HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: kimp@nuge109.its.rpi.edu (Phil Kim)
Subject: Automap for Windows?
Reply-To: kimp@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 03:16:35 GMT

Does anyone have Automap for Windows?  Is it a better buy than the DOS version?  How's the performance and interface?
From: s1076048@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Joshua Kent)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: CorelDRAW! 3.0a -> 3.0B?
Date: 26 Sep 92 05:30:34 GMT
Organization: Monash University College Gippsland, Churchill 3842, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.


CorelDRAW!'er's,

What bugs have been fixed between CorelDRAW! 3.0a and CorelDRAW! 3.0b?  Does
it warrant an upgrade or not?
From: z_youngwd@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: True Type fonts with HP IIP
Date: 2 Oct 92 01:08:04 GMT
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

---

I am running Win 3.1 and Word for Windows 2.0.
My problem is with printing on my HP IIP.

Since I started using truetype fonts, I've noticed that _boldface_
is no longer very _bold_?  In fact, it almost indistinguishable from
normal type.  

Has anyone one else experienced this problem?  Oh yeah, no postscript
cartridge is installed.

The font I _really_ need is times new roman, but the rest have lousy
boldface too.

thanks,

Wayne Young
z_youngwd@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: hadgraft@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (Roger Hadgraft, Civil staff, ext 4983)
Subject: Re: Hypertext
Summary: Hypertext under windows or WFW 2.0
Keywords: hypertext
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 01:20:05 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.204849.17418@u.washington.edu> rene@hardy.u.washington.edu (Rene Magritte) writes:
>From: rene@hardy.u.washington.edu (Rene Magritte)
>Subject: Hypertext
>Summary: Hypertext under windows or WFW 2.0
> 
>	I am very interested in Hypertext as a tool, and have been
>playing with a progrm called Magic that works under DOS.  What I need
>now is a similar program which works under Windows.  I have yet to
>find any reasonably priced program which does this.   
>   	Somebody suggested that a few macros, which worked under Word
>for Windows 2.0, might do the trick. Given that I already have WFW
>2.0, this is a very appealing idea.   What I need is an easy way to
>create   
> 
>	a) reference links, which jump to another place in a document 
>	b) replacement links, which replace one string of text with
>	  another -- usually expanded -- an example would be a word
>	  such as SCUBA, when clicked on, would expand to say 
>	  "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus"...
>	c) File links, which go from the file you're in to another
>  	   file. 
> 
I have written a WfW macro to translate Word documents into Windows HLP 
files, with the assistance of the Help Compiler. The advantage of sticking 
with the Help utility is that lots of stuff is already available for it, and 
you don't need to retrain your users. I guess it would be possible to 
simulate hypertext within Word using bookmarks, but that's another story.

If anyone would like a copy of my macro, send me mail. The evaluation 
edition uses the document outline to automatically create a hierarchical 
Help document. It defines the title (first line) of each topic in the 
keyword list as well, and calls the Help Compiler to do the job.

The registered version (US$20=AUD$28) also handles cross references, 
including multiple cross references (via a popup target table), and has many 
other nice features. The registered version will translate any Word document 
into a HLP file with no other assistance than the presence of the Help 
Compiler. It will, for example, automatically create the Help Project (HPJ) 
file.

--
Roger Hadgraft, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 3168.
phone: 03 565 4983  fax: 03 565 4944 or 3409 intnl: +61 3 565 ....
e-mail: roger.hadgraft@eng.monash.edu.au
From: mcsdc1sjt@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: POST
Date: 2 Oct 92 08:38:02 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

HELP IS REQUIRED WITH A JUMBO 250 AND CP BACKUP 7.2. IT KEEPS CRASHING.

ANY IDEAS...


GONZO
From: SINMICS@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0
Date: 30 Sep 92 13:03:31 GMT
Organization: Yale University

In article <1992Sep30.132958.25624@state.systems.sa.gov.au>
atjidxc@state.systems.sa.gov.au writes:
>Can anyone tell me what is the possible security value of the Norton
>Desktop for Windows 2.0 Screen Saver? Considering that there is a
>password option...I would have thought that whis would be sufficient!
>
>The problem is that if yoy CTL+ALT+DELETE at the screen saver level, good
>old Windows 3.1 says " No problems, you must want to terminate this
>application" and promptly puts you back to the Program Manager.
>
>Maybe I'm missing something here...but SECURITY it's not...
 
I remember a protracted discussion about this issue on this group some time
ago. After trying AfterDark, multiple shareware screen savers, including Resta
and ScreenPeace, etc., the conclusion was that the only way to get real
security is to use the screen savers provided with Win 3.1. If you're
dissatisfied with the relative customazationibility (I don't know what word to
put there), I think there are some programs at cica that allow hot corners and
other things. If you don't like the relative quality, I think you'll have to
compromise that for security.
 
This is all out of the shadowy recesses of my memory. If I'm wrong, someone
please correct me.
 
--Ethan
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: rdw1@rodan.acs.appstate.edu (Robert D Warren)
Subject: 256 color driver for C&T in 640 by 400???
Keywords: Windows driver chips technology
Organization: Appalachian State University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:09:47 GMT

	Does anyone know of a driver for a 256k C&T card that can run
640x400x256? Could someone send me a copy? Thanks in advance.

								B

P.S. Also other 256 color resolutions are welcome. Thanks

--
Robert D. Warren
Appalachian State University 
AcsOp17@Appstate.Edu
From: axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Windows Draw S/W
Date: 7 Oct 1992 03:14:38 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, clewis@cs.cornell.edu (Craig Lewis) says:

>
>I am interested finding in a relatively inexpensive drawing program for
>Windows.  Paintbrush and the imbedded Microsoft Draw are not quite
>up to my needs.  In particular, I need something that let's me
>draw arrows and such.  I used to use MacDraw II and was quite happy with 
>that.  Basically, what I need is a step above the freebees one gets
>with other packages but not too fancy.  Any suggestions? 

I use Micrographix Windows Draw -- and like it a lot.  It is not
quite like MacDraw II, and takes a little getting used to, but is
very powerful, and the price (about $90) was just right.

It also came with an impressive Clip_Art collection.

Ashok
-- 
                          Ashok Aiyar
   		       axa12@po.cwru.edu
                Visit the IBM-PC Sig on Freenet
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: hagen@dxcern.cern.ch (Per Hagen)
Subject: MS mail 3.x API WANTED BY DESPERATE NORWEGIAN !
Organization: CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 17:28:44 GMT

Hi

I am looking into how to automate and integrate MS mail 3.x with our central
user registration.

I need an API which allows me to create, modify and delete mailboxes from
within a program (any language but Cobol!)

Please, please Microsoft if you see this message ...

Per HAGEN
From: joel@upchrch.UUCP (Joel Upchurch  )
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: editor questions (repost)
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 02:23:49 EDT
Organization: Upchurch Computer Consulting, Orlando FL

wgerlt@fergie.atl.ge.com (William R Gerlt) writes:

> 1.  Does anyone know of a piece of shareware/PD/cheap software that will
>     convert .WRI files produced by the editor that comes with Windows (if
>     I remember correctly it's called WRITE) to .BMP, .PCX, or some other
>     graphics/bitmap format?

I don't know if this is what you have in mind, but you can copy the
text from Write to the clipboard and then start the paint brush program
that comes with Windows (PBRUSH.EXE) and paste the text into it and
save the file in .BMP or .PCX format.

(If your mail bounces use the address below.)
Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
joel@peora.ccur.com {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd,ucf-cs}!peora!joel (407) 859-0982
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: arm@helix.nih.gov (Andrew Mitz)
Subject: Re: WinQVT: Any success stories?
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Keywords: WinQVT
Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:53:23 GMT

In article <goudswaa.717821000@sfu.ca> goudswaa@fraser.sfu.ca (Peter Goudswaard) writes:
>I've been tempted to try out WinQVT, but there seems to be an incredible
>amount of problems with it, judging by the number of postings here.
>
>Is it worth ftping, or should I wait for a newer, bug-fewer version?

FTP now.



-------------------------------------------------
Andrew Mitz          |    NIH Animal Center
Biomedical Engineer  |    Poolesville, MD
-------------------------------------------------

All opinions expressed are my own.


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: walls@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Gerald Walls)
Subject: Re: Norton Desktop 2.0 hangs at startup
Organization: Honeywell Air Transport Systems Division
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 15:20:48 GMT

Moron Desktop has a problem which so far Symantec (I think that's
how you spell it) has not acknowledged as being serious.  it has
been discussed on CI$ on Symantec's forum.

there is a .WBT file downloadable from CI$ that will save the
necessary files to restore your NDW if you get this error.  the
problem seems to be with Saving the Configuration.  sometimes when
the configuration is saved it gets trashed and the next time you
start NDW you get a GPF.

the solution is to disable automatic config save in the Preferences
selection of the Configuration section (I believe).  also download
the file from Compu$pend and run before you save your configuration.
after this, if you start up Windows and it hangs, you can copy the
files into the NDW directory.

I'm sorry I can't give you the name of the .WBT file, but if you
post a message on CI$ I'm sure someone'll tell you.
From: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu (K. M. A. Rahman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Error bar in scatter plot with Excel 4.
Date: 6 Oct 1992 14:48:08 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsd.csd.mu.edu

Hi all,
	I need to create a scatter plot with error bars along both
	x- and y-axis. If I try to this from the line graph options
	it makes a graph with error bars where the points are equally
	spaced, nomore a scatter plot!

	Would anybody show me how to do this? Any and all help
	greatly appreciated.

	-Anis.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mfprf@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Paul R. Falzer)
Subject: Re: Ami Pro 2.0 Bug ?
Summary: get updated amipro.exe
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 18:58:38 GMT


It appears that Lotus is aware of the tendency for AmiPro 2.0 to crash when
you toggle between draft and layout.  I called the technical assistance
line, reported the problem, and a disk arrived in the mail about a week
later, as promised.  This disk contained an updated amipro.exe file, and
simply installing this file over the old .exe solved the problem.

By the way, this file is newer than the amipro.exe file contained in release
.07.

I too have found no such problem with AmiPro 3.0, and I concur that it's a
significant improvement over version 2.0.  Still, I've really started to
wonder whether it's worth it to go along with Lotus's apparent strategy to
upgrade on a regular basis and soak the loyal customers with yet another
upgrade fee.

  Paul R. Falzer
    Internet: mfprf@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
    Bitnet:   mfprf@ecnuxa.bitnet
From: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu (K. M. A. Rahman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: A bug in Word for Windows 2.0
Date: 27 Sep 1992 01:13:29 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsd.csd.mu.edu

|>	As I've found out, as long as both headers have a word that is not
|>in the dictionary, Word for Windows will crash if you try to do a spelling
|>check.  It happens not only to my copy of Word, but I've tried this on my
|>friend's computer and even the computers in my college.
|>
|>	I'm not sure whether this bug is fixed already.  Please reply me
|>thru email.  Thanks in advance for anyone who can give me some information.
|>
|>-- 
|>Lawrence Chan
|>lchan@bc.cs.wisc.edu

	Sorry to report that I can't agree with this. I have several 
	documents where the header and/or footer are words that not in
	the dictionary. But haven't come across situation when W4W (2.0a)
	crashed when spell checking. However, for completeness, I should
	mention that those words not found in the built-in dictionary
	might have been in the user dictionary. So to do an experiment
	you may add the word (your last name in this case) to the user
	dictionary and repeat the sequences.

	-Anis.
From: viswanm@jade.CS.ORST.EDU (Mahesh Viswanathan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Shareware FAX software for Windows?
Keywords: FAX
Date: 1 Oct 92 21:29:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Oct01.212954.3765
Distribution: na
Organization: Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon



Is there any shareware fax software available, which would work under Windows?
I have a Twincom 96/24 FAX/Modem, with Smith's Quick Link II fax software.
The hardware is excellent (in fact, the only time I had trouble was when
I pulled out the card *with* the machine still on :); and the company
repaired it for me free of charge, 7 months after my warranty had expired).
Anyhow, the software sucks, and I want something under Windows....

Since I don't read this newsgroup frequently, I would appreciate
mail sent to me directly.

Thanks!

-- 
	Mahesh Viswanathan		|	viswanm@jade.cs.orst.edu
	279B SE Lilly			|	(503)-752-0779
	Corvallis OR 97333		|
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: luis@informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Luis M. Garcia Suarez)
Subject: Re: Is there a nntp news reader for windows 3.1?
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.windows.misc,comp.windows.ms
Organization: RWTH Aachen
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 13:44:36 GMT

In article <Michel.Davidoff.80.0@sonoma.edu>, Michel.Davidoff@sonoma.edu
(Michel Davidoff) wrote:
> 
> In article <cggarrat.15.0@csir.co.za> cggarrat@csir.co.za (Craig Goble-Garratt) writes:
> >Subject: Is there a nntp news reader for windows 3.1?
> >From: cggarrat@csir.co.za (Craig Goble-Garratt)
> >Date: 23 Sep 92 09:25:24 GMT
> >We are currently using a pif file setup to run trumpet from within 
> >a window using windows 3.1. We would much rather use a similar type of news 
> >reader but one that has been written for windows 3.x. Does anybody know of
> >such software and if so do you know where I can find it?
> >
> >Tx,
> >__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__@__
> >Craig G. Goble-Garratt                          +27-12-841-4715 (phone)
> >CSIR Information Services                       +27-12-841-4109 (fax)
> >Pretoria                                        cggarrat@dobs.csir.co.za
> >################################################################################
> It's called WinQVT Located at FTP.cica.indiana.edu in the dir /pub/win3/
> upload
> 
> Michel Davidoff
> E-Mail Michel.Davidoff@Sonoma.edu
> 
> Don't let the future
> Happen without you
> Please VOTE
>        PLEASE VOTE
***********************

I've just the same problem and I looked at the indicated ftp-site in the
corresponding directory, but I didn't find the mentioned news-reader. 
So please, do anybody knows another ftp-site where I can find a news-reader
for Windows 3.x ?

==============================================================================
Luis M. Garcia Suarez                   e-mail:
luis@informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Aachen University of Technology                         tel.: ++49 241
8021434
Ahornstr. 55                                            fax.: ++49 241
8021429
D-5100 Aachen
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: cl129417@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Subject: Protel PCB design software
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 23:41:04 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

	I have the Simtel20 CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM and have been
playing with the demo version of Protel PCB, a PC board design system.  This
software is what I want, but I can't find the phone # or address for Protel
anywhere in the demo.  Anybody know Protel's number or address?

BTW, the CDROM from Walnut Creek is great!  I don't have to spend a lot of
time FTPing stuff just to find out I've wasted my time.  They have a lot of
other titles too, including a CICA CDROM!  Their number is: 1-800-786-9907

NOTE: I am not affiliated with Walnut Creek CDROM in any way, other than being
      a very satisfied customer.
From: reimert@mamacass.etdesg.trw.com (Scott P. Reimert)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: CD Player for Windows
Keywords: CD Windows MSCDEX
Date: 30 Sep 92 21:46:42 GMT
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA

In article <BvDAAo.KnF@animal.gcs.co.nz> lchiu@animal.gcs.co.nz (Laurence Chiu) writes:
>Does anybody know of any utility for playing CD's from a CD ROM drive
>under windows? I have tried CDAUDIO but it consistently fails (on
>several machine types) with a Philip CD-50 external CD ROM drive givinhg
>an error about invalid status from call to MSCDEX. I am using the
>latest (2.21?) version of MSCDEX. The interface is proprietary so 
>something like Corel's SCSI kit won't work.
>
>
>The supplied DOS utility works fine but is a little basic.
>
>Thanks
>
>Laurence Chiu
>
This may seem sort of obvious, hopefully it's not construed as insulting,
but have you tried the one that comes with Windows 3.1? Open the Media Player
and select device rather than file. You'll need to go into the control panel
and install the driver for CD Audio first.

			Scott


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: omar@osf.org (Mark Marino)
Subject: NDW 2.0 -> How do you speed up startup time???
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:33:49 GMT


O.K.  I'm using NDW 2.0 with Windows 3.1 and trying to get it to startup
faster.  It takes approximately 30 seconds for Windows to startup on my 486
machine.  With progman, it didn't take nearly as long (but progman sucks).

Any little tips you might have for streamlining the startup process would be
appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark
  

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald)
Subject: Re: W4W Citation Macros
Organization: UIUC SCS
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:56:28 GMT

In article <1992Oct5.121331.19500@eng.cam.ac.uk> cdh@eng.cam.ac.uk (Chris Horne) writes:

>Some time in the last couple of months there was some discussion about including
>references in papers, with Word for Windows 2.0x. What people really seemed to be 
>asking for was something like the BibTeX program for LaTeX.

>One article was posted announcing that a new set of macros was being developed
>which would be the answer to all our prayers, and that it would be released soon.
>Can the authors please let us know how they are getting on! Do you have a release
>date? 

>Thanks,

>Chris Horne

>cdh@eng.cam.ac.uk


Yes **PLEASE*** ****PLEASE**** we really need this!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: hadgraft@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (Roger Hadgraft, Civil staff, ext 4983)
Subject: Re: Hypertext
Summary: Hypertext under windows or WFW 2.0
Keywords: hypertext
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 01:13:46 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.204849.17418@u.washington.edu> rene@hardy.u.washington.edu (Rene Magritte) writes:
>From: rene@hardy.u.washington.edu (Rene Magritte)
>Subject: Hypertext
>Summary: Hypertext under windows or WFW 2.0
>Keywords: hypertext
>Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 20:48:49 GMT
> 
>     (trying this again...) 
> 
> 
>	I am very interested in Hypertext as a tool, and have been
>playing with a progrm called Magic that works under DOS.  What I need
>now is a similar program which works under Windows.  I have yet to
>find any reasonably priced program which does this.   
>   	Somebody suggested that a few macros, which worked under Word
>for Windows 2.0, might do the trick. Given that I already have WFW
>2.0, this is a very appealing idea.   What I need is an easy way to
>create   
> 
>	a) reference links, which jump to another place in a document 
>	b) replacement links, which replace one string of text with
>	  another -- usually expanded -- an example would be a word
>	  such as SCUBA, when clicked on, would expand to say 
>	  "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus"...
>	c) File links, which go from the file you're in to another
>  	   file. 
> 
> Ideally, this could be done "on the fly" -- that is, the user could
>be typing one section of a document, decide to create a reference
>link, highlight the words which will be clicked on to jump to the
>link, hit a hotkey, go to the new section in the document, and then be
>able
>to hit another hotkey to get back to the original part of the
>document. 
>  
>
>  	I spent several hours with my Word for Windows documentation
>and WordBasic manual trying to figure this one out, to no avail.
>Anybody have any tgood pointers/ideas?
>
>

--
Roger Hadgraft, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 3168.
phone: 03 565 4983  fax: 03 565 4944 or 3409 intnl: +61 3 565 ....
e-mail: roger.hadgraft@eng.monash.edu.au