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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: where to get MS-Access?
From: jonathon.twigg@oosight.status.gen.nz (Jonathon Twigg) 
Date: 11 Jan 93 10:01:00 GMT
Reply-To: jonathon.twigg@oosight.status.gen.nz (Jonathon Twigg) 
Distribution: world
Organization: OUT OF SIGHT BBS, Auckland, New Zealand, 64-9-298-3805

EN>From: A4422DAB@vm.univie.ac.at (Erich Neuwirth)
EN>Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
EN>Subject: where to get MS-Access?
EN>
EN>i have heard that MS Access is being sold for $99 in the US
EN>until jan 31.
EN>over here in austria the lowest price i have seen is about $650,
EN>and thats for a german version which i do not want anyhow.
EN>can anybody tell me where i can order this 499 introductory offer
EN>in the US?
EN>i have not seen any ads in the usual journals.


 Well over here in New Zealand is $199 till jan 31

 ring up Microsoft and ask them.

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From: lowe_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
Subject: Re: Peek and Poke in Visual Basic 1.0 ???
Date: 11 Jan 1993 08:18:25 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
Reply-To: lowe_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

In article <1i8aa5INNt73@mailgzrz.TU-Berlin.DE>, harti@mikro.ee.tu-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann (Behse)) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>I have just bought Visual Basic 1.0 standard edition and wanted
>to program a special hardware board inside the PC with it....
>
>Well, how can I use something like PEEK and POKE, which I learn

QuickPak Proffesional Toolkit for Visual Basic by Crescent Software provide
Peek and Poke routines. There are heaps of other handy routines in the library
and some quite good custom controls. They also provide all their source code
as well.

Good Luck
Peter Lowe      Lowe_P@COSMOS.WCC.GOVT.NZ
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: bryanw@rahul.net (Bryan Woodworth)
Subject: Re: X terminal server for MS Win 3.1
Organization: a2i network
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:32:29 GMT

In <herman.726427624@sgl.ists.ca> herman@sgl.ists.ca (Herman Tan) writes:


>Does anybody have any recommendation for an X terminal server running under
>MS Win 3.1.  Currently, I am evaluating the Hummingbird's eXceed version 3.1
>and found few bugs with it.  If you use the up/down arrow keys, it will cause

From my ftp site, ftp.rahul.net, in /pub/bryanw/XServers.for.non.Unix.Z.

There are many recommendations.  The file is a bit dated, but I think there
are details in the file for obtaining the latest version (it is 9/92 I
think).


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Bryan Woodworth <bryanw@rahul.net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: MS Word upgrade worth it?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:48:18 GMT

In article <1ijsllINN80k@shelley.u.washington.edu> qwa@hardy.u.washington.edu (Ned Bedinger) writes:

>        So I may as well, since Microsoft has never seen
>        seen the utility of making mouse buttons config-
>        urable.  I'd be happy if I could set drag-n-drop
>        to left+right buttons, and leave select functions
>        to the left button.  Alas, the only mouse programming
>        capability provided under box-stock Windows is switch-
>        ing L <--> R button functionality.

They left this out so we could win flame wars with the Mac 
people  9-)


>       It would behoove you to keep the topic in sight.  MY point
>       was that the upgrade does not necessarily help with pro-
>       ductivity.  I'm sure there are plenty of people who will
>       pay $129 dollars for anything in shrinkwrap and then spend
>       dozens of hours fwobbling through the manual and help screens,
>       just to figure out how to do things they used to know how to
>       do.  It is going to take a lot of new toolbar functions to
>       make up for even one hour lost to studying the new interface. 

The stopping of crashes and seepage of memory alone make it worth-
while.




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From: droufa@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Donald J Roufa)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: ASCII printer driver
Date: 5 Jan 1993 18:14:24 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu
Keywords: windows 3.1, printer driver, ASCII text files

Does anyone know of or have access to a MS-Windows 3.x printer driver
which can be used to print plain ASCII text to a disk file for
purposes of transmitting the files via email and/or other electronic
media?  The printer should strip all print attributes (bold,
underline, italics, super- and subscripting, etc.) so as not to garble
the textfile.  Unfortunately, the "Generic/Text Only" printer driver
supplied with Windows 3.1 attempts to implement some of the attributes
the best ways that it can.  For example, if Windows text is bold, then
the Generic printer driver overprints it three times by issuing a
carriage return without a line feed.  While this is nice when using a
printer, it really messes up a textfile saved to disk.

If you know where or how I can obtain such a "vanilla" printer driver
for Windows 3.1, please respond to me by Email at the address below.
Thanks much for your help.

-- 
    Don Roufa        DROUFA@MATT.KSU.KSU.EDU
Division of Biology  Kansas State Univ.   Manhattan, KS  66506           


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: jchen@angelo.amd.com (Jian Chen)
Subject: Could someone repost the Scientfic Graph Discussion
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, CA
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:39:30 GMT

I am in the process of chosing a good scientfic graph software
to purchase. I understand there were a lot of discussion on this
a few weeks ago and I missed most of them. Could someone please
repost a summary on that? Thank you very much.

Jian

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lindor@eng.umd.edu (Lindor Eric Henrickson)
Subject: Re: (Summary)  Word/W4W/WP:  Which is best?
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 93 00:03:49 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <1993Jan8.210122.6111@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu> larry@tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Larry Maturo) writes:
>I use AmiPro and it does have an equation editor.  It had one before Word for
>Windows did.
>
>| Larry Maturo                      | Opinions expressed herein must be      |

Yes, sorry again.  I apologize to AmiPro and its users!  I stand
corrected on this point.  

LH
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From: carter@cemvax.cem.msu.edu (Tom Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Latest version of QVTnet? Where or who?
Date: 12 Jan 93 17:14:24 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University, Chemistry Department, E. Lansing, MI
NNTP-Posting-Host: photon.cem.msu.edu


In article <1993Jan12.153330.24988@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> silano@newton.cs.jhu.edu (Mike Silano) writes:
>Richard Hockey (medrh@uniwa.uwa.edu.au) wrote:
>: dbasinge@ucs.indiana.edu (D. Michael Basinger) writes:
>
>: >I just downloaded WinQVT/Net 3.16 from ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the
>: >/pub/pc/win3/uploads directory. Looks like a new icon and some bug
>: >fixes. Plus mail can pick between smtp and pop.
>
>: I just downloaded qvtnet31.zip and tried running it and I get a GP
>: fault. Version 3.03 seemed to run OK.
>: Any ideas?
>
>I second that.  Theres a GP fault in module wnnetdll.dll.  Got some
>debugging info using Borlands WinSpector - I'll post if anyone wants it.
>
>I guess for now, its 3.03.  Sigh..
>
>-Mike Silano
>
Hmmm...
I got 3.16 yesterday from cica, and it's just fine for me. It all works...!

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lemieux@bcrka355.bnr.ca (Robert Lemieux 1601259)
Subject: Any ADLIB sound drivers?
Keywords: ADLIB sound driver
Reply-To: lemieux@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:52:12 GMT

I am currently using a PC speaker driver, and just recently
purchased an ADLIB card. Are there ADLIB drivers for windows 3.1?

Thanks in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mikew@anasazi.com (Mike Wendel)
Subject: Re: Windows-Based UNIX Email Reader
Organization: Anasazi Inc, Phoenix AZ USA
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:30:59 GMT

twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan) writes:

>We have several PCs running PC-NFS 4.0a to connect to our
>Unix box.  Unix Sendmail is reliable, but have a difficult
>to use interface (esp. for those who have no exposure to
>Unix at all).  We have also installed cc:Mail with a SMTP
>gateway, but it's been just too unreliable.  

>Can anyone recommend a Windows-based package that can get 
>the mail from the /usr/mail/spool file on Unix and allow 
>the mail to be read from the PC?  It seems that there is 
>a version of WinQVT that might be able to do this....can 
>it? Others?

>Thanks for any info.

>Terry Chan
>--
>Energy and Environment Division   | Internet:  TWChan@lbl.gov
>Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory      | 
>Berkeley, California  USA  94720  | Yeah, right.

You might consider Sun's Lifeline Mail product. Its designed to
work with sendmail on the unix system. It supports the POP
protocols. The POP daemon source is included. The last version 
I worked with was not a windows implementation, just DOS.
But it is fully menu driven, with online help. Running this
in a dos window probably wouldn't be too bad. I don't know if
it had mouse support. None of the PCs, it was running on, had
mice.

And as for CC mail, they haven't a clue of how to work with 
PC NFS, UNIX or SMTP. At my last job I spent almost 6 months
trying to get their mail to run reliably with the SMTP gateway.
That was almost a year ago. Doesn't sound like they have made
any improvements.

CC:Mail is a "DOS is the center of the Universe" implementation of
mail. Rather than put their post office on a real server (i.e. a
unix box) they tried to use PC NFS and add a PC for each gateway
function (i.e. one for SMTP, another for PC for FAX, and another
to gateway with another CC:Mail post office on another lan, ...). 
Lots of PC's for some simple mail delivery interchange!

We had 31 cities connected on our own private WAN, running TCP/IP
with Sun servers in each location. Management wanted CC:Mail. To
make CC:Mail work, the Sun network was useless. CC:Mail wanted to
have a gateway PC in each location that would dialup, or use a 
dedicated serial network, to connect CC mail post offices. Since
there were Sun users, another PC would be required in each 
location for a local SMTP gateway. WHAT A JOKE! Needless to say,
they were finally thown out on their ear!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.databases
From: schuck@fraser.sfu.ca (Bruce Jonathan Schuck)
Subject: ACCESS - Not enough memory to load problem on 486
Reply-To: schuck@sfu.ca
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 08:23:43 GMT

I'm posting this for a co-worker [ kmcveigh@ais.ucs.sfu.ca ]
Please reply to him [Kim Mcveigh] .  Thanks in advance.


	I have just installed MicroSoft's new ACCESS V1.00 data base
manager on my 486 under Windows 3.1.  But when I try to execute it I get
the following message:

	There is not enough memory to load MSACCESS.EXE. Please close
	an application.

	Well I have 8 MB of onboard memory and a permanent swap file of 24 MB.
So I removed all programs from the LOAD= and RUN= of WIN.INI as well as
returning to SHELL=PROGMAN.EXE in my SYSTEM.INI.  I also reduced my CONFIG.SYS
to include HIMEM (from WINDOWS 3.1), DOS=HIGH and FILES=99 as well as
reducing my AUTOEXEC.BAT to a PROMPT and PATH statement.

	This had no significant effect so I removed all my cards except for
an Oak Technolagies VGA card (configured to 640 X 480 16 colors and a mouse
BUS card.  I even replaced my KEA Powerstation keyboard for an old PC keyboard.

	I then deleted all of MS ACCESS and re-installed it.  But still the
same results.

	I have been successfuly using EXCEL 4.0 and WORD 2.0 for some time
now and this is the first product I have this problem with on this machine.
I did by the way try installing this application on a seperate 386 machine
and it runs just fine (although a little sluggish).

	My 486 mother board is made by Fujikama using an Intel 80486 33 MHZ
chip and an ETEQ chip set (ET-82C491 and ET-82C492) and uses an AMI BIOS
dated 05/05/91 and includes a 64K Cache.

	Anyone with any advice or similar experiences running applications
under Windows 3.1?  Please reply.
From: bartlett@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Scott W. Bartlett)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Norton Anti-Virus for Windows Update Files ?
Date: 6 Jan 93 13:44:27 GMT
Organization: Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center

In article <137610019@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> mic@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Marc Clarke) writes:
>From: mic@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Marc Clarke)
>Subject: Re: Norton Anti-Virus for Windows Update Files ?
>Date: 5 Jan 93 19:18:18 GMT
>Which versions of the NAV virus definitions are you running?
>Symantec/Norton keeps the most current definition files available on
>their forum on CompuServe.

But I don't have access to Compu$serve. I was looking for the files by 
either Internet FTP access or a BBS in the Washington DC area. Thanks.
From: mgcbo@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Charles B. Owen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Help with word2.0
Date: 6 Jan 93 23:54:08 GMT
Organization: Educational Computing Network

In article <00966013.2019B840@vms.csd.mu.edu> 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>In article <psm.725948577@murlibobo>, psm@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Phil Malin) writes:
>->Hi all.
>->
>->I need some help with spacing in word for windows 2.0.  When I insert an
>->equation which is a few lines long (say 5) I get some large spaces either
>->above or below the equation inserted as well.  They're not part of the
>->equation because when I click the equation a box surrounds the equation
>->perfectly, but as part of the text I have these unsightly (and annoying)
>->spaces.  Does anyone know the reason for this and if so how to fix it?
>->
>->Thanks in advance.
>->
>->p.s.  I hope my description makes sense!
>->
>->Phil Malin
>->psm@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au
>->
>
>	This was a known bug in 2.0. It has been fixed in 2.0b, which you
>	should be able to get free from Microsoft (if you are a registered
>	user). Try 2.0b!
>
>	-Anis.
I use 2.0b and it still does this.  What it is doing is adding a
subscript to the equation item so that, if the item were used inline it
will align with existing text.  This works great for simple in-line
equations, but is stupid for longer equations.  After a certain point
they seem to get the idea and turn this off.

But, you can get rid of this.  After editing the equation, selec it,
then select character format and clear the subscript.  If you are in a
hurry, just push the superscript (or subscript) button twice.  This
turns it off as well.  Note, thought, that if you edit the equation they
will turn it back on and you will have to removed it again.  Briliant,
eh?  Hope this helps.


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: Nicky_Lum@mindlink.bc.ca (Nicky Lum)
Subject: Word for Windows Macros
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 14:38:49 GMT

I remember in Word for Windows 1.1 there was a way in the Word BASIC language
to prevent the screen from updating itself while running your macros.

