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From: stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: How do IBM and FTP TCP/IP packages compare?
Date: 8 Nov 92 05:23:22 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: haas.berkeley.edu

At some point in the near future, I hope to be able to get the FTP Software
TCP/IP package for OS/2 via a site-licence. This would make it a lot cheaper
than the IBM package, even with educational discount. However, IT seems
that people almost never discuss the FTP package on the net, whereas the
IBM package is often discussed.

What would be the disadvantages of purchasing the FTP package? I'm interested
in both intrinsic (e.g. it doesn't have X-Windows - I know this is the case,
but is it possible to run the IBM X-Windows program over the FTP kernel?)
and extrinsic (e.g. lots of software, e.g. TRN, runs over IBM, but not
FTP - is this actually true?)

I'd greatly appreciate any information on the differences between these two,
and what the main considerations ought to be in choosing between them.

Thanks a lot.

Richard Stanton
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From: jarman@ee.ualberta.ca (Andrew Jarman)
Subject: Re: Systos Tape backup for OS/2
Keywords: UW term multi windows
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 20:30:29 GMT

rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Denise Brown) writes:

>Can someone give me the specs on Systos tape backup?  Will it work with
>QIC-40 tapes (Mountain 40 meg tape drive)?


>thanks!
According to the FAX I got from SYTRON, QIC-40 and QIC-80 aren't supported
(at least I can't see it on the list).  All of the drives listed have
a controller card.  Alliance, Cipher, Compaq, IBM, Identica, Legagc (TLC)
Tandberg, Tecmar and Wantec drives are supported.  Most controllers listed
are one of: PC-36, QIC-02, AxelV551(Tandberg), EV-811, EV-817, PC-02, EV-831.

Call SYTRON @ (508) 898-0100 for more info.

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From: awadh@philips.oz.au (Awadh Pandey)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 00:57:11 GMT
Organization: Philips Public Telecommunications Systems, Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Help:  ftp site for Deskpic
Summary: Want to know the site name

Could anyone please take the time to post the ftp site and direcory name
from where I can download Deskpic and PmComm application?

Thanks in advance.
	Awadh
 
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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Drawing Application
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 17:32:41 GMT

In article <1992Nov2.105635.1@brt.deakin.edu.au> gjocc@brt.deakin.edu.au writes:
>Is there a simple 2-D object based drawing package available for
>OS/2 2.0 PM?
>(Something like Mac Draw or the !Draw program that comes with Acorn RISC OS)
>PD or Shareware would be nice.

What's wrong with PM Draw, which comes with OS/2 2.0?

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Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
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From: gerry@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Gerry Lachac)
Subject: Re: How do IBM and FTP TCP/IP packages compare?
Organization: Dialogic Corporation
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 18:34:46 GMT

In article <1di88aINNdqr@agate.berkeley.edu> stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton) writes:
>
>I'd greatly appreciate any information on the differences between these two,
>and what the main considerations ought to be in choosing between them.

I have used FTP's software quite happily for the last year.  I am
still using the old 1.1 version (since I can't seem to get any info on
how to go about an upgrade).  The only problem with this version is
that under OS/2 2.0, the ftp server doesn't work.

I have installed IBM's TCP/IP from the PDK to give it a try.  I found
it to be much *slower*, and I found the VT220/100 emulators to be
buggy.  They will lock up with certain keystrokes when telnet'ed over
to an Interactive UNIX machine.  I have since switched back to my FTP
software.  I didn't even attempt to try the X-windows since I figured
the performance would be dismal based on the general performance of
the telnet sessions.

Now if only I can get Novell and FTP to share my SMC card...

-gerry
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From: auhl@fzi.uka.de (Axel Uhl)
Subject: Error in EMX/GCC OS/2 library ?!
Keywords: GCC, EMX, OS/2 library
Reply-To: auhl@fzi.de
Organization: Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI), Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:53:49 GMT


When I'm trying to compile the testfiles coming with EMX-0.8e using "make all",
I get errors in compiling the OS/2 related test-programs. The linker yields
something like "libos2.a (libos21.o): unresolved external __stream ..."

Any suggestions? Please email to auhl@fzi.de
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Can't do an SVGA ON!
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:44:55 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <kevinc.721436904@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> kevinc@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) writes:
>I have wierd hardware - a PixelWorks Whirlwin 1280 card that uses a
>Chips & Technologies VGA and 8514/a chip.  I think it's pretty obvious
>that SVGA won't recognize this sucker.

For a straight 8514/a+VGA board, you don't use SVGA on, since you
don't have an SVGA board.  Just configure your DOS sessions with the
proper 8514/a drivers, as per IBM spec.  And install the HDILOAD.COM
program from autoexec.bat if you want to use 8514/a mode from DOS
boxes.
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From: ballard@ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: PSPM2.ZIP on ftp-os2
Date: 9 Nov 92 17:05:20 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
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In <1992Nov9.005506.18627@samba.oit.unc.edu> Ed.Holzwarth@launchpad.unc.edu (Ed Holzwarth) writes:
>In the archive PSPM2.ZIP on Hobbes that is supposed to be a graphical PS,
>there are three executables and no documentation... PSPM2.EXE seems to
>work but PSPM.EXE and PS$.EXE just lock, it seems... What are these other
>two exe's for?
 
I think pspm.exe is the version for OS/2 1.3; not sure about the other
program, but suspect it is also for either 1.3 or some other release
level. 

I used to use the 1.3 version, and am delighted to see this program
has been modified to work with 2.0.  
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From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: TCP and X Windows packages
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:37:17 GMT

In <1992Nov10.080449.25739@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM> mrice@mozart.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Mark W. Rice) writes:

>I have suddenly become very interested in a TCP/X-Windows package and I
>don't know about alternatives to OS/2.  All I know is that IBM sells one
>and it's supposed to be pretty good.

>Do you know about SLIP?  Is this feasable with a high speed modem
>(V.32, V.32bis, V.42, V.42bis) using X-Windows?

The IBM package includes SLIP.  SLIP over a modem is probably going to
be 'sluggish' if you're doing anything other than an Xterm or two.
Graphics-intensive packages are probably going to feel pretty slow.
It should be usable with something like a V.32bis connection, though. 

>What about DeskviewX?  Do they have an OS/2 version or does it work with OS/2?

No OS/2 version and it won't run under OS/2.

>Are there any others?

>I hear I'll be set back a little over $400.  Is that accurate?

Seems perhaps a little high, unless you're also buying NFS and all
that jazz.


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From: pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de (Fritsch_Wolfgang)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: CPYINI - great utility !
Date: 12 Nov 92 08:15:25 GMT
Organization: Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin GmbH


I tried cpyini (extracted as cpyini.zip from hobbes) and found that it
reduced the size of my os2system.ini file from above 1M to about 120k.
Counting the backup copies this leads to about 4M space savings on my
hard disk, and also to smaller time for boot. 

I think that this utility belongs into the FAQ list, under the topic
"smart tricks" ! 

Wolfgang Fritsch
pfr@psun2.hmi.de
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From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
Subject: Re: So how do I get 256 colors now?
Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:11:10 GMT

Chris Russell (cjr10@cccvm.ccc.amdahl.com) wrote:
> Well the service pack installed just fine. Now the problem I'm
> working on is trying to get 640x480x256 on my ET4000 (Renoir)
> card. I don't have a Welcome folder. If I go into System Setup
> it says that I'm running SVGA, but I don't see on option
> anywhere there for changing the screen resolution (or tell me
> what I'm running now, which I presume is 640x480x16). The
> README's all talk around this. Would one of you experts who have
> figured this out give me a clue or two?

The README says that if you have OS/2 2.00.1 preinstalled then look in the
Welcome Folder otherwise run selective install from the System Setup Folder
and only ask to change the Primary Display. It will ask you for disks from
the GA set and when it asks for drivers diskettes put in the CSD ones. When
it is all over the SVGA comment on your primary display will say TSENG.

-- 
Tom J Parry.
Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
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From: it1@ra.msstate.edu (Tim Tsai)
Subject: Borland C++ 3.1 for Windows
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 19:22:46 GMT

  Has anybody used the Windows communications API under Borland C++ 3.1
yet?  I copied the example from Borland C++'s help (basically it opens
COM2: and sets it to 19,200 baud, and that's it!).  I noticed that if I
do *not* close the COM port when the program terminates, WPS locks up.
Closing the COM port sometimes will generate a General Protection fault.
Any ideas?

  Here's the code fragment from memory:

  idComDev = OpenComm("COM2", 1024, 128);
  err = BuildCommDCB("COM2:19200,n,8,1", &dcb);
  SetCommState(&dcb);

  Thanks..

  PS:  Mouse is on COM1
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From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
Subject: Re: echomon + microemacs
Organization: NetWorx
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 21:48:38 GMT

I would recommend getting the ECHOMON utility from hobbes (128.123.35.51).
After installing a driver, it duplicates everything from your chosen full-
screen-os2 session to the mono monitor.  This allows it to run independently
instead of blocking when not the focus (what the mode command does).

ECHOMON comes with a program that allows you to move the focus to a
window on the desktop which also goes to the program, exactly what you
are looking for.

ECHOMON is an incredibly useful package, and if you decide you like it
enough to buy it for real, it's cheap ($20).
From: ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: UNIX 'file' program for OS/2?
Date: 5 Nov 1992 07:28:03 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca


Is anyone sitting on an OS/2 port of the UNIX file command? Or maybe
you know where source code is? Also, anyone know where I can get a good
list of OS/2 specific magic entries?

thanks


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From: erzberg@ifi.unizh.ch (Martin Erzberger)
Subject: Bitmap reader with palette manager support
Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 09:23:00 GMT

I just have uploaded a bitmap reader with support for the
OS/2 2.0 palette manager. This means, you can see your 256 color
bitmaps with their correct colors!
It does also read GIF images, but not very good (see encloded     
README file).
The file is currently on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, directory
/pub/uploads, named IMSHOW.ZIP.
Have fun! Regards, Martin Erzberger

From: Keller.Group@f115.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Keller Group)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: OS/2 Fax Software Piracy
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:45:00 -0600

Several people from Germany and Austria have recently faxed me
registration forms and bug reports for our OS/2 fax software.  The
fact that we don't directly provide end-user support for these
products isn't what bothers me.  (We are the developer, but our
products are published and supported by our partners, such as SofNet
in the U.S. and Dr. Neuhaus in Germany.)

What bothers me is that these users have an unlicensed beta version
of our product that is being widely distributed through BBS sites in
Europe.  One of our beta testers distributed a 0.99 beta version of
our software that was being tested under the "BitFax for OS/2" name.
And it seems that European BBS sites have little respect for software
ownership issues.

Shareware software is great, and I personally use several good
shareware products.  I've also paid the registration fees to the
developers of these products, and I strongly encourage others to do
the same.  But OS/2 will not succeed without commercial OS/2 software
in the distribution channel, and beta versions of commercial products
are not shareware.  I am disappointed to see that BBS sites are
allowing themselves to be used for this sort of unauthorized
distribution.

We are seriously studying the suggestions and requirements of OS/2
BBS operators and users, and we would like to enhance our PMfax
products to satisfy these requirements.  But it is difficult to
justify such development when certain members of the BBS community
are actively participating in the unauthorized distribution of our
products.  If the BBS community expects to receive respect and
attention from commercial software developers, it must also show
respect for the rights of such companies and individuals.  Failure to
do this is harmful to everyone.

And to the users of the 0.99 BitFax for OS/2 software, the problems
that you are reporting were fixed long ago, and you'd save yourself a
lot of time by purchasing a licensed (and supported) copy of PMfax.

Mark Ahlstrom

 * KWQ/2 1.0C *


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From: kvetzal@watarts.uwaterloo.ca (Ken Vetzal)
Subject: Yowza screen saver
Originator: kvetzal@watarts.uwaterloo.ca
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:51:11 GMT

I just noticed that a new screen saver called yowza has appeared on hobbes.
It is in the 2.0/miscutils directory.  It is advertised as being a full
featured screen saver for OS2.  Has anyone tried it out?  How does it
compare to deskpic?

Ken Vetzal (kvetzal@watarts.uwaterloo.ca)
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From: halverso@staff.tc.umn.edu (Chris Halverson)
Subject: New Word for OS/2 (?)
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 02:35:50 GMT

I just read in the new Computer Shopper magazine that Microsoft
is coming out with a new version of Word for OS/2, due 1 or 2Q 93.
Has anyone else heard any other info about this? The mention of
it was in the back, in the Upgrade and Update section.

Is it possible that Microsoft is giving in to the great number
of people that have called requesting a new version?
--
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Windows is, at best, a priggish, effeminate interface modeled
after the sissified Macintosh operating system interface. 
				 -John C. Dvorak
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Subject: Q: Scanner software for OS/2?
From: ghdai@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:38:05 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

Hi, there, anyone knows any OS/2 version software for Mustek 3000 flat-bed
scanner?  Please e-mail to me your reply.

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From: geiri@stud.cs.uit.no (Geir Inge Jensen)
Subject: Speech in WC-II ?
Organization: University of Tromsoe, Norway
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 09:56:27 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

After installing the Service Pack, my system is almost perfect. I never crash 
anymore, and the performance is much better. My system includes a 
SoundBlaster 1.5, and after tweaking the dos-settings, almost every dos 
program that uses it works fine. 

But there is a couple of things that wont work properly. In WingCommander II
the music runs fine. But in the opening sceenes, the speech disappear after
ca. 1 second (The background music continues, though the game itself seemes
to hang!) 

I also have a couple of demos, and some of them works fine. But Unreal wont!
Well, the demo runs fine, but there is no music! Too bad.

Does there exist anyone that have found a solution to this ?  I have tried
a lot of things, looking at the faq, reading the games10a.txt some times,
but non of these things seemes to help.

My system:
486DX/33, with 16 Megs of ram.
245 MB Seagate IDE.
ET4000 1 MB ram.
SoundBlaster 1.5, running at IRQ2
Shine 2400 internal modem
OS/2 2.0 with Golden Service Pack installed.

BTW! I enjoy using OS/2. After the Service Pack almost every problem I had
disappeared.

-Geir Inge
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From: pap@air12.larc.nasa.gov (Peter A. Padilla)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: SP broke Toolbook and Wingz
Date: 9 Nov 1992 19:23:39 GMT
Organization: NASA/SVMB
Reply-To: pap@air12.larc.nasa.gov (Peter A. Padilla)
NNTP-Posting-Host: air38.larc.nasa.gov

I applied the service pack and everything worked fine until I tried some
OS/2 1.2 applications.  Problems:
           
 1) Toolbook for OS/2, 
        the button labels are missing and any text in a field shows one 
        letter per line.

 2) Wingz for OS/2,
        crashes when you try to open any worksheet file or the help system. 

I reinstalled the GA and some of the fixes (kernel,hpfs,rexx) and everything
works fine again.

Peter A. Padilla
pap@air12.larc.nasa.gov
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Screen Blanker
Date: 10 Nov 92 22:24:50 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1dp3ugINNlfd@agate.berkeley.edu> ksanthan@garnet.berkeley.edu (Kumaran Santhanam) writes:
>
>Also, does anyone know of a screen saver w/ password protect?

Lockup does.  Unfortunately, Lockup will only work when PM has focus.



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From: stimpy@nmt.edu (John Reynolds)
Subject: Re: os2 zip not compatible with Sun unzip
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:19:20 GMT

 feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel) writes:
>I've started using Sun Unix zip for downloads to my os2 system
>successfully for a couple of months. Today I tried using the os2 zip
>command and then uploading the file to the Sun where I tried to unzip.
>The Sun unzip program reports an unknown compression method has been
>used on the zip file. Does anyone know why this happens? Thanks.

Probably because you're now using Info-Zip's zip??? They employ the
inflate/deflate algorithm which Pkzip, and most of the other ports
in the world are not aware of yet....That's what I would bet because
it doesn't work on my Suns either!

-Jr


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From: monty@blackhole.lerc.nasa.gov (Monty Andro)
Subject: CORELdraw 2.5 export problems
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: comp
Date: 5 Nov 92 12:02:57


I'm attempting to export a corel drawing in PCX format and it is not
working properly.  I'm getting partial images when I import back the
drawing.  I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem?  If this
is a known problem, does a patch exist?

Thanks,
Monty
From: cjr10@cccvm.ccc.amdahl.com (Chris Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: E/2 won't receive zmodem?
Date: 12 Nov 92 06:20:18 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corp.

Concerning the use of the Unix SZ program for ZMODEM downloading,
this may be obvious and/or not relevant, however when I first
tried using SZ a few weeks ago (downloading to Procomm Plus under
OS/2) I was getting what seemed to be overrun problems. After
experimenting, I hit on the -l option and "-l 1024" worked for me
(which causes SZ to wait every 1K for acknowledgement from the
receiver).
 
Chris Russell