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From: echuang@cco.caltech.edu (Ernest Y. Chuang)
Subject: Do non-Microsoft companies (legally) produce DOS5, Win3.1?
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 08:06:27 GMT

I just bought a new computer which came with MS-DOS 5.0 and Win 3.1,
but they weren't just preloaded on the hard drive -- they were in
shrink-wrapped boxes complete with manual and floppies.  What confuses
me is that they don't appear to be the genuine Microsoft products.
(I already have the MSDOS 5.0 and Win 3.1 that I bought for my previous
computer.)

Although both boxes say "Microsoft" MSDOS and Windows, there are also
other names on the boxes -- "MTD" on the DOS5 box, and "Electron" on
the Win3.1 box.  The names are prominently displayed and the box
designs are distinctly different from my "real" Microsoft boxes, so
it doesn't seem like they're trying to disguise their origin, but I
wouldn't have thought that Microsoft would license anyone else to
produce their software.

I haven't opened the shrink-wrap, since I was wondering if I could
sell these, so I don't know if the manual or registration card would
tell me anything more about them.  Anyone know if these are legit?

- Ernest Chuang
  echuang@cco.caltech.edu
From: dfh@dwroll.att.com (D461-David_F_Haertig(Dave)83040)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Stack a ramdisk? How?
Date: 12 Sep 92 16:31:25 GMT
Reply-To: dfh@dwroll.att.com
Originator: dfh@dwroll

From article <1992Sep11.215112.14634@cs.mun.ca>, by carlos@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Carlos Borges):
> I hav memory to spare on my machine.  I already have a 2meg disk cache,
> and I want to have a 2meg ram-drive.  My question:
> 
> Can I use stacker on this drive?

.........

> Any clues?

You might try looking in the manual.  A good place to start would be the
section named:

    "Creating and mounting a Stacker RAM Drive" (page 129)

You might also look at:

    "Example: Stacked RAM Drive" (pages 130-131)

Dave Haertig
haertig@att.com
From: bx304@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeff Epler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: File called "SUICIDE.IBM"
Date: 12 Sep 1992 15:21:00 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bx304@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeff Epler)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


>>Have him TYPE the file. Could be a prank. Does he have friends
>>who use Macs?
>
>NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!
>
>NEVER TYPE AN UNKNOWN FILE!!!!!
>
>Using TYPE to display the contents of a file could turn out to be a BIG
>mistake.  Usin TYPE on a file with imbedded ANSI strings could remap
>your keyboard (i.e. remap F3 (or any other key) to enter
>"echo y | del *.*", causing deletion of an entire directory).

That *would* be an annoyance -- But many ANSI drivers allow you to turn
of this capability, which I've done in mine.
>
>Use a utility like LIST.

Yeah, that's probably still the better solution.

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From: luis@tarka.rice.edu (Luis Soltero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.forsale.computers,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Wizard 7000/8000 serial cables for sale
Date: 9 Sep 1992 14:24:02 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Organization: Rice University, Houston

i am posting this for a friend please do not send me e-mail.

--luis@rice.edu

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From: draggon@minerva.che.uc.edu (Wendell Morris)
Message-Id: <9102262046.AA03587@minerva.che.uc.edu>
To: luis@rice.edu
Status: RO

Attention Wizard Owners!!!!

I am putting together a deal to get some inexpensive cables for linking
the Wizard 7000/8000 to a PC (or any RS-232 for that matter).

These should work fine with the old software from Travelling Software Inc.
They should also work with the new software from Sharp.  If you already have
some software and just need an extra cable (for the home PC, etc.), this may
be just the ticket.

I'm selling them for $40 each.  They are line driven and consist of a connector
for the Wizard side, a DB25 female for the PC side, and an interface board
built into the DB25 hood.  The connecting cable is a little over 4' long.

I'm also planning on having a software pkg available later to work on a
SUN running X Windows.  A PC version is also a possibility.  Anyone who buys a
cable now will be offered the software at a good price when it's ready.  No
specific timetables exist yet, but the more interest there is, the faster
things will go.

Quantity discounts are available.

Mail  uccba.uc.edu!smiley!draggon  to place orders or make inquiries.
Please include your name, address, and phone number.

Orders will be shipped C.O.D. only.

For orders only (please no casual inquiries) call 1-800-MCS-9630.

Casual inquiries, please call 1-513-771-4494.

When calling, ask to speak to Wendell.

You may write for orders or info to :

	Morris Computer Systems, Inc.
	10270 Wayne Ave.
	Cincinnati, OH  45215
	Attn: Wizard Cables
From: ez6806225@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Procomm Problem
Date: 8 Sep 92 16:42:21 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore

I am using my modem on COM3 Irq5. ProcommPlus 2.4.3 doesn't seem to work when I
try to dial out. How do I change the interrupt in the config file and also does
anyone know how I can port my Telix phone book to ProcommPlus?
From: rhoro@muug.mb.ca (Rick Horocholyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Opinions on Stacker
Date: 13 Sep 92 06:13:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Manitoba Unix User Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Stacker has destroyed my disk contents twice, and I've chucked it.  It seems to
be very sensitive to any reorganization of your memory management (QEMM espec.).
I've decided to rely on the old tried and true methods, and have invested in
a Syquest removable hard drive for extra capacity at a reasonable price.
From: jbitar@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: ALR 386 (387 co-proc) + Canon LBP8-IIR for sale
Date: 15 Sep 92 12:30:53 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

I have the following system that I would like to sell:

	33-MHz 386 ALR Business PC.
	387 co-proc.
	5 Meg. RAM.
	SVGA card (with .5 Meg. memory)
	200 Meg. Seagate Hard Disk (access time around 17 ms)
	14" Samsung monitor ( .31 mm )
	2400 baud modem
	2 serial and 1 parallel ports
	3 button Logitech mouse
	1.44 Meg 3.5" and 1.2 Meg 5.25" floppy drives

Note: The 386 chip is mounted on a card and not the mother board, so to upgrade
      to a 486 chip you would only need to replace the card.

	Cost new: around $3500, now open for offers.
************************************************************************

I also have a laser printer that I would also like to sell:

	Canon LBP8-IIR
	2.5 Meg. RAM
	300 dpi
	8ppm
	14 resident fonts
	Dual trays
	Duplex printing (Both sides printing capability)
	Both serial and parallel ports
	Only around 200 pages printed on it.
	Practically new Toner ($80 value)
	Will also include Laser Twin ( an HP series II emulator)
	
	Cost new: around $2700 (including memory and toner),
		  asking $1300 or offer.
*********************************************************************

Will sell as a package or separate.
If interested drop a mail message.

e-mail: jbitar@uoft02.utoledo.edu
or
	jbitar@stardent.chem.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: shin-jungshik@CS.YALE.EDU (Jungshik Shin)
Subject: Communi. s/w with external filter allowed?
Keywords: communication,emulator,filter,ISO,foreign,korean,character size
Organization: Yale University
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 20:23:07 GMT


   I'm looking for a communication s/w allowing external filtering of
incoming data. I like to enter Korean BBS in Korea which use Korean letters
represented in two 8bit codes. Modem port at my school does not allow
8bit/char transmission so that MSB of Korean code is stripped off when
transmitted over phone line from my school to my home. I think I can still
read Korean characters at home on my PC if I have a communication program
with external filter option of incoming data.
  
   My idea is as following. On my unix host, I can filter incoming data from
Korea to get 7bit encoded code for Korean by 'telnet BBS_address_in Korea 
| filter'  . Now, from my unix host at school to my PC on my home, 7bit/char.
data will be transmitted without problem. On PC side, I can filter incoming
7bit data to get original 8bit Korean character if there's any comm. program
with external filtering functionality of incoming data.  Of course, I have a
program to display Korean characters on my PC. Hence, all I need is 
a communication s/w allowing ext. filtering.   

   I would be greatly obliged to you for any useful information.

   Please send your reply to jshin@minerva.cis.yale.edu. or just reply using
'reply' of News reader.


   Jungshik Shin
From: Steven_P._Oliver@bearsden.UUCP (Steven P. Oliver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: What HD?
Date: 9 Sep 92 01:01:59 GMT
Organization: The Bear's Den BBS   (715) 839-7997

The chances of you haveing purchased a 386 with a SCSI drive in it are
slim, very slim indeed..Almost all clones made today come with IDE
controllers and cards in them, especially if the HD is smaller than 130meg.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.992
From: banshee@cats.ucsc.edu (Wailer at the Gates of Dawn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Maxtor Drive Specs Sought
Date: 12 Sep 92 02:08:46 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu



Looking for drive specs for a newish maxtor 3.5" IDE 120 meg (formatted)
drive.  Please mail.

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From: durai@ORTTA (Appadurai V.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.databases
Subject: Re: Wanted: A scheduling package for tracking room reservations
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:18:52 GMT
Organization: U of Mn

Try "Network Scheduler II".  Its not very user friendly, but extremely 
robust and good.

We use it in our office for scheduling.

Contact:	Powercore Inc
		1-800-237-4754

We use the DOS version.  I understand they are coming out with a windows 
version.
From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: BIOS setup for IBM AT
Date: 11 Sep 92 11:11:06 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Sep10.151726.28025@cs.mun.ca> cyril@odie.cs.mun.ca (Cyril Mullins) writes:
>I Have a True Blue IBM AT 6 mhz 286 with 512 RAM (1985 vintage).  I would like
>to plug in an Aboveboard to bring my memory up to a reasonable level (1MB) but
>I am running into a problem.  The system boots fine, finds the memory on the
>Power On Self Test but the gives me an error, resets the memory to 512K and
>tells me to run setup.  I don't have setup (this was a freebie system).  I
>phoned IBM and all the local dealers and nobody got nuthin'.  IBM tech support
>told me that no such animal existed but they did not sound too confident.  
>
>To make a long story short, has anyone got it, heard of it or can give me a
>definitive answer on it's existance. Thanks.

You need the diagnostics disk that came with the machine.
Failing that, use any generic AT setup program (like Juan Jimenez's
GSETUP31 which, I'm sure, is available at most FTP sites).


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: hcp@csx.cciw.ca (H.C. Pulley)
Subject: Re: Opinions on Stacker
Organization: Canada Centre for Inland Waters
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 16:08:22 GMT

In article <1992Sep12.033636.2767@ksmith.uucp> keith@ksmith.uucp (Keith Smith) writes:
>In article <4258@3cpu.rain.com> reaper@3cpu.rain.com (Ian Johnston) writes:
>>
>>  I am currently using Stacker, and have encountered no problems (yet).  I
>>don't expect to have any, but you never know.  It did indeed increase disk
>>space by about 100% (which was REAL nice).  My only gripe is that it won't 
>>work with unix!
>>
>>reaper@3cpu.rain.com
>>
>
>No,  Stacker TOLD you you have twice the storage.  You don't.  It

The utility program, scheck, that comes with Stacker 2.0 (along with some of
the other utility programs) tells you what your compression ratio is.  I get
2.0 on my regular drive and 1.6 on my games drive.  This is no lie.  The size
of the total disk is assumed (by Stacker) at installation to be twice the size
of the unstackered drive but this may be changed later if you find that it is
far from the amount that actually fits on the drive.

>depends on what you are storing.  Don't bank on those numbers, and read
>the book.  A friend was showing a free 25 Meg on a stacked 40 and then
>bam, out of space. . .

What version is he running?  I run Stacker 2.0 and it multiplies the actual
free space on the drive by the compression ratio (the one reported by scheck
et al) to get the space free.  I have always found it to report the correct
amount.  It is true that if you subtract the amount stored from the assumed
disk size, the number is wrong.  This is NOT however, the space free.  If you
explicitly ask DOS how much space is free, you will get the correct number.

Harry
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: zmaa27@trc.amoco.com (Mary Ann Adair)
Subject:  Persuasion PC --- Problem Open Existing File
Keywords:  Persuasion
Reply-To: zmaa27@trc.amoco.com (Mary Ann Adair)
Organization: Amoco Production Research
Distribution: na 
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 13:30:04 GMT

PC User here has a problem opening an existing file he created
in Persuasion for Windows.  After he saved the file and went back
into it at a later date he received the following message:

"This presentation was not closed properly.  Changes since last
mini-save will be recovered automatically"

He is then given the option (his only option) to click "OK".

Upon clicking "OK" he receives this next message:

Application Error
PA2 caused a general protection fault in module
ALDVM.DLL at 0003:018B

     -Close-

He must then totally close out Persuasion.

Has anyone encountered this problem before and know of a 
solution?

Please Email as I do not read this newsgroup.

 


Mary Ann Adair
Geological Research
zmaa27@trc.amoco.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.dcom.modems
From: hsiaoe@barh1a.its.rpi.edu (Eric Hsiao)
Subject: PC Fax Software for faxmodems
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:39:38 GMT

Are there any decent FAX programs for IBM & compatibles?  I tried several
programs, and they stink.  Blastfax from US Robotics is still buggy...
I tried sending a fax the other day and for the date, it put
SeptemberOctoberNovember 9, 1992... I try Winfax Pro, and if this is the
best Windows fax program out there, then the PC is in big trouble.
Winfax Pro has the barest essential functions to send a fax.  The program
won't even let you preview a fax before sending it.  There are no desktop
publishing features in it.  You can't preview your coverpage at all, and
can only preview the other pages after it sends the fax (what's the point of
PREview?)
   Basically, I'm looking for a good FAX program that will let me compose
a fax very much like the way I would do it with paper.  For example, some
cut and paste features, using the mouse to draw lines and pictures on the
page, custom place .PCX and embed other graphic formats onto the page (kinda
like BBN Slate), place text where I want.  Basically, a fax program with
some desktop publishing features would be really nice...it doesn't have to
be Pagemaker quality, but at least have these basic features.  Composing
faxes should be easy...Winfax Pro makes it a chore. (Can't imagine what
regular Winfax is like...)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: jjs@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Jay Jeffrey Schuh)
Subject: EPSON Printer Problems
Originator: jjs@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 22:36:46 GMT



	We have two Epson FX-1050 printers where I work and recently
	the tractors on one of them were screwed up so it was replaced
	with a another one.  The problem is that the new one we re-
	ceived prints slower.  The problem is when the printer encounters
	a blank area of print, instead of scrolling smoothly past it, the
	new printer increments at 1/2 inch intervals until it gets to the 
	next printed portion.  I know that there are software settings
	for the printer but I have know idea which one could control
	this behavior.

	Any help is greatly appreciated.

	Jay

	jjs@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: russell@csd475a.erim.org (John Russell)
Subject: Re: Uninstalling Stacker.. grrrr...
In-reply-to: fox@rei.com's message of Tue, 8 Sep 1992 23:16:53 GMT
Organization: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
	<Bu891x.A6L@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <Bu8AGz.BGs@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
	<1992Sep8.231653.6801@rei.com>
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:41:33

>   Installing Stacker takes a long time.  De-installing it shouldn't take
>   any less time.

It sounds like de-installing requires a backup, removal of stacker volume and
restoration of the backup. 
I don't own stacker but from what I've heard it can be installed with data
already on the disk. Or it can be installed from scratch on a new drive.
Everyone has said it is much, much faster to install it from scratch.
 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: rwerman@vms.huji.ac.il (ROBERT WERMAN)
Subject: XXX.ZOO files
Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Date: 15 Sep 92 19:49:04 GMT

I am sure this is a FAQ but I am suffering the pangs
of moving from MAC to PC.

Could someone tell me which is the proper program to
use to convert XXX.ZOO ASCII encoded files back into
binary?

Thanks.


__Bob Werman    rwerman@hujivms.bitnet    rwerman@vms.huji.ac.il
Jerusalem


From: David.Norman@ttlg.UUCP (David Norman)
Sender: postmaster@ttlg.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Those Intel Processors (what is SX/DX)
Date: 10 Sep 92  20:36:50 mst

Hello Mark!

Answering a msg of <04 Sep 92>, from Mark Boltz to All:

I would like to know what the "DX" and "SX" stand for. I know how they work in hard ware, but what dos DX really stand for ?????

David

 * Origin: Dave's Place - Edmonton Alberta (42:100/37)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: peterlew@bnr.ca (Peter Lew)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Low-level disk formatter
Reply-To: peterlew@bnr.ca (Peter Lew)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 16:47:29 GMT

In article <1992Sep8.131752.27381@bcrka451.bnr.ca>, norm@bnr.ca (Norm MacNeil) writes:
|> 
|> My brother's hard disk with stacker installed took a turn for the worst (FAT
|> destroyed).  Anyway, I want to do a low-level format since the 100MB disk has
|> two partitions on it and he wants to instead just have one big disk.  Apparently
|> the "FORMAT" command doesn't do this.  So the question is, where do I get a
|> low-level hard disk formatter?
|> 
|> Thanks,
|>   Norm.

On your DOS disk there is a command called FDISK which you can 
use to remove partitions and format the hard drive.

Ciao

Peter Lew
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: New Stacker
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:54:16 GMT
Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.

Steven_P._Oliver@bearsden.UUCP (Steven P. Oliver) writes:

>And you can tell how much space is on your hard drive by doing a dir
>or by using FS by Norton. 

A quick note on Norton's FS -- It will tell you that there is unused
slack space on the Stacker drive, but what Norton doesn't realize is
that Stacker actually re-uses this slack space during its compression.
So any figures you see on slack space are reported by unaware software.
Stacker drives have very little slack space at all.

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From: Jon Freivald <jaf@jaflrn.UUCP>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: Looking for better spawn function for Borland C++
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 06:51:09 EDT
Organization: The Wizzard's Cave, East Meadow, NY

srlncnc@gopher.dosli.govt.nz (Chris Crook) writes:

> 
> I am programming using Borland C++ and I am looking for a bigger and better
> version of the spawn function.  What I want to be able to do is run another
> program and give it nearly all the available memory, then return to my
> original program more or less exactly as I left it.  Obviously I will have
> to page the original out to disk, or extended memory, or somewhere, and
> bring it back in again afterwards.
> 
> Can anyone point me to any advice, books, source code, or libraries that
> implement this function.

Send a message to mail-server@jaflrn.uucp containing the text
get dos/c/xspawn.zip

You will be e-mailed a UUEncoded library that does exactly what you want
(keeps ~2K loaded while child process is running).  Works quite well.

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