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From: hblim@trantor.dso.gov.sg (Lim Hock Beng)
Subject: interrupt latency and context-switch
Organization: DSO
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 08:45:39 GMT

Hi !

I would like to know what is the typical interrupt latency time under
Windows 3.1 on an Intel-486 PC. By interrupt latency, I mean the time between
the interrupt signal and the start of the interrupt service routine.

Also, I like to know the context-switching time for two Windows tasks sharing
the same virtual-8086 mode process, and the context-switching time between
a Windows task and a DOS task executing on different virtual-8086 mode
processes.

If you have these numbers, please send me email. Thanks in advance !

HB
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From: mhart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MS ACCESS vs PARADOX/Win
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:14:28 GMT

In <1992Nov16.183820.14695@eng.umd.edu> senft@eng.umd.edu (Matt T. Senft) writes:

>In article <1992Nov16.165628.8451@PacBell.COM> jcwasik@srv.PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) writes:
>>In an article JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu writes:
>>
>>These are two separate products.  Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the
>>Access product has been known for years as "Project Cairo."  

>Cairo was not the project name for Microsoft Access.
>Matt
>(Admission: I work for Microsoft)

Right.  Cairo is supposed to be the internal code name for the 
object oriented operating system/gui intended for ?1994? release.




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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: jjfink@skcla.monsanto.com
Subject: Recorder:  I swear it worked before!
Organization: Searle, Skokie, IL
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:19:49 GMT

I swore this worked on Friday, and now it doesn't:

I have created a recorder macro that does the following:
Alt-Spacebar
E K 			(edit, mark)
Down, Down		(move to third line)
Right, ShiftDown, 12 Rights, Shift Up, Enter

This is designed to copy a region of the screen of a DOS application
(Paradox-based database) to the clipboard.

On Friday, Control-Alt-C would activate the macro, even when the Recorder was
iconized.  Today, it will only work if I click on or otherwise select the
iconized Recorder.

Any clues?  This is a royal pain.
I've checked with other macros, with other DOS apps (including MS-DOS Prompt)
and I have the same problems, so it's neither Paradox nor the key sequence.

Shouldn't I be able to do this?  Microsoft hedges.  They say I _ought_ to, but
Recorder "isn't supported for non-Windows applications."

Please email to me, I don't read this constantly, and I could use the answer
ASAP.

Joel Finkle

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: cohen@quartz.ciw.edu (Ronald Cohen)
Subject: Video Accelerators for Windows
Date: 15 Nov 92 15:07:56 GMT
Organization: Geophysical Laboratory, CIW


Does anyone have any recommendations for a video accelerator card
for Windows 3.1?  My primary applications are Photostyler, Word
for Windows, and Xvision.  I am looking for a foolproof card with robust
drivers.  Thanks,
-- 
Ronald Cohen
Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington
5251 Broad Branch Rd., N.W.,  Washington, D.C. 20015
From: alpert@rambler.UUCP (Tuna Palace Systems)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Need Novell-compatible phone list program
Date: 18 Nov 92 06:40:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: rambler.Pq0euB1w165w
Distribution: na
Organization: Tuna Palace Systems, Camden NJ 609-854-5297

[]

Anyone know of a decent Rolodex-like phone list program for Windows
that is compatible with Novell networks?  Looking for the ability
to have a public (company-wide) phone directory accessible by
all users as well as private directories for each user.  Any
leads appreciated!

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From: silverm@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Jeff Silverman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT IS STACKING THE DECK!
Date: 17 Nov 92 06:56:56 GMT
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle

khamer@sumax.seattleu.edu (Little Kenny Hamer) writes:

>In article <1992Nov12.012903.2351@spock.UUCP> roland@spock.uucp (David A. Braun) writes:
>>
>>Only Microsoft would abuse it's customers like that...
>Pretty much any corporation will do what it can get away with.
>One example that comes to mind is an interesting fact about processor
>speed. It seems that some old (HP or IBM, I believe) mainframe came in a
>fast and slow version...  The fast was more expensive.  If a customer
>wanted to upgrade, the sales rep would come out and remove a jumper on the
>machine.  Talk about abuse...
>-Ken Hamer

I heard that story, and it made perfect sense to me.  First of all, it was
one of the IBM system/360 computers.  The guy came out to remove the jumper
and charged you $10,000.00 (in 1968 dollars) for the job.  Now here's why it
makes sense:

2 hour travel time to customer site @ $100.00/hr	$  200
Time to locate and remove the jumper @ $200.00/hr	$   50
Knowlege of which jumper to remove			$ 9750

Total							$10000.00

See?  It all adds up!

