1024x768x16, and 1024x768x256?

I'm sure it can be done and it would work with any SVGA cards which are
VESA compatible (like my Trident). I have a DOS GIF viewer called VUIMG and
it includes specific drivers for many SVGA cards as well as a generic VESA
driver which can be used with any SVGA card which is VESA compatible. The
VESA card works great with my Trident as well as many other cards.

Thats what I want for Christmas!

-- 
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 10:53:35 EST
From: darren karns <DWK110@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: help with chkdsk error

Hi netters,
     I hope someone can help me.  when i try to do chkdsk on my c: from within
  the wps i get a message that a file system error has been detected, and then
chkdsk stops. so if i boot from floppies and run chkdsk c: from the a: prompt
i get the following message

    the type of file system for the disk is HPFS
    the HPFS file system program has been started
    SYS0552: the system found file system errors on the
    disk specified
    CHKDSK corrected an allocation error for the file \os2\system\swapper.dat
    CHKDSK corrected an allocation error for the file \os2\system\swapper.dat
    CHKDSK is searching for lost data
    SYS0562: the system detected lost data on disk
    CHKDSK has searched 100% of the disk

 regardless of how many times i run chkdsk i get the same error.
 os2 is in a 50 meg partition of it's own.  my system is a 486-33dx with
 8 meg of ram.

 any help at all would be greatly appreciated.  please respond by post or email

 btw i am running the GA release.

                            thanks

                         -- Darren --
From: sl31+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stephen M. Lacy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: IBM screws U again
Date: 16 Dec 92 02:55:53 GMT
Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.os2.misc: 14-Dec-92 IBM screws U again by
jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.e 
> IBM is to be congratulated on yet another brilliant marketing scheme.
>  

Yet, one of the fastest mass market boards is still the cheapest. 
What's IBM's list for the MCA version? -- I believe its just about the
same price.  If Radius doesn't want to give educational discounts, blame
them, not IBM.  

Steve


"No matter what happens, never believe that you have learned something
you were not supposed to know." -Steve Lacy
From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Boot Manager and NT incompatibility; Read on!
Date: 15 Dec 92 06:49:49 GMT
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

jvert@microsoft.com (John Vert) writes:

>[ giant anti-MS polemic deleted ]

>The reason that the NT Beta will not install with Boot Manager is NOT
>because Microsoft hates IBM, or because Microsoft wants to make your life
>miserable, or any other shadowy Microsoft conspiracy.  The reason is
>that Boot Manager plays games with the partition table.  Notably, the
>partition that NTLDR gets started from is no longer marked ACTIVE.  
>Instead, the Boot Manager partition is marked ACTIVE.  Whether or not
>you think IBM has broken the "rules" of the MBR and partition table,
>the fact is that without a lot of amazing gymnastics (like Doug Hamilton
>has outlined elsewhere) you cannot get Boot Manager and NTLDR to agree 
>on what partition should be marked ACTIVE.

>Since installation of NT over Boot Manager will likely result in either
>an unbootable NT or an unbootable OS/2, Windows NT Setup does its best
>to prevent this.  You may consider this "sneaky" or "underhanded" if
>you like.  But the truth is that this configuration is not supported
>for a REASON that has nothing to do with marketing.
>     jvert@microsoft.com  (speaking, of course, for myself)

Just one question - if someone else could figure out that twiddling the
BM ID bit would allow NT to install, why didn't the wizards and whizzes
at MS figure it out and use that as a workaround the Evil Boot Manager?
Thus allowing those with OS2 already installed to have a reasonable
shot at installing NT.
 

-- 
Tom Hatton
hatton@cgl.ucsf.edu
(415)-476-7986
From: gershon@husc11.harvard.edu (Ethan Gershon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Why no "long date format" setting for WPS?
Date: 20 Dec 92 07:53:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc.gershon.724837992

I was just poking around with the Win-OS/2 "International" control
panel and I noticed that the date setting has both short (e.g. 12/20/92
vs. 20-12-92) and long (e.g. Dec 20, 1992 vs. 20 Dec 1992) fields so
you can set the defaults for both kind of dates.  "Country" under "system
setup" for OS/2 has a setting only for the short format.  Any idea why
IBM didn't put in a long format selection for the date?

I realize this is a little thing, but little things make a system more
polished.
                                             --Ethan Gershon
                                             gershon@husc.harvard.edu
From: Ed.June@iphase.infoserv.com (Ed June)
Sender: FredGate@iphase.infoserv.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Object Vision for OS/2 for sale
Date: 19 Dec 92  08:00:48 EST

On <Dec 18 13:58>, Larry Salomon Jr. of 1:112/28 wrote to All:

 LSJ> From: os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.)
 LSJ> Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc 
 LSJ> Subject: Re: Object Vision for OS/2 for sale
 LSJ> Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
 LSJ> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:58:55 GMT

 LSJ> Ed, and everyone else:  I said that *only* to make a point.  PLEASE 
 LSJ> stop sending me mail asking how much is one, or will I take $30 
 LSJ> dollars for one.

 LSJ> Cheers,
 LSJ> Q

Sorry, just thought I'd ask. Have to try to get things as cheap as possible.
I didn't intend to start a mass mailing thing.


   Ed June

   Fidonet:   1:133/308, Atlanta's OS/2 Users Group BBS, 404-471-1549
   Internet:  ed_june@over.mind.org
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 * Origin: Information Overload, Atlanta's OS/2 Users Group BBS (1:133/308)
From: pgleason@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Pat Gleason)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: DISKCACHE vs IFS CACHE
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:52:34 GMT
Organization: NCR Engineering and Manufacturing Atlanta -- Atlanta, GA

In <BzEuKF.AIv@world.std.com> bsn@world.std.com (Brent S Noorda) writes:

>The command tells that the CACHE/: in the IFS line of
>CONFIG.SYS provides disk caching. 

This line provides disk caching for HPFS (High Performance File system)
drives. The OS/2 install program seems to add this even if you have
no HPFS drives. If you do not have any, you can gain some additional 
memory by REMing it out.

>It also says that the DISKCACHE line provides diskcaching.  Do these
>things work together? Are they exclusive?  What?

The DISKCACHE line provides disk caching for normal FAT drives.
From: stimpy@nmt.edu (John Reynolds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: WPS *MUST* be optimized with regard to memory and *.ini (agreed)
Date: 13 Dec 92 18:39:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: nmt.1992Dec13.183944.22172
Organization: New Mexico Tech

>  I think IBM should make it top priority to optimize WPS with regards 
>to memory- and OS2*.INI-fragmentation. I'll tell you a horror storie in 
>OS2SYS.INI file that grew without containing anything.

[..]

>of trash. After getting a new plastic bag, OS2SYS.INI was 10350232 bytes
>long, and OS2.INI 320905 bytes long. COPYINI pealed down OS2SYS.INI to 
>slim 133281 bytes (on other words there was 77 times as much garbage in 
>it as there was information) and OS2.INI was slimmed to 252116 bytes.
>The swapfile had grown to 6Mb.

I feel this way too. I've had a similar problem. Not quite as terrible,
but I've had to use *.ini utilities....

I think IBM should seriously improve the WPS in all ascpects (use and
feel--not that it's bad, it's wonderful, but let's face it. Changing
the icon for a object shouldn't take as many steps as it does, etc.;
and "under the hood") because aside from it's pre-emptiveness, and all
of the technical mumbo-jumbo which makes it cool, the WPS is one of
the best things going for it. Once you learn to use it, everything else
is totally inferior....

just my HO.

-Jr



-- 
DOS...Boot sector virus!????           | #include <~os2/personal.opinion.h>
Windows...It's like a stale cookie.    | John Reynolds stimpy@jupiter.nmt.edu
OS/2..."It's like buudaah" (SNL quote) | New Mexico Tech. #10 and rising!!!
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: stoen@katana.pcpd.hou.compaq.com (Rick Stoen)
Subject: Compaq QVision drivers
Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 20:32:17 GMT

I posted this about a month ago, but just found out that due to some
problems here the post may never have made it outside of Compaq. In
any case, the 1024x768x256 OS/2 2.0 drivers for Compaq's QVision
1024/E and 1024/I (E=EISA, I=ISA) are available on hobbes in
pub/os2/2.0/drivers/qvision.zip on hobbes, and also on ftp.compaq.com
in pub/compaq/os2/sp0406.exe. I should point out that the are 16bit
drivers and do not yet support seamless Windows. They are fast
however. On the README scrolling benchmark posted a few weeks back it
was much faster than any of the other cards. 

My apologies for the repeat if this did get posted the first time.

P.S.
  I am pretty sure that QVision is available and supported in
non-Compaq PC's.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: g1nickut@cdf.toronto.edu (Nick Zahariadis)
Subject: Can we get the details of the benchmark setup? Please!
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Disciplines Facility
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 06:59:20 GMT

In article <sal8.250.724312419@po.cwru.edu> sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:
>In article <1992Dec13.225515.9365@ichips.intel.com> jburns@pdxgp1 (John Justin Burns Jr.) writes:
>>In article <sal8.246.724201910@po.cwru.edu> sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:

 [stuff deleted]

>Yep. If you read Tim's benchmark article you'll see that is exactly what 
>they did to get everything on the same machine. Maybe someone will post the 
>details?

 I nominate Timothy Sipples! Anyone wanna second that?

 Come on chief! Let us in on the details. The net is waiting in agony.
 (imagine thriller music in the background etc.) :-)

 Nick.


-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Always put off until tomorrow what you are sure 
 to mess up beyond repair today."
Nick Zahariadis    e-mail: g1nickut@cdf.utoronto.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Printer Problem... Help Me!!!
From: ydlee@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Yong Duk Lee)
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:34:03 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Computer Science Dept

Hello...

I just decided to post the printer problem in detail.

I have Dell Dimension 486-33 system with 8 meg ram. I recently connected
Epson LQ-570 printer to LPT1, and set up the driver for the printer. But
if I try to print something, OS/2 says it can't write on LPT1. If I choose
IBMNULL driver, it prints the first character, and says the printer is 
turned off while it is not. If I select retry button, it again prints
the next character, the says the printer is turned off. If I boot from
drive A using dos diskette, not OS/2, the printer works fine.

I checked IRQs and there is no conflict. I did everything I can think of,
and nothing's working. Since the printer resets when I boot the computer,
I think the cable is ok. Can anybody please help me? I have to use my
printer. I even called IBM tech line, but to no avail.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please, HELP ME...

Yong D. Lee
ydlee@hawk.cs.ukans.edu
From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Mix of 3-chip and 9-chip simms with OS/2
Date: 17 Dec 1992 04:12:20 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

In article <BzDMF3.4F9@news.cso.uiuc.edu> nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel) writes:
>In this case, it is a bug. My memory is fine, this is a case you probably have
>not seen. I have taken a look at the hardware, and everything is fine.
>And no, I haven't mixed 70 and 80 ns SIMMS, or 3 chip and 9 chip SIMMS. 
>When every singel indication you have says the memory is not a problem, and
>you get a program that all of a sudden chokes and dies, guess what, it is a
>a problem with the program.

Humor us. Try replacing your RAM with a set from a different system,
preferably one known to run OS/2 with no problems.

Al is not the only one who has seen TRAP 0002s be memory problems. That goes
for everyone here, including IBM. OS/2 is known to be a torture test for
memory. Other programs, including what were thought to be heavy-duty
diagnostics, have been known to run properly on systems where OS/2 had TRAP
0002s which were cured by replacing RAM.
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
 "Brought to you by the letters O, S, and by the number 2." -- Mike Levis
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: oususasm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Subject: diamond supports windows but not OS2
Reply-To: oususasm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Organization: Montana State University
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 18:38:51 GMT

Here is a little fuel to the fire against the folks at Diamond.
       I purchased my Stealth back in March (about the same time OS2 and
indows 3.1 came out) and the bios date was V2.14.  the drivers were only for
indows 3.0 (version 1.0).  I received a set of Windows 3.1 drivers in May and
inally had a stable( sort of) video display,  This fall (september) I had
roblems with running a game with VESA compatibility modes of the Stealth.  I
aled Diamond and they sent me a new set of Bios Chips (version 2.33) and a new
ewt of drivers (ver 2.33) with windows  3.1 drivers version 1.1.  This shows
hat they have upgraded both their bios (from 2.14 in march to V2.33 in sept)
nd their drivers for windows without providing anything for OS2.  I finally
ot a machine (486-33, 20MB) to run OS@ but now, after 9 months I still don't
ave drivers for my Stealth under os2.  Very disappointing.
       I wish Diamond could get its act together.
       Scott
From: jphillips@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Screen savers
Date: 17 Dec 92 08:40:50 -0800
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

>> Try YOWA or DESKPIC.
>>  I find  Yowa the better ScreenSaver.
> 
> There's also Window Washer.  Everything mentioned is available via
> anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.
> 

Do you know the .zip name for Window Washer? Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jurlwin@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU (Jeff Urlwin)
Subject: Anybody experience this?
Summary: Strange HD quirk
Organization: University of Maine, Department of Computer Science
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 05:04:19 GMT

Dear All,

I was adding a third hard drive to my sytem today and ran into a strange
quirk/problem.  I'm using the Adaptec 1542B with the Service Pack drivers.
I have a 630 MB primary drive (C:, D:, E:) and a 639 MB secondary drive
(F:, G:, both FAT).  I was adding a 1 gig drive (1012 MB) and I WANTED
to add it as the SECOND drive and move the old second drive to the 
third drive.  Before I go any further, the SCSI termination is correct.

So, I set the new drive to SCSI ID 1 and the OLD secondary drive to SCSI 
ID 3.  (I have a tape drive at 2 curently)  I booted under dos to 
check the low-level formatting, etc.  No problem.  Then, I booted
under OS/2 to partition and high-level format the drive.  OK, no 
hitches yet, but the 3rd drive doesn't show up on the FDISK menu.
Hmmm...I thought it still should have...So, I partition the
new drive into 2 extended partitions (400MB, 600MB) and reboot.  
Then, I formatted the first one as FAT and the second as HPFS.  
I still don't "see" the third drive under OS/2.  I reboot.  Now I 
have all partitions formatted and ready to run, but still no third 
drive (or, of course, the partitions on it).  Hmmm...what's wrong here.  
I checked the drivers and IBMINT13.I13 is REMmed out and the AHA154X.ADD
is in...

So, I booted under dos, with Adaptec's ASPIDISK.SYS loaded and driving the
third drive (old second...).  No problem, I see both partitions on the
third drive and I see the FAT partition on the new drive.  Hmmm...DOS sees
it, but OS/2 doesn't.  Why?

Just to see what happens, I put the old secondary drive back to SCSI ID 1
and moved the NEW drive to ID 3.  I startup and now all drives/partitions
are PROPERLY shown and available.  I switch them back and no go.  Switch
back again, all there.  What's going on here?  I'm surprised I can't
even see the third drive in FDISK (or FDISKPM).  

Does anybody out there have any ideas?  Could it be because I used OS/2
EXTENDED partitions on the BIG drive?  It maps to less than 1024 cylinders,
so that shouldn't be the problem...besides, DOS saw it?

Jeff

P.S.  No drooling over the drive space, please.  I know a lot of people
who wish they had my problem...BUT it's all for work.  Most of it goes
to building CDROM mastering tapes...


-- 
--------------------------------------
jurlwin@gandalf.umcs.maine.edu
From: bash@tware.com (Paul Bash)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: NEC Intersect Model CDR-74 and OS/2 2.0--yes or no?
Date: 18 Dec 92 14:07:08 GMT
Organization: Techware Design, Boulder, Colorado

In article <dan.724650102@fred> dan@modcomp.com (Dan Grostick) writes:
>In <1992Dec16.210502.16969@tware.com> bash@tware.com (Paul Bash) writes:
>
>>fine. Actually, it works better than fine! The CDR-74 is a hot
>>drive!
>
>What are the 'hot' specs -> xfer rate and seek time?
>

300k/sec xfer and 280ms seek. 

-- 
Paul Bash                                                   Techware Design 
bash@tware.com                                              Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
From: Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au (Gary Woodman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Wow, those Trident Drivers do work!
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 22:55:30 GMT
Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.5.23

In article <Dec.9.01.29.08.1992.24181@clam.rutgers.edu> steuer@clam.rutgers.edu (robert Steuer) writes:

>I thought I
>would finally be able to have GIF image in tiny DOS boxes!

Look for IMSHOW and have GIF images in tiny PM windows :-)

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Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au         This post made from 100% recycled electrons.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Mix of 3-chip and 9-chip simms with OS/2
Date: 16 Dec 92 23:54:36 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

adhir@wam.umd.edu (Al Dhir) writes:

>I hate to be the one to tell you this, but a Trap 002 DEFINITELY means a
>problem with memory.  I say this from experience.  In all cases I've ever
>seen (and I see alot, I am a PC Tech consultant), Memory Parity errors
>have ALWAYS been bad memory (in one case the guy had his Memory Speed set
>too fast in his AMI Bios...).  If I were you, I'd stop blaming OS/2 and
>take a close look at my hardware.

In this case, it is a bug. My memory is fine, this is a case you probably have
not seen. I have taken a look at the hardware, and everything is fine.
And no, I haven't mixed 70 and 80 ns SIMMS, or 3 chip and 9 chip SIMMS. 
When every singel indication you have says the memory is not a problem, and
you get a program that all of a sudden chokes and dies, guess what, it is a
a problem with the program.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc