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From: cj00+@andrew.cmu.edu (Carl B Jabido)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Ghostscript Help
Date: 8 Oct 92 18:38:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.8epD31i00iUxA8am8Y
Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Hi, I would like to know if anyone out there can help me with Ghostscript.

I am using the OS/2 port of Ghostscript.  I downloaded all the fonts
from prep.ai.mit.edu.  Using the os2pmdrv, I can preview the .ps files
and that's all very nice.  All the fonts work correctly too.
I'm having a few problems with it though.  First, and this is my biggest
problem, is that when I do gs -r360x180 -sDEVICE=epson whatever.ps, it
prints to a file named gs_a000##, where in ## are two arbitrary numbers.
 I would really like it to print directly to the printer (or the spooler
to be technical).  First, if I'm printing about 6 or 7 pages, that file
gets to be about 2.5 megs, and then that file has to be spooled, which
doubles the actual size.  Second, it gets annoying because I have to
drag the file onto the printer object and then wait for the dialog to
come up asking if I want plain text or printer-specific.
My next problem is that I have an Epson ActionPrinter 3250 which has
360x360 dpi.  If I print with -r360x360, the print is expanded twice as
big, which means that my printer is printing in 360x180.  I guess this
is a problem with the printer driver and not gs, but I'm asking in hope
that someone will be able to answer.

Thank you very much!
Any help is truly and greatly appreciated!

Carl Jabido
From: jeff@claw.clearpoint.com (Jeffrey J. Griglack)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Biff
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:29:23 GMT
	<1992Oct12.012625.17468@random.ccs.northeastern.edu>
	<1687EA8D3.CFORDE@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca>
Reply-To: jeff@claw.clearpoint.com
Organization: Clearpoint Research, Hopkinton, MA

Biff is a program that tells you that you have mail.  The normal biff
and xbiff do this by putting up a mailbox and displaying the flag UP
when there is mail.  I am not sure if WinBiff makes a sound because I
have never been there when mail has come in, but xbiff will make a
sound.  Xbiff++ (another biff) will allow you to change the sound and
the graphics.
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|jeff@claw.clearpoint.com  | and call it work!"                               |
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From: matt.johnson@cutting.hou.tx.us (Matt Johnson) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Tseng driver support for OS/2
Date: 13 Oct 92 11:26:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Cutting Edge - Houston, TX - 713-466-1525
Reply-To: matt.johnson@cutting.hou.tx.us (Matt Johnson) 


As an owner of a Tseng based video adapter this caught my eye and
I thought others might be interested.

-----------------------------------------------------
{ from Career Opportunities section }
     { PCWEEK October 12, 1992 }

    PROGRAMMING POSITIONS [2]

Tseng Labs Inc., industry leaders in
video graphics for PC's, has positions
available for programmers for OS/2
and Windows, respectively.
Candidates will be responsible for
writing video dislay device drivers
for these operating environments.
Both positions require demonstrated
experience in Intel 80x86 Assembly
language.  Familiarity with device
drivers is desirable.  OS/2 and
Windows DDK, and Intel 80x86
experience a plus as is experience
with video drivers.

Applicants should direct materials to
Personnel Manager or FAX at (215)
860-7713.  Tseng Labs Inc. is an equal
opportunity employer.

         TSENG LABS, INC.
          6 Terry Drive
         Newton, PA 18940
          (215) 986-0502
-------------------------------------------------

To be honest this add made me more than a little bit nervous.  Why
is Tseng calling for programmers now?  Why didn't I see this add in
January, or at latest in March?  From my experience it will take any
programmer that Tseng hires months to get up to speed and put out
and driver/s.  I'm thinking I may never see a good Tseng driver in this
lifetime...<sigh>

matt.johnson@cutting.hou.tx.us
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From: ssu@garnet.berkeley.edu ()
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Choppy pointer in full-screen Win-OS/2
Date: 11 Oct 1992 20:24:41 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

Is there a way to smooth out the pointer movement when in Win-OS/2?
The speed of movement is good, but the pointer movement is uneven.
Thanks in advance for any replies.

ssu@garnet.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
Subject: How does one install the WINOS/2 2.1 Sound Drivers??
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:24:00 GMT

The ONLY problem I have had with the Windows 3.1 support in the beta package is
the inability to install the Soundblaster drivers.  I have a Soundblaster 2.0-
the driver menu says 'SB 1.0, SB1.5'.  When I try install the 1.5 drivers,
it gives me a BG run-around, and looks for a 'vsbd.386' file.  It SAYS
it is on the #3 disk of WINOS/2 3.1, but didn't find it there.  The 
search and acsn utility in OS/2 cannot find it either.  This
happnens whether or not I specify using the 'current' driver or a 'new'
driver.

Any ideas?

-Dan
.


-- 
Dan Stephenson, a *true* FORTRAN Hacker                        das9674@usl.edu  
"I have never understood why it should be neccessary to become irrational in
 order to prove that you care. Or indeed why it should be neccessary to prove
 it at all."  -Avon (Blakes 7 _The Duel_)
From: Dana.Newman@f3333.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Dana Newman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS2 BETA - dos emulation
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 11:55:00 -0600

>Just installed the new os/2 BETA as it came to me yesterday.  I had no
>problems at first and rather enjoyed the win3.1 features even when considering
>the drive change to 3.5 just to install the thing.  That is until I tried
>running a few of the programs that I had previously run on the origional
>copy.  In perticular, FASTBACK 3.X, that worked flawlessly before would
>always come up with an ILLEGAL INSTRUCTION error no matter how I ran the
>thing (windows,dos box,dos full screen,wps c: drive, migrated icon, etc.).
>I installed the beta with the format HPFS selection as the beta asked
>for.  I can't understand why the beta wont run a dos
>program that the origional
>would run fine.  I understand that this is a beta but if it cant run fastback,
>which all my applications are backed up with, then it isn't worth my trouble.
>Any suggestions for this mess would be greatly appreciated as I hoped get a
>little farther into testing this beta as I see a great future for OS/2.
>
>-Mike Adams (Lowell, Massachusettes)

What I would like to know is how the hell to run in the first place?
I called Fifth Generation Systems when I first installed GA 2.0, and
THEY EMPHATICALLY TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT RUN IN OS/2.
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From: Tazzie@cup.portal.com (Jon S Novak)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: DON'T BUY OS/2 -- IBM IS HORRIBLE
Date: Fri,  9 Oct 92 17:00:36 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

I just got off the phone with IBM Tech Support.  If I want to be able
to use my CD-ROM drive (Creative Labs SBPRO MM Upgrade Kit) then I 
have to either (A) buy an IBM cd-rom drive or (B) buy their 
'Multimedia Package' software for $500 bucks.  Are they out of their
minds?   I just spent $100 for a program that was 'compatable with
windows and dos programs' but in order for ME to be compatable, I must
spend $500 more?  With customer support like that, it's no wonder that
their stocks are falling.  My only suggestion is to keep away from IBM
and stick with good ole reliable Microsoft (Can't wait for Windows NT)
Furthermore, in their 'readme' file it tells you about problems with certain
functions of some programs, and their solution? 'Don't use those features' Nic
From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Anyone got 123 3.1 running in beta OS/2?
Date: 7 Oct 92 17:17:46 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello folks,

After I installed the beta of OS/2 on my machine, suddenly
123 3.1 won't work.  I followed the directions in the readme
for setting up a program object for 123 3.1.  It worked fine
on another computer that was running GA.  Now, when I try
to use the same settings in the beta, I get a 

123 can not run in a DOS compatibility box or OS/2.
Please run 123 under DOS 3.00 or later.

(I am paraphrasing.)  Has anyone gotten 123 3.1 to run under
the OS/2 beta?  What am I doing wrong?  I have 

123.exe
123.com
123dos.exe
lotus.exe
ins.exe
zap.exe

set to 3,40,255 under DOS_VERSION.  I also tried 3,30,255.  Can
someone help?

Thanks,

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: bhenning@wimsey.bc.ca (Bill Henning)
Subject: Epson 3250 printer problems
Organization: BC News and Mail
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 03:04:30 GMT

Help!

I can't get my new Epson 3250 ("Actionprinter") 24 pin printer working from
OS/2 - it keeps telling me that the printer is not ready or is off. I tried
the LQ570, LQ870, Epson-24-80col, Epson-9pin drivers, with various sheet
feeding options, nothing works.

The printer works from DOS.

I would appreciate any pointers...

(the printer also has problems under Linux - it prints garbage - I wonder
if the I/O board has problems with interrupts...)

Thanks in advance,
   Bill
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Request: Known bug listing for OS/2 GRE beta
From: rwyckoff@cardinal.sc107.wesleyan.edu (Catullus)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 18:54:31 GMT
Organization: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT USA
Keywords: OS/2, GRE, beta, bug

	Has anyone (besides IBM, of course) compiled a list of bugs and 
incompatibilites (possibly with solutions) that exist with the beta?  Maybe 
a beta FAQ?
	Specifically, I'm interested in the TRAP 000d problem, which 
apparently was discussed, but which I missed, but a list would also be 
helpful in reporting bugs to IBM, since it could potentially allow us to 
spot our specific problems faster.  (Like in my case, where I cannot use the 
beta for more than 5 minutes without getting a "The System Has Stopped" 
message).
Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 00:53:36 -0400 
From: "Stephen M. Lacy" <sl31+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: XGA-2 Information...PART 2!

Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.os2.misc: 10-Oct-92 XGA-2
Information...PART 2! by Mohit K. Goyal@utdallas. 
> There are also some non-standard modes, such as 1136x1024 16-color
> interlaced.  IBM Boca is also working on seamless driver for this mode.

Will this mode work with the 8515's or only the 9515's? 

Steve


"Forgive me please for hurting so.  Don't go away heartbroken, no."
-Peter Murphy
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Disappearing setting notebook
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:40:08 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

Without the title bar, the clock is unmoveable.  To get the title bar
back, open up the clock's settings from its icon in the Desktop
folder.  If you try to open the settings from the task list's menu,
they won't open.  This is a bug.

BTW, I find it easier to change the clock's colors using the color
palette than from the settings.  But this is only my opinion.
-- 
David Charlap         |"there aren't 50,000 things for which it's worth writing
dic5340@hertz.njit.edu| software; and the computer industry doesn't have enough
----------------------+ programmers to create that much good software.
Therefore, most of it must be worthless" -- Boris Beizer "The Frozen Keyboard"
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: gonzaled@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (LGV/MC)
Subject: Re: DON'T BUY OS/2 -- IBM IS HORRIBLE
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 21:22:06 GMT

Tazzie@cup.portal.com (Jon S Novak) writes:

>I just got off the phone with IBM Tech Support.  If I want to be able
>to use my CD-ROM drive (Creative Labs SBPRO MM Upgrade Kit) then I 
>have to either (A) buy an IBM cd-rom drive or (B) buy their 
>'Multimedia Package' software for $500 bucks.  Are they out of their
>minds?   I just spent $100 for a program that was 'compatable with
>windows and dos programs' but in order for ME to be compatable, I must
>spend $500 more?  With customer support like that, it's no wonder that
>their stocks are falling.  My only suggestion is to keep away from IBM
>and stick with good ole reliable Microsoft (Can't wait for Windows NT)
>Furthermore, in their 'readme' file it tells you about problems with certain
>functions of some programs, and their solution? 'Don't use those features' Nic

Oh yeah.  Well, golly, it just looks like NT is going to be the greatest
best most super duper operating system the world has ever seen.
And there won't be a thing wrong with it..
From: kjb@calmasd.prime.com (Ken Brucker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Don't put program shadows on Desktop!
Date: 7 Oct 92 20:28:33 GMT
Organization: Computervision, San Diego

In article <1992Oct6.035227.17717@muddcs.claremont.edu>, jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu (John H. Kim) writes:
> Read the stuff under the topic Shredder vs. Trash.  It's all about this.
> 
> If you make a shadow of an object in the drives object, you will have
> problems.
> 
> I think copying an object from the drives object copies the actual file,
> so you don't want to do that.
> 
> It is safe to make shadows and copies of desktop objects (stuff created
> from the templates and migrate applications).

So, if I wanted to shadow a folder from the drives object to the desktop, what
method should I use instead?  And what sort of problems might I get myself
into if I continue to shadow a folder to the desktop?

Thanks.

Ken
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  **  Practice Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty
From: gershon@husc10.harvard.edu (Ethan Gershon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Character-based 32-bit OS/2 apps
Date: 11 Oct 92 05:41:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc10.gershon.718782113

sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:

>In article <gershon.718658029@husc10> gershon@husc10.harvard.edu (Ethan Gershon) writes:
>>Are any of the major software houses putting out 32-bit OS/2 versions of
>>their DOS character based software, or does everybody insist on making
>>WPS based apps?  It would be really nice to have 32-bit multi-threaded
>>character based versions of WordPerfect and particularly Lotus 1-2-3.
>>I think these would really sell. (that certainly would be a better
>>DOS than DOS.)
>>Could such an application access the WPS clipboard? Use ATM fonts
>>for printing?

>(Essentially) no to the second point of your question.  Text only
>means no access to the PM features like the Clipboard, DDE, and ATM
>typefaces (more precisely, the built-in ATM engine).

>The answer is yes, there are some 32-bit text applications.

>And, in the shareware/freeware arena, 32-bit text mode is quite
>attractive.

I understand to a certain extent why they did this, but it is disappointing.
The latest issue of PC Magazine (which I haven't had a chance to read
through yet) talks about how "DOS Lives!" -- that is, there are probably
~10million GUI for DOS capable machines users vs. >50million DOS users.
I think at least part of this market could benefit from OS/2's operating
system features without needing the WPS environment.

I think a system where text apps were allowed access to things like
display drivers (to tell them what sorts of graphics and text modes
are availible and how to use them), font manager, print drivers,
simple data exchange in the form of an ASCII clipboard, etc. would
be very popular.  I want many of these features, but I prefer text
based apps for many kinds of work.  I see no reason why they should
be mutually exclusive.  (the ability to window such apps in *text* mode
would also be nice... especially on SVGA boards that have 132x44 text
modes)

                                             --Ethan Gershon
                                             gershon@husc.harvard.edu
From: swee.cheng@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Swee Cheng) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Icon's color disappear!?
Date: 9 Oct 92 16:53:00 GMT
Reply-To: swee.cheng@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Swee Cheng) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Freddy's Place BBS - Edmonton, AB - 403-456-4241

Has anyone experienced "decolorization" of icons when booting up your
OS/2 v.2 ? I reinstalled my OS/2 and was all right in the begining. I
shutdown a few times and suddenly, the icons comes out without color,
and my System Clock in a conner also becomes white. Could someone
explain what is happening to me? BTW, the color will come back when I
do a desktop Refresh.

.... SWEE CHENG LEE ....
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Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:32807 comp.os.ms-windows.misc:3804
From: halco@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (ext. 3540)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: SHELL.DLL and MS Mail-Followup
Date: 13 Oct 92 20:02:12 EST

Several people (including one from Microsoft) pointed out that SHELL.DLL comes
with Windows 3.1, and certain Win 3.0 applications (like MS Mail for Windows).
Unfortunately, it does not come with the MS Mail Working Model, making the
working model Win 3.0-incompatible (contrary to the docs that came with it).

A scrounged copy of SHELL.DLL got me to another error regarding a missing
MSCOMSTF.DLL.

Too bad.  It looks like it's probably a neat piece of software.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
Subject: Re: Trident 8900C 800x600x16 and DOS problems
Organization: NetWorx
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 21:01:10 GMT

Just so you won't feel alone in the world, I've seen the exact same
behaviour.  At the time, I was messing with all sorts of other things
and failed to associate the problem with the video driver (I don't use
DOS very often, in fact a friend trying out my computer encountered it).
At some point, the problem went away.  Must've been the same time I
decided the display was too small, and gave up on the driver.

I've since tried to reload 1024x768x256 from nmsu, assuming I had a
transmission error, but haven't had the time to xmodem it down yet.
Guess I won't bother...
From: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Western Digital Chipsets
Date: 12 Oct 92 16:01:10 GMT
Reply-To: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology

I have had TERRIBLE experiences with the WD chipset (Paradise PVGA).
I strongly recommend that anybody considering a card such as this
consider alternatives.
Because:

1) If your card has 1MB VRAM, the 1024 X 768 X 16 driver will not work
very well in WIN/OS2. The driver only shows the top half of the screen
on the bottom half of your monitor. Incidentally, this is also the
case for Win 3.1

2) Paradise has expressed (repeatedly) their lack of support for 
OS/2 2.0 drivers. They provide 1.2 drivers only; and their slower
than molasses in January,

3) Good luck getting your full-screen OS/2 sessions to synch properly.
I had them working right once, but they just died.
\

4) They screw around with your config.sys when you install them.


I recommend looking into a company that cares about all of their 
customers, not just the DOS and Windows crowd.

Show your appreciation by pruchasing another (and therefore, better)
card. Let Paradise figure out what happened by themselves.


							Jeff
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: luca@dedalo.unipg.it (Luca Priorelli)
Subject: Re: Wildcards do not work with GNU utils
Organization: Universita' di Perugia
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 12:11:01 GMT

soh3@quads.uchicago.edu (min-woong sohn) writes:

>In article <1992Oct06.113517.148217@ipgaix.unipg.it> luca@dedalo.unipg.it (Luca Priorelli) writes:
>>When I try to use any GNU utility putting an * as filename, it says
>>"'*' not found". The 4os2 shell that I use seems not to be able to
>>expand the wildcard characters before invoking the program. 
>>

>What utility program are you using?  Neither cmd.exe nor 4os2.exe
>expands wildcards before it passes command line arguments to the
>program.  It's the responsibility of the program to read and
>expand the wildcards.


GNU du for instance. Some GNU utils have globbing others don't. 
A suggestion to those (thank you for the job you do) who do
the porting: add globbing support!


Luca
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
Subject: Re: Service packs vs. 32-bit GRE/Windows 3.1 beta
Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 23:37:26 GMT

Robert Cain (rcain@netcom.com) wrote:
> harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) writes:
> : reisert@sttng.mlo.dec.com (Jim Reisert) writes:
> : 
> : > For example, if I have the beta now, will I
> : > want to revert to the GA release and install the service packs on top
> : > of it in order to get more bug fixes or functionality?
> : 
> : The service packs can only be installed over GA release code.  They
> : cannot be installed over beta code.
> : 
> 
> Sure wish y'all had been kind enough to tell us that before hand.

I've seen it said in this groups dozens of times in the past weeks (months
even?)

It does make sense that in order to upgrade to the new version, having a
beta copy of THAT version will not be any good.

-- 
Tom J Parry.
Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Problem using program accessing DOS prog. thro WIN-OS2
From: slam@desire.wright.edu
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:05:57 EST
Organization: Wright State University 

In article <1992Oct8.010745.19897@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>, ashwath@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ashwath Ram) writes:
> 
> Hi, net guru's I am using a program called SLAMSYSTEM which
> accesses some DOS programs to part of the simulation, OS/2
> generates an output error saying use seperate OS/2 DOS
> session and the program quits on me , is there any way I
> can configure this program through OS/2 to access these DOS
> programs from within the full screen WIN-OS/2 session. It works
> fine in all other respects. This same program used to function
> perfectly under DOS and Win 3.0
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Ashwath Ram
> 
> ashwath@gn.ecn.purdue.edu

Most interesting. I have the same problem and fixed it real easy.
Make a DOS partition and install (UGHHH!! I can't bear to say this)
Win..... This can be a pain but I decided this route just to avoid
trying to figure out which DOS programs I would have to call manually.

If you have the manual, maybe you could find out which DOS programs are
being called from SLAM EXEC. Personally, I think Pritsker did a lousy
job in writing the software although it does remove the task of writing
JCL. Yeechhh!

SC Lam - slam@desire.wright.edu