I lie awake at night and wonder what Boeing's customers think of us?

Jeff Silverman, Boeing Commercial Airplane

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: johnm@cortex.physiol.su.oz.au (John Males)
Subject: Re: OKIMATE 20 Printer driver wanted
Organization: Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 07:31:54 GMT

In <BxvEF8.2Ky@encore.com> tsimon@encore.com (Thomas Simon) writes:

>89612220s@csghsg5a.bitnet writes:

>>I'm looking for a printer driver for the OKImate 20 color termo printer. It's
>>quite an old printer and therefore no driver is included with Win31.
>>If you know where I could get such a driver (or what driver could be used
>>instead) please send me EMAIL to 89612220s@alpha.unisg.ch  or
>>89612220s@csghsg5a.BITNET

>>Thank you very much
>>Hubert



>I am also interested in finding such a driver!

Use the "IBM PC Graphics Printer Driver"  - it works well. But if you can figure
 how to get it to print in colour, please post the answer! I think it may be 
another of those IBM printers, but I haven't had a chance to try them. Anyway,
B&W is good enough most of the time :-)

John
From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MS ACCESS vs PARADOX/Win
Date: 17 Nov 92 21:09:23 GMT
Reply-To: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: gondolin.pubs.stratus.com

In article <1992Nov17.185201.4782@eng.umd.edu> senft@eng.umd.edu  
(Matt T. Senft) writes:
> The SRP of Microsoft Access will NOT be $695 but $495 after 31  
January.
> 
> >Brian
> 
> Matt
> (Admission: I work for Microsoft)

Well, the part of Microsoft that does publicity and puts out hte 
Focus on Microsoft Windows magazine says that it will be
$695.  Look at the order form/ad in the center of the magazine:
the note under the $99 for Acess says that "After January 31, 1991,
the suggested retail price will be $695."

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Stratus Computer   jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com  
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: gupta@ansoft.com (Suvajit Gupta)
Subject: Re: Vi for MS-Windows
Organization: Ansoft Corp. Pittsburgh
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:56:26 GMT


In article <BxvMCB.LMM@ansoft.com>, gupta@ansoft.com (Suvajit Gupta) writes:
|> Is there a good public domain UNIX-style vi editor that runs under
|> Microsoft Windows?  Ideally, it should allow resizing of the window
|> it runs in.  I currently have a PC vi that runs under DOS, but it
|> is limited to run in DOS windows (24 lines only!).

Someone wanted to know why I want to use a keyboard-based editor such as
'vi' within a windowing environment.  The following reasons immediately
come to mind:

   o Vi is a very powerful editor that grows on you as your experience with
     it increases (much like C/C++).  After having used it for seven years,
     I have little to complain about (except that it doesn't support split
     screens like emacs, which allegedly had been developed but lost in
     a disk crash).

   o The uniformity with which it handles UNIX-style regular expressions
     is impressive - experienced users will vouch for their flexibility in
     executing complicated editing operations.

   o Vi works perfectly well under X-Windows (including Cut/Paste across
     vi windows), so I don't see what makes it difficult to use under
     MS-Windows.  I think it is counter-productive to keep switching
     basic tools such as editors when you work on different platforms
     (as if all the other differences are not bothersome enough!).

From the numerous messages I've received so far, a lot of poeple are
eager to get their hands on (and even pay) for a good vi editor under
MS-Windows.  So I'm still on the look out...


-Suvajit

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: msbendts@mtu.edu (MICHAEL SCOTT BENDTSEN)
Subject: Wanted: Apple IIg drivers for Win3.1
Summary: Request for new PS driver for Windows.
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:50:14 GMT


I am looking for the latest postscript drivers for windows
which will run a Apple LaserWriter IIg printer.  I can 
currently use the Apple LaserWriter NT or NTX driver, but
this does not take advantage of the printers grayscaling
capabilities.  Plus, after receiving the new ROM upgrade
to fix TTFont and spooling problems, the printer has become
quite a dog...but our other IIg connected to the Mac network
has speed up nearly 5x!

Any one know of where I can get a driver for the IIg?

Mike

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil)
Subject: Re: Adobe "TypeAlign" for TrueType????
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 02:05:05 GMT

yfwu@Uz.nthu.edu.tw (EE U780935) writes:

>cfw@unixland.natick.ma.us (Christopher Wroten) writes:
>> I just discovered Adobe's "TypeAlign", which allows me to play with fonts
>> in wonderful ways, such as twisting and stretching and all sorts of neat
>> stuff.
>> 
>> Is there any similar program which is shareware?
>> 
>> Is there any similar program which works on TrueType fonts?
>Just use Corel Draw's font boss to convert TrueType to ATM's postscript font
>and you can then use TypeAlign.

Corel Draw sure as heck ain't shareware or freeware, dude.  

I think that Bitstream Makeup is supposed to let you play with TT fonts.
It's also considerably cheaper than Corel Draw.  Corel Draw runs around
four hundred dollars American currency.  Makeup is about a hundred.

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oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu
From: kra@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Kenneth R Aron)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Those lousy system fonts...
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:12:46 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Columbia University

I really would like to ditch the font used in the title bars and
pulldown menus in Win 3.1.  Since these have to be system fonts,
does anyone know an FTP site with different system fonts, or a
program to translate, say, a TrueType font to a system font?

Thanks.
Ken

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From: nrs@planet.bt.co.uk (Nick Shore)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: GIFs to wallpaper ??
Summary: convert gifs to .bmp ???
Date: 18 Nov 92 12:43:00 GMT
Organization: BT Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK.

So is there a utility out there to convert GIFs to wallpaper .bmp format ??

Nick.

Please reply to: amcguigan@bfsec.bt.co.uk

as he's the one who wants to know
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MS ACCESS vs PARADOX/Win
From: mmangieri@vitro.com (Mikey)
Date: 16 Nov 92 17:01:34 -0500
Distribution: world
Organization: Vitro Corporation

In article <168A180F1.JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu> JC924@uacsc2.albany.edu writes:
>In article <1992Nov13.192808.12128@PacBell.COM>
>jcwasik@srv.PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) writes:
> 
>>So now, what to do...  How will Access compare to Paradox/Win?  What does
>>the Usenet community think aboout this?
>>
>And how does Access relate to FoxPro for Windows, which I had assumed was
>going to be MS's database for Windows?
>

Possibly Access _is_ FoxPro for Windows! If you look at the flyer closely, it
looks alot like FoxPro to me   :)

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: wolff@inf.fu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolff)
Subject: Re: Ligatures in AmiPro and TYPECHAR
Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:32:12 GMT

djbpitt+@pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum) writes:

>Has anyone discovered a way of providing for automatic ligating in
>AmiPro? Or am I just out of luck?

Automatic ligature substitution is not a typographically clean solution. 
In general, there are typesetting rules saying ligatures should not be 
used across boundaries of composite word parts. 
Suppose there was a ligature for <ss>, then it should be applicable to 
"mission", but not to "misspell". 
This problem is widely unknown in the English language community just 
because there are virtually no English words that have the prevailing 
ligatures ff, fl at such places. 

For the reason above, ligatures should be regarded as an additional layout 
property and not be handled automatically. On the other hand, due to 
problems when regarding characters as containing basic information and 
concerning search problems, users should not be required to manually 
insert ligatures as separate characters either. 
Therefore, as a consequence, text processing programs should handle 
them just like hyphenation. I don't know of any text processing system 
which can do this.

Thomas
wolff@inf.fu-berlin.de
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: MSUORANTA@FINABO.ABO.FI (Mika Suoranta Tkkk)
Subject: Windows finds no mice in COM3 or 4 ?
Organization: Turku School of Economics, Finland
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:44:49 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24


 
        MY WINDOWS DOES NOT FIND MY MOUSE!
                
        OK, I know running Windows software doesn't make much
        sense if one has 12KHz AT with 1meg of RAM... However,
        I do need to run some programs every now and then.
 
        I used to have my serial mouse in com-port 1, but it had
        to be moved to com-port 3 as I added some new devices
        which _need_ to be in ports 1 and 2 ( they don't "know"
        any other ). 
 
        Then I re-install Windows, both from the very beginning
        and with saved configuration - but no mice anywhere! Back
        to ms-dos, and the mouse is present and ready to go.
 
        My com-ports are:
 
        COM 1 address 3F8, irq 4   an extra printer, has to be in
                                   com 1 or 2
        COM 2         2F8  irq 3   modem, must be in com 1 or 2
        COM 3         3E8  irq 4   mouse
        COM 4         2E8  irq 3   ham radio packet modem
 
        Printer and modem are so oldfashioned they must be in ports
        1 and 2, but howcome Windows cannot find mice in 3 or 4?
 
        Any suggestions what to do to modify windows.ini and system.ini,
        or whatever is needed.
 
                thanks in advance, 
                                        Mika OH1NZQ




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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: "Yue-Herng Lin" <yhlin@kiwi.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: How to get WINA20.386 out of the root?
Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:30:54 -0500

In article <fbaglew.291@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca> fbaglew@cs-acad-lan.Lakeheadu.Ca (Richard Glew) writes:
>Can someone please post the line required in SYSTEM.INI to allow me to move 
>WINA20.386 out of my root directory?
>

If you're using Windows version 3.1 + QEMM V6.02, you don't have to use
WINA20.386. Just delete it from your root directory. It worked for me. :-)

>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>Richard Glew
>School of Business Admin.
>Lakehead Univerity


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: David Mason <vid@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: ATI VGA High resolution
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:05:51 GMT



Hi,

I provide support in an organization that has a mix of 386 systems with ATI
VGA Wonder/VGA 1024 (OEM) cards. I've been running my system (a 386-40, 4MB
RAM, 64k cache, SMC Ethercard Elite at int 10, address cc00, port 280) for a
while now with occasionally screen glitches when I use 1024*768 resolution
(which I usually do). Recently a co-worker wanted to work in the same
resolution (both our cards have 1MB and we are using Viewsonic 6 - 1024*768
non interlaced) but the problems she is having are much
worse.

The problems mainly seem to be of two types. The first happens randomly when
selecting from a menu. Pieces of the screen will be duplicated behind a window
when it closes, or will just appear.

The second problem happens when resizing or moving a window, sometimes garbage
will appear on the screen.

We've tried swapping cards. We've also tried turning shadowing off, trying
different memory addresses for the ethercard (DC00, E000, etc), 8 bit mode,
and so on all to no avail. Finally I called ATI but the person there didn't
have any suggestions either.

Now I'm looking for any suggestions anyone might have. Both computers we are
working with have different motherboards but both are AMI BIOS. 

If you have any suggestions, please email them to me, and I will summarize if
needed.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: hpverwei@cs.ruu.nl (Dick Verweij)
Subject: Possible to LOAD/UNLOAD TSR's in windows??
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 09:24:51 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science

While running windows, is it posible to load DOS TSR's or to unload them,
and the memory freed ?

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From: barrett@chrome.scr.slb.com (Mike Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Problems with HP thinkjet printer
Date: 16 Nov 92 17:43:25 GMT
Organization: Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited, England
Originator: barrett@chrome

I am trying to use a HP thinkjet printer model 2225AB with windows 3.1.
This printer has an IEEE interface which I have connected via a RS232/IEEE
converter to COM1. It prints text (ie from the notepad application) perfectly 
however it will not print from Word or Paint, I assume that there is problem
with trying to make it print in graphics mode. All it produce on the paper
is random characters when I try it.

Anyone any ideas what the problem can be and how (or if) I can solve it?
The Windows printer driver is for a Thinkjet 2225CD which I believe is a 
serial (?) interface  version of the printer.

Thanks in advance

Mike Barrett

barrett@scr.slb.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: henrik@itekiris.kjemi.unit.no (Henrik Gudbrandsen)
Subject: HP 550C and Quattro for Windows
Organization: SINTEF
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:49:30 GMT

Hallo world!

I have a problem, or Borland have a problem: We have just bought a HP 
Deskjet 550C and it works great with all windows program I have tested so 
far, except Quattro Pro for windows.

When I print graphs some of the text is printed on blue background. The 
background (a thick blue line) extends to the edge of the paper.

Can anyone help? Comments?

Henrik Gudbrandsen
henrik@itekiris.kjemi.unit.no
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps