HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: regy106@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John, Registry)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: key redefining under os2.
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:16:56 GMT
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Hi,
	I am looking for a key redefining utility.  I use borlands superkey under
dos, but am changing applications to os2.
	Does anybode know of any?
John
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: gupw@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Paul Wagland)
Subject: Re: Where's Borland?
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 01:03:28 GMT

TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko) writes:

>Well, Objectvision 2.0 for OS/2 is out. I bought it yesterday.

>It strikes me as a little slow, but then, I've never seen the Windows
>version in operation.

Well, I saw a pre-release version of OV2.0 running under both Windoze
and OS/2 simultaneously, next to each other. The OS/2 version won, so
assuming that they haven't slowed down the release version somehow...

-- 
Paul Wagland            | These opinions are mine and no-one elses
gupw@uniwa.uwa.edu.au   | I still don't like Microsoft, even after using
------------------------+  their products. :-)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: it1@ra.msstate.edu (Tim Tsai)
Subject: Re: OS/2-The User's View
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 20:49:09 GMT

ygoland@edison.seas.ucla.edu (The Jester) writes:
>The question I have for everyone reading
>this post is:How much trouble have you had with os/2?

  Not all that many really, but generally quite frustrating because it's
very difficult to track down the source of the problems in OS/2 (maybe
it's because of my lack of experience with it)...

>My own problems including:Having applications sit in my print queue
>refusing to print (even though the printer is on and connected
>correctly).

  This has never happened to me and I print quite a bit from various
applications.  postscript printer on lpt1:

>Having the entire system freeze up (the mouse still
>works but after an hour (and repeated ctrl-esc attempts) the system
>REFUSES to allow me to do ANYTHING.

  This has only happened to me once or twice *AFTER* the system
has started.  I never waited an hour though.  :-).  I've had it
siting idle for a long (5 minutes or so, I'm not very patient)
time before a boot and rebooting the machine usually solves my
problem.

>Lost disk drive, the system, for
>some reason, couldn't find my d drive (which is a virtual drive
>whose 'E' section is where os/2 boots)

  Nope.  I have a C: primary partition for DOS and a D: HPFS partition
for OS/2.

>and gave me 'this application
>is not responding do you wish to kill' I repeatedly said yes with
>the pop up disapearing, nothing happening and then it appeared
>again.

  Yeah, OS/2 doesn't seem to have a solid "kill" system call at the
moment.  Generally if you close all your applications the killed
programs will go away though.

>This type of freezing is MUCH rarer than windows, but never
>the less I can expect SOME type of problem at least once a day. Am I
>alone?

  Most of my problems is on starting up, but once OS/2 is up and
running, it generally stays running until I go to bed at night.

  Hope that helps.

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: hacker@cco.caltech.edu (Jonathan Bruce Hacker)
Subject: Win Excel 3.0 -> OS/2 Excel for $7.50 (Academic edition)
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:36:21 GMT

For those of you who purchased the Windows version of Excel 3.0 after
December 1991 (Academic edition, I don't know about the regular
edition upgrade policy) you can get the OS/2 3.0 version including
manuals for only the media charge of $7.50.  I got my copy today so
this is for real.

-- 
Jon Hacker
Caltech, Pasadena CA
hacker@tumbler-ridge.caltech.edu
From: stirling@hursley.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: 32bit Shareware backup program.
Date: 21 Jul 92 09:40:49 GMT
Reply-To: ian@vnet.ibm.com
Organization: IBM UK Labs Ltd, Hursley, England
News-Software: NewsKit 1.5 - LaMail

In <92202.144500NLAFLAMM@vma.cc.nd.edu>, NLAFLAMM@vma.cc.nd.edu (Nick Laflamme) writes:
>
>I used to use a backup program for DOS called Backit which I would love
>to see in OS/2.  Since I doubt I'll ever see Backit/2 even if the author
>writes it, I'll describe Backit and let you emulate it if you choose.

Nick, you say you used to use BACKIT, well I still do use it at home.  It has 
proved over the years I have used it to be very reliable and has never let me
down once.

The author has unfortunately retired from IBM so I cannot even contact him and 
ask him to consider an OS/2 version.

Cheers,                                                                         
Ian Stirling                      Internet: ian@vnet.ibm.com                    
CICS/ESA Systems Facilities         Bitnet: ian at vnet                         
IBM UK Labs Ltd, Hursley, England IBMIPnet: ian@stirling.hursley.ibm.com
From: logic@gacvx2.gac.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Where's Borland?
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:44:08 -0600
Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota

> Really in betatest ?! - where did you get this information from ?
from a betatester

al hart
From: cummins@a.cs.okstate.edu (CUMMINS JOHN WILLI)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: CKermit PM question (Setup file?)
Summary: What'e the "startup" file's name?
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:32:28 GMT
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Computer Science, Stillwater

I'm trying to setup Kermit (PM 1.2 version, 27-May-90)

And i'm trying to find the name of the file it looks for at startup.
(My msdos version looked for mskermit.ini or somesuch)

I need to put Set Port Com2, Set speed 9600
in there...

jc
From: affie@earley.sns.neuphilologie.uni-tuebingen.de (Ralf Affie Hauser)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Norton Commander for OS/2
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:34:20 GMT
Organization: sns

Hi software developers!

Despite of the beautiful Workplace Shell with all its objects and folders and
shadows I prefer working on my files with something like the Norton Commander.
To my opinion it's still the fastest and most convenient way to copy, move and 
view files (or unpack bunches of files using the ExtensionFileList mechanism).

Since I have completely switched to OS/2 I don't want to miss that tool.
(Call me old fashioned or narrow-minded.)

Now I am looking for somethin' like the Norton Commander for OS/2 (2.0). 

As far as I can see SYMANTEC is not going to release one so I am asking all 
software developers whether you have created one on your own. I don't want to
reinvent the wheel for the third time...

If you ask for money I will pay for it!

Call me if you have made such a tool and if you want to distribute it!
Contact me! e-mail me!

	affie.


P.S.	I have seen the FC program on hobbes. But it really lacks a few main
	functions: HPFS filenames, commandline (with <ctrl><enter> edit),
	file extension menue, directory compare on one glance.
From: z_kupkams@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 BBS-software ?
Date: 21 Jul 92 22:44:32 GMT
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

In article <1992Jul14.211518.2720@sulo.otol.fi>, jarinie@sulo.otol.fi (Jari Niemel{ T-230-3) writes:
> Is there (any BBS-software to OS/2 ?
> I am looking shareware or PD !!!!
> 
I just Downloaded Maximus BBS, it is pretty good, supports up to 8 lines,
but I am have trouble getting external apps to work. 
Maximus can be found at hobbes.nmsu.edu /pub/os2/all/bbs

If anyone has been able to get external programs to work under OS/2 please
let me know

Mike


>
From: ak@ananke.stgt.sub.org (Andreas Kaiser)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Anyone have GTAK100 running? 
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 23:56:01 GMT
Organization: ananke


In article <exujlg.117.0@exu.ericsson.se> exujlg@exu.ericsson.se writes:

  > I'm loading in my config.sys via BASEDEV the os2scsi.dmd, os2aspi.dmd,
  > aha152x.add, DEVICE=c:\os2\aspitape.sys TAPE$0 0 S0, and 
  > SET TAPE=+++TAPE$4.  When booting, aspitape responds like it's loading, and 
  > I get no response from the ASPI manager or the AHA152X driver.  When I do a 
  > TAPEP STATUS, it responds saying no driver loaded.

There is one little problem with the OS2ASPI.DMD. It does not like my
ASPITAPE driver. Except for one single version, dated at June 19. There
is a newer one, July 2., which, as I have been told, in some
distributions contains a sentence like "works with GTAK100" - well, it
does not. I had the chance to test it. Look for the one of June 19.
  
  > Could the adaptec beta os2aspi.dmd be conflicting with IBM's os2scsi.dmd?

Not in my experience, but since you did not list a CDROM, you can REM
out OS2SCSI.DMD. It's no good for anything except CDROMs in these days.
  
:::::::::::::::::::: subnet:  ak@ananke.stgt.sub.org
:: Andreas Kaiser :: fidonet: 2:241/7220.9
::::::::::::::::::::
From: bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (MacroMan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Norton Commander for OS/2
Date: 27 Jul 1992 12:38:32 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

affie@earley.sns.neuphilologie.uni-tuebingen.de (Ralf Affie Hauser) writes:

>Now I am looking for somethin' like the Norton Commander for OS/2 (2.0). 

>If you ask for money I will pay for it!

>Call me if you have made such a tool and if you want to distribute it!
>Contact me! e-mail me!

  Count me in too.  I've used NC for years, and I still find it to be
the fastest way to organize files - by far.  FC doesn't have mouse 
support, so its useless to me.  Also, if you're considering making
such a beast, you might consider making it a PM program so that
drag and drop cababilities can be used.
  Just my 2 cents.
-- 
  Bruce White(bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu)
  "I live like I type - Fast, and with a lot of mistakes"
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Where's Borland?
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 10:43:11 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.173000.16992@njitgw.njit.edu> dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) writes:
> 
> Well, I don't know about availability in stores.  To be honest, I
> haven't seen it, either.  Last year, when Lotus had their "Windows
> World Tour" series of advertising seminars, I asked about OS/2
> releases.  The salesperson said that all Lotus apps had been ported to
> the OS/2 (1.3) platform.  To date, I've seen 1-2-3/G, Freelnace
> Graphics, and cc:Mail.  I haven't seen Ami Pro, but I haven't looked
> for it, either.
> 
> If you call Lotus, be sure to tell them that you don't care about the
> current release.  I believe the newest version (3.0?) has just been
> released for Windows, and they may not know when it will be out for
> other platforms.

ObjectVision for OS/2 v2 (32-bit)  is now available in New Zealand. NZ$500 for
the full package - includes OS/2/Windows/DOS support. NZ$310 for upgrade from
previous versions.
 
Steve

-- 
Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand | "But the glory kept shining
Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz         |  and bright in my eyes, 
withers_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz            |  And the stars going round in 
**** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! ****       |  my head." R. L. S.
From: jeff@claw.clearpoint.com (Jeffrey J. Griglack)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Will Disney Animation Studio run????
Date: 27 Jul 92 15:36:18 GMT
Reply-To: jeff@fang.clearpoint.com
Distribution: na
Organization: /home/jeff/.organization

I am thinking of buying Disney Animation Studio and I am wondering if
it will work properly on my machine.  I have a 33 MHz `386 with a 200
Meg HD (all HPFS) and 16 Meg of memory.  My display card is a Trident
8900b.

I have had problems with some games.  Namely "Ultima Underworld" and
"Sorcery 201:  The Sourcer Applience."  The games seem to run, but
they do not display properly.  I have tried all the recomended
settings as well as a few others, but nothing seems to help the
display problem.  I do not believe that this problem is related to
OS/2.  I think that it is the card, since it happens when booted as
DOS also.

What I am wondering is if anybody has had any experience with Disney
Animation Studio under OS/2.  Will it run okay?  Also, has anybody had
similar experiences with their displays?  Thanks.
--

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Jeff Griglack             |"Hey, you talking to me or are you just practicing|
|jeff@claw.clearpoint.com  | for one of those performances you do?"           |
|jeff@fang.clearpoint.com  |                          -- Lori Anderson        |
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From: kasun@mrkeng.isis.org (Matt Kasun)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: OS/2 crashes and burns
Distribution: world
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 16:23:14 GMT
Organization: MRK Eng Orleans, Ont


In article <1992Jul20.020529.15772@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au writes:

 > 
 > If none of this works, you may want to try booting DOS 3.30 in a VDM if
 > you know it works under 3.30, but try the FCB's first.
 > 
 > -- 
 > Tom J Parry.
 > Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
 > 
 
My previous posting must of been misunderstood. The applications causes OS/2
to crash even if it run under DOS 3.3 booted from a floppy.

--
Matthew R. Kasun                        voice: (613) 837-9627
1734 Leduc Crescent                     email: kasun@mrkeng.isis.org
Orleans, Ont. K4A 2V5
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: andrzej@bnr.ca (Andrzej Bieszczad)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 3.1
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.,
	<29JUL199216185150@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
	<1992Jul29.205100.23425@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:54:05 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.205100.23425@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:
   >>(3)  Wait until September for the Win-OS/2 3.1 update.
   >Hey Tim - where'd you get the date from?  Is it official?

   Semi-official, anyway.  This date was specified in the "plans" IBM has
   released in letter form.  You can obtain this file from
   ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.

What is the file name and its location. Does the letter explain
near anf far future or is it just about a single CSD?
--
========================================================================
Andrzej Bieszczad                     | Phone:  (613) 763-2259
Bell-Northern Research, Ltd.          | Fax:    (613) 763-3283
Dept. 9K12, P.O. Box 3511, Station C, | USENET: uunet!bnrgate!eh!andrzej
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4H7      | BitNet: andrzej@BNR.CA
========================================================================

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: jwh@citi.umich.edu (Jim Howe)
Subject: Font Selection
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 11:13:33 EDT
Organization: IFS Project, University of Michigan
Reply-To: jwh@citi.umich.edu

I have noticed, purely by accident, that the standard OS/2
font dialog does not give you the ability to select from all
of the fonts that are available.  In particular, the System
Monospace font that comes with the system comes in 4 sizes,
8 @ 8, 8 @ 12, 8 @ 16 and 9 @ 20.  I have found that on a VGA/XGA
system, if you select System Monospace from the font dialog,
only the large font appears, you don't have the option of
selecting any of the smaller fonts.  Why can't you select
from all of the available font sizes?



James W. Howe                  internet: jwh@citi.umich.edu
University of Michigan             uucp: uunet!mailrus!citi.umich.edu!jwh
Ann Arbor, MI   48103-4943         

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: freeman@eagle (Jay Freeman)
Subject: Re: Printer driver for deskjet
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Organization: Sangamon State University
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 13:07:29 GMT

Use the Epson EPL-6000 (7000?) driver. Its the same functionally. This info is in the readme file.
From: wlee@alnitak.usc.edu (Wing Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Borland C++ 3.1 in a DOS Session
Date: 25 Jul 1992 17:59:56 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: alnitak.usc.edu

Does anyone know how I can run the DOS version of Borland C++ 3.1
in OS/2.  I am not running the WINDOWS version of C++ because of
lack of disk space (and because I am creating a DOS application).
I can use the Borland IDE if I boot up DOS 5.0.  But when I try
running it under OS/2, I get garbage on the screen and the application
crashes.  I know the Borland IDE makes use of protected mode and 
EMS and this is probably the reason why it does not
work.  Does anybody know the settings I should use to configure my
DOS session in OS/2 to run Borland C++ 3.1?

thanks
Wing
From: ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Floppy Backup, Re: 32bit Shareware backup program.
Date: 28 Jul 92 08:57:03 GMT
 <92205.132615ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET> <1992Jul24.181218.8896@njitgw.njit.edu>
 <92209.161735TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET>
Organization: KFA  Forschungszentrum Juelich

In article <92209.161735TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET>, TURGUT@FRMOP11.BITNET (Turgut
Kalfaoglu) says:
>
>I know this is a hardware problem, but how come no one came up with
>some gadget that can insert and remove diskettes placed on a stack
>above? Somewhat like the cartridge readers of IBM mainframes?
>

Nice idea, but I think then it would be better to wait until prices for tape
drives have dropped to the $100-150 that this device would cost.

BTW: I would like to know what floppy streamers do work with OS/2. I`m not
interested in high cost/performance DAT and SCSI drives.

Michael Bode.
From: zwanenbu@nlz101.cft.philips.nl (Godwin Zwanenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: STATA under OS/2
Date: 31 Jul 92 14:17:50 GMT
Organization: Centre for Manufacturing Technology

In article <13362@pucc.Princeton.EDU>, RIMILLER@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Ronald I. Miller) writes:
> Has anyone out there successfully run the statistical package STATA under
> OS/2?  When I try to run it in a DOS window I get an "allocation error".
> None of my OS/2 docs have anything to say about what one might do for this.
> The people on IBM's helpline have never heard of the program.  I tried
> fiddling with some of the DOS memory settings but I don't have such a
> clear idea as to what these actually do.  Thanks a bunch.


According to Stata news of July 1992 (v 7 no 4) the so called Intercooled stata
runs under OS/2.
They say : ' set DPMI compatibility on for the window and specify the /k option
when starting Stata....... Typing 'Stata /k2000' should work".
I did not try it myself, but that is what they tell.

Kind Regards
Godwin Zwanenburg
Philips Electronics
From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 3.1
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 16:02:01 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

I got Borland C++ 3.1 to work under OS/2 with one major (in my opinion)
missing piece:

The help screens

Apparently, the help screens used by BC++ 3.1 use the 3.1 file format,

OS/2 refuses to load them.

If anyone has a workaround, please let me (and everyone else) know.

TomK@cup.portal.com
Tom Krotchko
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: fell@sol.UVic.CA (Stuart Fell)
Subject: Re: Sytos Plus for OS/2 2.0
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. CANADA
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 19:55:40 GMT

In article <1992Jul15.013230.21525@honte.uleth.ca> fengstad@alpha.uleth.ca (Grant Fengstad) writes:
>In article <1992Jul14.200808.16157@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> laird@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes:
>>Uh, oh...I'm getting ready to take down my MS LAN Man, OS/2 1.3 network
>>to replace it with IBM LAN Server and OS/2 2.0.
>>
>
>You should have no trouble running the previous version of Sytos Plus
>for OS/2.  The only difference is that this is a 16-bit version.  I
>understand that Sytron is working on a true 32-bit version of Sytos
>Plus.
>
Are there any 32 bit backup programs currently available that support
HPFS?  IF so what are they?

Could you please respond via email to me.  I'll post the responses.  Due
to work and classes I'm having trouble keeping up with this newsgroup,
not to mention comp.os.os2.misc...

Thanks,

Stuart
>
From: glen@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Glen Robinson)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 18:59:56 GMT
Subject: Re: Anyone have GTAK100 running?
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps

You MUST have the aspibeta.zoo file (zoo file is dated Jun 27) which
contains the Jun 19 os2aspi.dmd.).  Any other version (particularly V2.1)
does NOT work ( at least on my machine ).

Glen - R
From: mmtl@hobson.cc.flinders.edu.au (T.Lampre)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Where's Borland?
Date: 22 Jul 92 06:54:06 GMT
Organization: Flinders University

In article <21JUL199215024239@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> smbrush@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Andy Brush @Sverdrup) writes:
>A few months ago, Borland seemed to be promising that they were heavily 
>committed to supplying applications for OS/2:  The trade rags quoted 
>Phillipe Khan (sp?) saying how important OS/2 would be, etc.
>

ObjectVision just announced. As it fits on one disk with room for
examples it was probably easy to port. The announcements said that it
would use OS/2's features but didn't elaborate. I hope to see a copy
in mid-August (ha!)

>TODAY, the picture looks different!  While Lotus and Microsoft advertise

Is Microsoft advertising Excel 4.0 or just 3.0? Version 3.0 for OS/2
has been out for a long time.

>OS/2 spreadsheets, Borland is shipping an "upgrade" from Quattro 3.0 to 4.0
>which is _less_compatible_ with OS/2 than the previous version.  Borland
>technical support has no solutions, and they won't even refund the
>"upgrade" price because they "don't support OS/2".  Nothing about upcoming
>Borland OS/2 releases has been in the rags for weeks. 
>
>It seems that either Borland is having difficulty porting their compiler to 

Yes, I thinh they've hit a bit of a problem moving from just DOS to
other environments. Even their Windows products are slipping.

>OS/2, or that they have made a strategic decision to avoid OS/2. Either 

There is an OS/2 developers seminar to be held here in Australia next
month, but I can't go :(. Philippe Kahn is giving the keynote address
so I think they are still interested.

>way, it's looking like it's time to make the decision to avoid Borland.  
> 

Maybe a bit early. Haven't seen much actually delivered by anyone else
yet either.

Trevor Lampre
MIS Unit
Flinders University of South Australia
From: tdukes@eng.auburn.edu (Todd J Dukes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Excel 3.0 Win-> OS/2 upgrade
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:03:34 GMT
Followup-To: email
Organization: Auburn University Engineering

I saw a message from someone saying they upgraded from Excel 3.0 for
windows to Excel 3.0 for OS/2 for only the shipping charge of $7.50.
I just called Microsoft and the lady told me it would be $129.

Could someone give me any information on a better deal than that. I only
paid $129 for my copy for Windows.

Thanks for your help

Todd Dukes