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From: sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Help!  Can't open more than 1 DOS and OS2 prompt
Date: 28 Sep 1992 06:11:11 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
NNTP-Posting-Host: b61442.student.cwru.edu

In article <psm.717647951@murlibobo> psm@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Phil Malin) writes:
>From: psm@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Phil Malin)
>Subject: Help!  Can't open more than 1 DOS and OS2 prompt
>Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 02:39:11 GMT
>The subject says it all.  When I first installed OS2 I could open up multiple
>DOS and OS2 prompts (at least I think I remember doing so - doing it gave me
>a buzz).  But now OS2 only lets me open up one of each :-(  The only major
>operation I've done is to install Word2.0 and the postscript fonts.  I also
>used to minimize the folders giving a hash background, but I've learned to
>close them properly now.
>
>Can anyone help me?
>
>Phil
>psm@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au
>

Check out the Window page of the settings notebook. The bottom box has radio 
buttons for object open behavior - display existing or open another. I have 
my command prompt icons all set to open another. I did have to specifically 
do this because I set this property to display existing systemwide. (And ran 
into the same problem you're having now until I realized what I did :)
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From: xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: List of DOS applications that work on OS2
Date: 2 Oct 92 09:02:38 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In <PICASSO.92Oct1150146@bass.bu.edu> picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes) writes:


>I was wondering if there is a list of MSDOS applications
>that work under OS2. If there is not one how about we
>start one, just send me the ones you know that work.

Seems to me like it would make a *whole* lot more sense to have a list
of DOS apps that *don't* run under OS/2.  It'll be a *much* shorter list
that way.  So far I have found one (count it, one) of my usual apps that
won't run under OS/2.  I can't even count the number I have that *do*
work.  I'm not even going to try.

I'll list the app here that doesn't work under OS/2:  Instant
C/Protected Mode, a 32-bit C "interpreter", which loudly proclaims that
it cannot run under OS/2 when I try to fire it up in a VDM.  I have no
idea whether it really can run or not--it seems to detect the presence
of OS/2 and refuses to even try.
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
From: slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos)
Subject: Re: What is thunking?
Keywords: thunking
Organization: UNLV Computer Science
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 23:29:33 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.020716.27722@random.ccs.northeastern.edu> steck@ccs.northeastern.edu (Paul Steckler) writes:
>
>A "thunk", generally, is a function or procedure without arguments.
>Since it takes no arguments, its utility is that what it does depends 
>on the context of its invocation.  It's used to support language
>constructs such as lazy evaluation and call-by-name.  
>
>The name is putatively onomatopoetic:  The designers of ALGOL60 claimed 
>that such procedures made a "thunk" sound when pushed on the stack.
>
>I don't know the exact mechanism OS/2 uses, but a thunk could
>do 16-bit/32-bit conversions depending on context.

Let's set the record straight here:

"thunk. Term used to describe a routine which performs conversion of
16:16 memory references to the 0:32 addressing scheme and vice versa."
       - OS/2 2.0 Redbook Volume 1: Control Program.

Looks like IBM stole somebody else's word (grin!)

-- 
Steve Lumos - slumos@cs.unlv.edu
From: "john comyns" <john.comyns@execnet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: 3 chip simms and os/2
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:11:38 EST
Reply-To: "john comyns" <john.comyns@execnet.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Executive Networks Information

In article <1992Sep23.193014.29475#nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com
 (Jim Reisert) writes:
> I've heard rumblings that 3-chip SIMMs sometimes don't work properly
> with OS/2.  Can someone post an informed description of the problem?
> As a hardware designer, this sounds like complete malarky!

        On my system they don't work. I have a Gateway 486-25 with a
Micronics motherboard. It has 16 slots and a 16 MB capacity. I installed
the 3 chip 1 MB SIMMs and OS/2 wouldn't boot up. I tried to return the
chips for a refund but they didn't believe me. I brought my computer in
and tried 3 different brands and none of them worked. They ordered 9 chip
SIMMs and they worked.
        If your motherboard can't use 4 MB SIMMs you should only use
the 9 chip SIMMs. The 3 ship SIMMs may or may not work.
--
Executive Network Information System  (914) 667-4567
International ILink Host
From: cpbaltus@cs.vu.nl (Stefan Baltus)
Subject: BETA test site
Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 16:15:23 GMT

Hi,

How do I become a BETA test site for IBM OS/2 2.x?

					Stefan.

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From: calica@cae.wisc.edu (Carlo James Calica)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 on 386sx - How is speed?
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:27:23 GMT
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

In article <1992Oct5.035428.20294@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> gonzaled@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (LGV/MC) writes:
>ghdai@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
>
>>Anybody has seen OS/2 2.0 installed on a 386sx-20MHz with *8* MB RAM?
>>How is it compared to the OS running on a 486DX/25?  One of my friend
>>wants to upgrade from wondoze 3.1 to OS/2, but he worries about speed.
>>He has currently 4MB, which is definitely not enough, though OK for
>>windoze.
>
>I run version 2.0 on a 16MHz coprocessed (although I doubt that matters)
>SX with only 6 MB of RAM.  I would say performance is adequate; Windows
>applications aren't as zippy as in a DOS/Windows combination, but I do
>get reasonable speed.
{ stuff deleted }
>I did wonder what's going on with the 2.01 beta version.  I received the
>package about 5 days into the program (I was really excited) and ran
>the install procedure.  The entire process went smoothly, but upon 
>rebooting, I was presented with a screenfull of debugging information
>shortly after the OS/2 logo disappeared.
>A friend said he's heard of problems running 32bit software on SX machines
>...anybody else care to comment?
>
I'm running OS/2 Beta on a 5 Meg sx-16 without any problems.  It runs great and I had no installation problems.  And my motherboard isn't the best.  It gives me alot of problems in general but works great with os/2.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: stimpy@nmt.edu (Stimpy)
Subject: Re: Graphics Ultra Problems SOLVED!!!
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:11:42 GMT

>Thanks to the many people who replied with their helpful comments
>and suggestions. I got my Graphics Ultra working well at 1024x768
>60Hz NI using the 8514 drivers. How? Don't ask me.
>

Sorry, have to ask. HHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW! It's a great card,
I wish we had _real_ drivers for it. Wake up ATI.
What did you "get working." Did the card not work at all, or just give
you corrupt DOS sessions after you run win-os2 apps (like it does me)?

-Jr



-- 
Windows...It's like a stale cookie.
OS/2..."It's like butter" (SNL quote)
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:32218 comp.editors:2449 comp.os.os2.apps:6915
From: wjb@moscom.com (Bill de Beaubien)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.editors,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Does VI Exist for OS/2 2.0?
Date: 6 Oct 92 18:32:29 GMT
Reply-To: wjb@moscom.com
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford NY
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Luca Priorelli (luca@dedalo.unipg.it) wrote:
: Elvis is too slow. When I keep pressing a "moving" key (h,j,k,l) the
: screen is always behind the key (you never get the point where you
: want to go right).
Also, for some reason, if I type # followed by another character in
quick succession, Elvis crashs on me.
 
: Any better implementation which is also complete?
Elvis isn't complete.  
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: nrt@watson.ibm.com (Nicholas R. Trio)
Subject: Re: Reorg of /pub/os2 on software.watson.ibm.com
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:21:13 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Hi All,

Glad you like the reorg of /pub/os2 on software.watson.ibm.com.
I appologize that it took so long (it's only a very very small
part of my job here).  In any cae, I really am dependent on you,
the software.watson.ibm.com users to tell me what you need on the
system (since I'm not really an OS/2 person...I'm in networking,
security and Un*x).

Thus, any additional suggestions let me know.  I don't have the final
say as to what goes on software.watson.ibm.com (I just put out what
I get from Boca, et. al.), but I can help make what is out there
as useful as possible.

Nick (nrt@watson.ibm.com)
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal)
Subject: Re: MS mouse in WINOS2 not smooth
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 06:51:39 GMT

In article <klliou.717575011@milton> klliou@milton.u.washington.edu (Kan-Lee Liou) writes:
>My MS mouse runs smoothly in WIN 3.1 and OS2, but not very smoothly in WINOS2.
>Does anyone have a similar experience?  Is there a fix for it?
>Thank you.
>
>klliou@u.washington.edu 

Hello.  I also have a MS mouse. (bus mouse) and it is not very smooth in
Win-OS/2 v3.1, also under OS/2, it doesn't accept all my clicks.  It is
not consistent.  I can't just double click on something because it will not
"read" both of them.  And sometimes, a click will "stick".  For example,
clicking on the side of the editor to scroll down, I just click once and
let go and the screen keeps on scrolling.  It is a brand new mouse, and
it works fine under plain ms-dos v5.0

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: taylorm@wl.aecl.ca
Subject: OS2 16 colour/ WINOS2 256 colour problems
Organization: AECL RESEARCH
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:34:32 GMT

I just installed OS2 on a TOSHIBA T4400SXC colour portable.  I switched the
VGA driver for WinOS2 so that I could have a 256 colour WinOS session.  I
can now get WinOS2 up in 256 colour mode, but I cannot switch properly
back to my OS2 desktop.  The OS2 screen is completely garbled.  If I switch
back to OS2 and run a full screen DOS Window, this cleans up the display and I
can then switch to OS2.  But, if I switch back to Windows again I am back
where I started (everybody follow that :-).

OS2 doesn't seem to be re-initializing the display properly.
I cannot get a 256 colour OS2 driver for the TOSHIBA anytime soon, and I would
like to at least be able to run windows properly.

Any suggestions that anyone has would be greatly appriciated.

                                                             /\/\ike Taylor
                                                         taylorm@wl.aecl.ca
From: juan@noyles.pha.pa.us (Juan J. E. T. Noyles)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Reorg of /pub/os2 on software.watson.ibm.com
Distribution: world
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 19:00:13 GMT
Organization: The Noyles OS/2 Platform

nrt@watson.ibm.com writes in article <1992Sep27.043136.17869@watson.ibm.com>:
> 
> The OS/2 Repository on software.watson.ibm.com has been reorganized.
...

> In addition, I put up a cron job that at midnight will create
> the file "ls-lR" which will be a list of all files under the 
> /pub/os2 hierarchy.

THANKS!
--
Juan@Noyles.pha.pa.us
From: azzarito@cse.fau.edu (Doug Azzarito)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Service Pack Delayed
Date: 4 Oct 92 20:40:28 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

In article <1992Oct2.190834.2041@en.ecn.purdue.edu> malasky@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Curtis Malasky) writes:
>
>In addition to this bit of info, I also found a post that said that
>the Service Pack would be distributed on 14 3.5 inch disks. If anybody 
>can verify this, I'd like to hear it. 

Yes, I can verify it.  The service pack is "currently" 14 disks.  It could
change between now and release, but I doubt it.  The "two-week" delay
isn't official, but then neither was the first "target."  I'd say the release
is on a day-to-day release.  There were more people at the Boca site today
(sunday) than usual, and they were only interested in one thing - making sure
the service pack is in top shape.
From: loatspa@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Phil Loats)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ZIPs on Hobbes
Date: 28 Sep 92 21:11:20 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

I tried to get a couple of .zip file off of ftp-os2.nmsu.edu and when I
tried to unzip them pkzip 1.1 can not uncompress them.  Is there
something I missed??  ...Yes, I changed to binary mode, I've got .zoo
files without problems.

Thanks in advance,
Phil.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: dperry@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Dave Perry)
Subject: WP5.1 for windows/printer from win-os2
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:27:32 GMT

Sorry if these are FAQ's, but:
I installed wordperfect for windows yesterday, and the thesarus, filemgr,
and speller seem to work fine, but when I try and run the real thing, it
crashes with an internal error in win-os2.  Is this a know compatiblity
problem with an easy fix?  My other question is that win-os2 doesn't think
it has a printer, and I know of no easy way to install one (other than 
getting my windows disks out :(  Any help would be appreciated!

-Dave
-- 
"...and everything under the sun." |  OS/2 2.0  | dave@lil-stat.tamu.edu
                         -floyd    |~-~-~-~-~-~-| dperry@ringer.cs.utsa.edu
From: frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Software.
Distribution: world
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 10:03:02 GMT
Organization: Private System

boh@fraser.sfu.ca writes in article <boh.717389247@sfu.ca>:
> 
> Hi.  I've a comment to make.  To date, OS/2 2.0 is the best operating system
> I've seen in all my years of using the PC.  However, there seems, or we
> do not know of, any sizable commercial software base for this fabulus OS.
> I realise this because I am using OS/2 2.0 constantly as a DOS multitasker !
> .
> I know there must be a commercial software base for OS/2, but most of
> use just do not know anything about it.
> .
> So, will some kind soles please compile just such a list for posting ?
 
Somebody already has. Checkout hobbes for an archive called
tinf21.zoo (/os2/archives/volume7).

Also there is a thing called the OS/2 Coupon book which has been 
talked about a lot recently. I've not seen a copy but apparently IBM 
distribute this - phone your local branch for availability information.

--
Bruce Clement    (frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz  SNEWS/2,  UUPC 1.11q)
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:32032 comp.os.os2.apps:6854 comp.os.os2.programmer:5438
From: wjw1@me1.MsState.Edu (Bill Wilson)
Subject: Re: Turn Help Off?
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 12:09:34 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.041820.7181@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> azzarito@cse.fau.edu (Doug Azzarito) writes:
>In article <1992Sep28.135943.6934@persoft.com> johnf@persoft.com (John Freeborg) writes:
>>
>>(1) How do you turn off BY DEFAULT the annoying little help line at
>>    the top of the screen of OS/2 or DOS sessions when you are sitting
>>    at the prompt?
>
>For OS/2 screens, edit CONFIG.SYS, and change your PROMPT.  The $i adds the
>help line.  For DOS screens, edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT and take out the HELP ON.
>
>>(2) Some of the icons on my desktop have title text in light grey.
>
>Yep, they're shadows, and you can't change the icon text color.  Sorry!

Ummmm.... not quite right on answer (2) here. You can define the icon text
colors (for shadows and regular objects) in the scheme palette. The scheme
palette lets you control the colors and fonts for just about everything.

__
Bill Wilson : MSU Nuclear Engineering
"My brain is full now... may I be excused?"
From: Lynn.Nash@f107.n207.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Trap 000e And/Or Sys
Date: 29 Sep 92 09:23:02 GMT
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Sep 21 1992

AW>I am receiving the same error, except it usually occurs when running
programs
AW>under OS/2 (DOS sessions seem to agrivate the problem).  The error is 
AW>infrequent, but quite annoying.  My system is the following:

AW>33 MHz 80486 Opti motherboard, AMI BIOS, 20MB RAM, 1440MB SCSI Hard disk,
AW>Adaptec 1542b SCSI controller with the new OS/2 2.0 driver, Adex 8514/A
1280
AW>and Video 7 1024i video boards, Mouse Systems PC Mouse III 
AW>on bus card (IRQ 15,
AW>port 338 with a custom driver), 2 serial (COM2 with 
AW>AF16550A UART), 1 parallel,
AW>Thunderboard (Sound blaster clone, IRQ 5).

AW>This error occurs maybe several times a day or every few days depending on
wh
AW>I am doing.

AW>My BIOS date is 5/5/91.

AW>-aaronw@cats.ucsc.edu
AW>(408) 426-3053

Same system 50mhz version, same bios date, same problem. Pull 4meg and
you will be in good shape. The problem is caused by the first party 
DMA done by the adaptec controller. The GT16mb patch never worked for
me giving intermittant traps often.

--Lynn
___
 * MR/2 1.1 NR * Aibohphobia (n.):  the fear of palindromes

--- Maximus/2 2.01wb
From: jesper@diku.dk (Jesper L. Lauritsen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Et4000 800x600 for OS/2 1.3 Wanted
Date: 2 Oct 92 17:20:05 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen


Does anybody know where I can find a ET4000 800x600 driver for OS/2 1.3?
Thanks in advance.

--Jesper
From: gt1610c@prism.gatech.EDU (McGaugh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: How do you install WINOS231 SVGA drivers?
Date: 2 Oct 92 13:28:12 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <9210011325.AA05880@enet-gw.pa.dec.com> reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim -- DTN 223-5747 -- MLO5-2/13A) writes:
>When I click on the SETUP ICON, the only thing I can set up is the Network.
>If I click on the DRIVERS ICON in the Control Panel, I try to install
>updated drivers, but it reads the B: drive and just returns, without showing
>any of the choices.

This worked for me:

   -Go to a full-screen DOS session.
   -Change to the winos231 directory
   -type 'setup'

If you need more details, e-mail me.

-- 
M. Ken McGaugh
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rm3@ornl.gov (MCBROOM R C)
Subject: Re: List of DOS applications that work on OS2
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:50:43 GMT

In article <PICASSO.92Oct1150146@bass.bu.edu> picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes) writes:
>
>I was wondering if there is a list of MSDOS applications
>that work under OS2. If there is not one how about we
>start one, just send me the ones you know that work.
>
You really don't want such a list. :-)  You don't have the disk space.
The list of MSDOS applications that do not work is manageable.  It
consists of mostly applications using DOS extenders that use the Virtual
Control Program Interface.  The second major category is utility and
game programs that need to access the hardware directly.  An additional list 
of interest and one that is partially included in the README that OS/2 puts 
in the root directory when installed is the list of DOS programs that need 
special settings to work.


Robert McBroom internet: rm3@ornl.gov
From: hafting@Lise.Unit.NO (Helge Hafting)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: annoying problem
Date: 4 Oct 92 17:51:24 GMT
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology

In article <1OCT199211155972@europa.aero.org>, xberri@europa.aero.org (Jason E. Berri) writes:
 > I have been running os/2 2.0 since May with very few problems (using the
 > os/2 faq and tnt I avoided many potential problems - thanks!).  One problem
 > developed that I can't seem to fix.  When I open my C drive under the drives 
 > object I see the various directories under the root directory of my C drive, 
 > including the os/2 desktop, which is hashed (opened by the wps I presume).  
 > This appears normal, however, when I close my C drive my desktop disappears!
Perhaps your drive object is defined as a work area? (I.e. closing it will close
everything in it, including the desktop folder.)  Take a look at the settings.
You may work around the problem by minimizing the drive object instead of closing
it.
 > It would appear that closing the C drive also closes the os/2 desktop 
 > directory which in turn closes my desktop.  Once this happens the wps 
 > still responds to ctrl-esc or mb1-mb2 to get the task list, but it is 
 > usually empty.  If I still have the drives object window open I can open the 
 > C drive and in turn open the desktop again and it will come back up.
 > 
 > Jason Berri  [berri@aero.org or berri@arecibo.aero.org]
 > 

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