Does anyone know what the command is?
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: u7912019@cc.nctu.edu.tw ()
Subject: How to Hardcopy the screen of Windows 3.1
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 05:57:32 GMT
From: mschweder@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu (Mark Schweder)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: DOS programs from within Windows
Date: 11 Jan 93 13:16:11 -0500
Organization: Agronomy Dept, Univ of Florida

I have this problem that I didn't used to have before I installed a Diamond 
Stealth VRAM board in my 386/40. It seems that when ever I run a DOS 
program or shell out to DOS, either in a Window or full screen, from Windows 
3.1 and return to Windows, Windows goes flakely. Icons start blanking 
uncontrollably, the screen goes blank, the mouse cursor has a mind of its 
own. In other words Windows is useless, I have to exit the best I can and 
restart to gain control. I have even gone so far as to eliminate all DOS 
program icons so that I don't have to deal with the problem. This shouldn't 
be! I used to have a Paradise SVGA board without this problem, but now I 
do. Does anyone else have this problem, or familiar with the solution?
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From: kaseko@triton.its.uci.edu (Mohamed Kaseko)
Subject: Re: HELP: MAC diskettes on the PC !
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Reply-To: kaseko@triton.its.uci.edu (Mohamed Kaseko)
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 12 Jan 93 17:37:21 GMT

My thanks to everybody who came to my aid.

kaseko
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lindor@eng.umd.edu (Lindor Eric Henrickson)
Subject: Re: (Summary)  Word/W4W/WP:  Which is best?
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 19:16:26 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <009664C8.40D16560@vms.csd.mu.edu> 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>In article <1993Jan08.074928.20161@eng.umd.edu>, lindor@eng.umd.edu (Lindor Eric Henrickson) writes:
>->>booloo@framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian) writes:
>->>
>        This is not true. Ami pro 3.0 does have an equation editor. And
>        Word for Windows (WfW) equation editor is not limited to the symbols
>        and characters on the palette. In fact, one can choose from any set of
>        font available under windows. 

OK, I stand corrected. 

>	Also if one wish to use a so called
>        'equation writing language', there is a set of field codes built-in
>        the WfW's, right from version 1.0.

I don't think I'd equate field codes (a macro thing, right?) with an
equation writing language, like the one used in Wordperfect (which is
similar to something like Tex)

>        However, IMO, the equation editor
>        is much easier to use. WfW also has the flexibility that one can
>        use a combination of several fonts in a single equation.
>
>        One very important draw back (IMO) of wordperfect (5.?) is that
>        even it is a windows app, it can not use some custom fonts that
>        other win apps like WfW, Ami pro, excel, ... can use.

Like what for instance?  WP4WIN supports True Type fonts (via windows),
ATM fonts, etc....  Maybe there's something else I'm not aware of, though..

>
>> As I said earlier, just my two-cents...
>>
>>LH
>>lindor@eng.umd.edu
>
>        In my humble opinion, the choice of a word processor depends on
>        several factors. Most of the popular packages available in the
>        market provide with almost all facilities that any compatitive
>	package, however, each package has some 'little' thing that may
>	not be obvious in another package. For instance, the font support
>	of WfW (and many other win apps) is better that WP. My personal
>	reason for switching from wp5.1 (dos) to WfW (1.0) was the DDE
>	facility between excel and WfW. But by no means I think that WP
>	is not a good wordprocessor. As far as wordprocessor is concerned,
>	most cases it may be a matter of 'getting used to'. 

Yes, I agree, choice of a word processor involves many factors,
a very personal kind of thing.  Actually, if you're planning to
buy a wordprocessor, my advice is to see if the various companies
have 30/60/90 day money back guarantees, then buy the wordprocessor
you think you'll like and try it out.  If you don't like it, send it back and
try the next one on the list.  Or, find a friend who has
the wordprocessor you're interested in, and fiddle around with it
for awhile.( yes, this takes a little time, but if you're a serious
writer it'll be worth it).  That's what I did, and I found that
I liked WP the best...  but again (as I stated before) this is just my opinion,
you may find that you hate it, love it, or whatever...


LH
lindor@eng.umd.edu
From: govindg@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Girish Govind)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Almanac for Windows problem
Date: 5 Jan 93 15:38:36 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

In article <C0CDxA.2M3@ucunix.san.uc.edu> govindg@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Girish Govind) writes:
>I am trying the "Almanac for windows 3.0" filename alm30f.zip or alman30f.zip
>depending upon whether you get it from oakland or the cica archive.
>
>The filesizes are different. And both of them do not print. They flag an error
>like unable to find "Dynalink". 
>
>-- Girish Govind

After I posted the above article yesterday I tried to find out where this
error message was coming from. Well I did a grep and found that this message
is coming from krnl386.*/krnl286.* files which are located in the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Any ideas why this particular program "Almanac
for Windows" would have a problem with printing while other programs
-- Wordperfect, AmiPro etc. give no problems.

Can someone who knows about the internals of windows help me on this?
And yes, I now know that printing is not disabled in the shareware
version -- I got several messages to that effect.

Thank you.

-- Girish Govind
   govindg@ucunix.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps