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From: quan@sol.surv.utas.edu.au (Stephen Quan)
Subject: Re: Sounds with my SBPRO, *.cmf and *.rol, HELP ME PLEASE!
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 23:08:59 GMT

jbuchana@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James M Buchanan) writes:
>   I finally dolled out the bucks to buy thew sound blaster pro card, and am 
> anxious to start collecting sounds.  I found a ftp site with .rol and .cmf 
> files.  How do I use these files?  Do they have to be unarchived in anyway?
> Do they need to be converted?  If so, is there a program I need?

I'm following this up on the net, because I believe that there may be many
Sound Blaster Pro users, including myself.  I remember reading somewhere
that ftp.ulowell.edu had recently expanded to cater for the Sound-Blaster
and Adlib-compatible users. Located in the /msdos/Sound/AdlibSB directory
are CMF and ROL files as well a convertor to convert ROL files to CMF files.

Base on what I got with my package, the Sound Blaster Pro comes with a
.CMF player called PLAYCMF which will enable you to run the .CMF files.
At the moment, I know of no application that will let you play .ROL files.
Never-the-less, the .ROL->.CMF convertor locate at the same archive site
will allow Sound Blaster Pro users to convert the .ROL files to .CMF format
so that PLAYCMF may be used.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: rick@mathcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner)
Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 and Packet drivers
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 22:11:23 GMT

In article <thomasg.462@epx.hscs.umn.edu> thomasg@epx.hscs.umn.edu (Thomas Gasser) writes:
>Hello all in Windows 3.1 land
>I have received my copy of Windows 3.1 :-).  My question has to do with the 
>IPX.OBJ that comes with it.  
>I am running on a Novell Netware 2.2 network using Ethernet cards and version
>this OBJ or has someone already done this.  I am currently using the PDIPX 
>from INTEL.  When I set up Windows it told me that there are compatabilty 
>problems with my version of IPX and 3.1.
>Thanks alot for your help.
 
MS promised almost total compatibility between 3.0 and 3.1.  I would hold
them to this promise, call their Windows tech support (I sure hope this is
an 800 line), and tell them to provide a fix.  They advertised 
compatibility - hold them to the fire.

>Thomas Gasser                                          
>(612) 624-4427
>Dept of Neurosurgery     
>University of MN      
>THOMASG@EPX.HSCS.UMN.EDU

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From: linville@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (John W. Linville)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: A personal perspective on choosing OS/2 2.0
Date: 14 Apr 92 20:56:13 GMT
Organization: NCSU CATT Prog

In article <1992Apr14.201034.17892@midway.uchicago.edu> valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty) writes:
>John W. Linville obviously hadn't read my post to the end when he wrote
>the following.  Nevertheless, ...

I read it, and I wasn't trying to flame you.  I was merely commenting on the
issues you raised.

>True.  I thought it was clear that I was stretching.  Nevertheless, for
>now I think DV is about the only choice.  Windows is trash - Windows NT
>is but a gleam in Bill Gates's eye - DV/X isn't quite ready - OS/2 might
>well be it.  I just haven't tried it yet.  Is it really shipping?

I have heard several people say they have it, but I'm not sure where they got
it.

>If you had read to the end before responding, you would see that I agree.
>(For what it is worth, let me ask you this: Suppose I have an app that
>trashes the serial ports [both of them] as part of its initialization.
>Can I get back the use of my serial mouse after this happens?  Neither
>DV/X nor Windows can do it.  DV Classic can.)

I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but since OS/2 virtualizes system resources
like the com ports, I don't think any DOS program could wipe out the mouse for
the whole system.

>What is WPS?

WPS is the Workplace Shell, the new object-oriented interface for OS/2 2.0.

John W. Linville
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From: nrobinso@sirius.UVic.CA (Neil  Robinson)
Subject: Re: Paradox bombs after installing Win 3.1
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 21:40:48 GMT

In article <kuoqhfINNkgv@phad.hsc.usc.edu> knichola@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Karl Nicholas) writes:

> One of my users installed Win 3.1.  He now finds that Paradox 3.5,
> blows up with a Paradox internal error when he edits a database.
> This happens when running Paradox as in a DOS window under 3.1 or
> when run straight from DOS.  
 
> Has anyone else had a similar problem?
 
> Since I can't get through to Borland on the telephone, does anyone have
> Borland's Internet address, and do they respond to posts for help.

I have no trouble with Paradox 3.5 and Win 3.1.  Saying that, I found
that Paradox cannot deal with a directory with a '.' in it (i.e.
C:\PRODUCT\VER1.1).  However, Paradox Engine does not have this
problem.

Neil  

 
 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: dave@emf.mcgill.ca (DAVID DEDIC)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: A personal perspective on choosing OS/2 2.0
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:23:28 GMT
Organization: McGill University Engineering MicroComputer Facilities

In article <1992Apr1.151555.16822@b11.ingr.com> ross@kaos.ingr.com (Ross Erickson) writes:

>John, where do you get these "statistics"???  You're selling, but I"m
>not buying.  Why do all these OS/2 "advocates" want me to totally
>change my hard drive, go through all the hell of reloading all my apps
>for the only reason of "It's a better OS than DOS/Windows".  Horse
>Hooey.                                                       ^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^

	You are exactly right it is horse hooey! OS/2 supports the
DOS FAT system. That means NO REFORMATTING NECESSARY to you.

>I'm damn tired of hearing all this crap about operating systems and
>who's better. 
	Unfortunately there exists a word called progress in the English 
language. The concept it represents is often painful, but necessary. People
who conscientiously choose to ignore it have a right to do so BUT they do 
not have the right to namecall those who choose to follow or lead progress
into the future. 
	Last point any executive or technical person employed by a 
technology company who is not interested in progress is IMHO shooting
himself in the foot. Let's face it folks this industry changes faster than
once every 40 years, so if you don't keep up that knowledge they crammed you 
with in college is worthless very quickly down the road....;-)

	Just my two cents.....
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From: haasj@coch5.alleg.edu (Jim Haas)
Subject: Quantitative Micro Software Address
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 15:21:52 GMT


	A couple of weeks ago someone (I believe it was Craig Werner) was looking for the  
address of this company... I finally had the time to dig it up so...

		
		Quantitative Micro Software
		 4521 Campus Dr., Suite 336
		    Irvine CA, 92715
		     (714) 856-3368

	Jim
From: audit020@spacm1.spac.spc.com (Wayne.S.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Lotus 123 password hack available?
Date: 13 Apr 92 18:47:18 PDT
Organization: Security Pacific Automation Co., LA, CA

Help.

I need to break into a 123 file that has been password protected.

Does anyone have the key or know if Lotus sells a program to do this?

W.Socha

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From: jliukkon@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Juha-Matti Liukkonen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: How to contact BioLogic?
Keywords: (
Date: 12 Apr 92 20:30:42 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.msdos.apps
Organization: University of Helsinki

Anybody know how BioLogic could be contacted via e-mail? Do they have a
compuserve address? I'd like to ask a question about their m-m-kit...

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From: deanc@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Dean Cashen)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 17:09:04 GMT
Subject: Re: What's best for a portable (was Re: SuperStor 2.0)
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps

In comp.os.msdos.apps / quan@sol.surv.utas.edu.au (Stephen Quan) writes:

>Personally, I would not use "disk-doubler" on a laptop.  If the harddisk
>on the laptop is not adequate for the amount of work that needs to be
>done, then get an upgrade.  IMHO, "disk-doubler" would only introduce
>more disk-i/o overheads than are necessary, especially in the case of a
>laptop.

I agree, there is overhead involved, but every article I've read
concludes that the CPU overhead is compensated by the savings in
raw disk I/O.  That's what I've *read*, however I had a Sharp 6220
for a short time (286/12), and it's 20MB disk filled up before I could
swat a fly, so I got DR-DOS and installed SSTOR.  Disk performance
was dismal thereafter.  Since my experience contrasted with every
product evaluation I'd read, I'd have to guess the 286/12 just didn't
have the speed to overcome the overhead.  Is that why you think a
disk-doubler is "especially" disagreeable on a laptop?  Are you 
assuming a 286 or earlier CPU?  Disk-doubler S/W, on the contrary,
(IMHO) is "especially" warranted on a laptop.  You suggest getting
an upgrade, when this isn't generally available.  80MB is near the
top in today's market, with 120 now just becoming available (sure, there's
some luggables with 200+ MB, but I'm refering to laptops and notebooks
that are small enough to keep the sweat off my brow when I'm carrying
them thru an airport).  80 or 120MB is fairly good, but there's more 20 and
40MB laptop/notebooks out there with zero upgrade path.  It's either delete
data or compress it.  For them, compression S/W is an answer, possibly
the only one.  I tried getting the 40MB version of the Sharp, and
although a lot of places advertised them, no one actually HAD one.

I now have a 386SXL/25, and may reinstall DR-DOS and SSTOR to see if
disk performance is better with a faster CPU.  It wasn't acceptable
on the Sharp.  I wound up returning the Sharp because of disk-space
problems, and SSTOR gave me (claimed) 39MB, but I nodded off waiting
for files to read in.  I did "upgrade" though; I bought a new PC.  But,
that's too expensive to do casually or regularly.

Dean Cashen
-- Boise

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HP and I share some views, but
the ones above are all mine...
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From: parke@star.enet.dec.com (Bill Parke)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.misc
Subject: Re: DR-DOS Installation HORRORS! HELP....
Keywords: dr-dos, hell, ...
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:49:46 GMT
Reply-To: parke@star.enet.dec.com
Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.apps
Organization: DIGITAL - VMS Engineering


I had a similar installation problem. When I ordered DRDOS I didn't
realize that V6 HAD to boot off the A drive (my B was 3.5 and bootable)
so I ordered 3.5" disks (preference).

I needed to get a new mother board fo rmy 386/25 and at the same time 
(before install) replaced my Future Domain based 8 bit SCSI controller
with an Adaptec 1522BK.

Then, I was ready to install DRDOS V6 on a reformatted hard drive
(FDis different than anyone else).  Lo, I couldn't boot.

Talked to an order taker in Tech support, who said the techs werte all
busy.  He was going to send me 5 1/4" disks (that was 4 weeks ago).

Frustrated,. I logged in to their BBS.

There are instructions there how to install by hand.

My problem was a formatted Hard drive, with nothing on it, and I
couldn' copy enough to fake install into formatting the bugger.

So...  I had a 286 in the corner with A being 3.5 and B being 5 1/4.

Ha, Hacker idea:

I installed a compelte DRDOS Floppy based system on 5 1/4 HD disks.
Went back to the 386, FDISKed and SYSed the hard drive.  Copied
DRDOS files from floppy to C:\DRDOS.  Renamed INSTALL to SETUP,
SETUP the system, and all worked beautifully (12:15 Monday AM).


All else came up from that point flawlessly.

Bill Parke 			parke%star.enet.dec@decwrl.dec.com
VMS Development			decwrl!star.enet.dec.com!parke
Digital Equipment Corp		parke@star.enet.dec.com
110 Spit Brook Road ZK01-2/D59, Nashua NH 03063

The views expressed are my own.

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
Subject: Re: exiting out of IBM basic
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:56:14 GMT

klund@athena.mit.edu (Kent H Lundberg) writes:

>I have a BASIC interpreter that starts up with the following message :

>> The IBM Personal Computer Basic
>> Version C1.10 Copyright IBM Corp 1981
>> 62940 Bytes free
>> Ok

>I don't have any manuals for it, and I really don't care about it
>expect one thing : Can someone please tell me how to get out of it?
>I have tried : exit, system, quit, dos.  There is a way, isn't there?

I think you're on an IBM PC which has no bootable device.  By design,
if an IBM PC cannot find a disk drive to boot from, it enters Cassette BASIC
as the operating system.  That's why you cannot exit: there's nobody
there to exit to.  DOS is not present.

Assuming that you've got a hard disk on the system, boot DOS from a
floppy and check the partition table to make sure that one (and only
one) partition is (a) a DOS primary partition, (b) marked bootable,
and (c) has a properly installed DOS system.

If you've got a *really* old PC-1 your BIOS chip may not support a 
hard disk.  When PC hard disks first appeared (in IBM PC expansion
frames, with all of 10 MB of disk space!) IBM included updates to the
BIOS chips.  What is your PC type and BIOS date?

Joe Morris
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From: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Atari ST disks <----> IBM DOS disks ???
Date: 8 Apr 92 08:30:04 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <1992Apr7.050509.24342@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
70465.203@compuserve.com writes:
>if you have a double-sided drive on the Atari, just format the disks on
>a PC as normal 720k disks. The Atari will have *no* trouble with them.
>If you have a single sided drive, the person with the PC needs to add
>the following to their CONFIG.SYS (assuming the 3.5" drive is drive b:)
>
>	device=driver.sys /d:1 /f:1 /h:1

That would install a new driver. In my CONFIG.SYS file I have the following:-

	drivparm = /d:1 /s:10

which modifies the parameters for drive B: to accept 10 SPT disks. Curiously
it also lets drive A: read them too if you only have one floppy.

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From: bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: SUBST -- is it really worth it?
Date: 6 Apr 92 23:58:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: chaos.bill.702604689
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.

knepley@CS.ColoState.EDU (Ranseus (Jim Knepley)) writes:

>A wise man (really me, so only somewhat wise) one said that it ain't what
>you got, but how well you use it.  This was personified in a neighbor of
>mine with the most useless 386/33 I've ever seen.  He couldn't do anything
>worthwhile with it.  But, I digress.

>In a endless quest to prefect DOS operations, I've been playing with SUBST.
>It seems that you can only substitute directories onto a drive that exists,
>so if your drives go up to E: (like mine), SUBST F: C:\WP51\FILES won't
>work.  So, 2 questions:

>1.  Is there a way to trick SUBST into allowing this kind of structure?

add or modify the line in config.sys
lastdrive=?   where ? is the last drive you want. each 'drive' costs
                      80 bytes.

>2.  Can I add "phantom" drives after bootup?

if you have qemm you can use the command 
lastdriv= ?    same rules but this can be loaded high


>I know that Novel servers have drives substituted up the wazoo, and I like
>the technique.  I'm using DR DOS 6.0, by the way.

>It'd be best to mail me since I'll be switching machines tomorrow and may
>not get any net-posts for a day or two.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
From: quan@sol.surv.utas.edu.au (Stephen Quan)
Subject: Re: SuperStor 2.0
Keywords: SuperStor
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 07:20:03 GMT

v999s3bz@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (---roach---) writes:
[..."Disk Doubler" on lap top followup omitted...]
>to a certain extent.  1 have drdos 6 with sstor, and it claims
>it doubled my hard disk.  there is no doubt it will save disk
>space, but how much depends on the program you use and the 
>files you subsequently save.

DrDos 6.0 does not claim to *double* your hard disk.  It does claim to
do something like the following optimizations (I don't have my manual
with me at work...) :

o executable files has an average 1:1.1 to 1:2.0 compression ratios.
o word processor files have 1:?? to 1:5.0 compression ratios.
o spread sheet files have 1:?? to 1:4.0 compression ratios.
:

That is why I am a bit skeptical about software that claims to be a
disk-doubler, which in fact they're not.  As you have indicated, the
compression depends highly on what files it is used on.

Personally, I would not use "disk-doubler" on a laptop.  If the harddisk
on the laptop is not adequate for the amount of work that needs to be
done, then get an upgrade.  IMHO, "disk-doubler" would only introduce
more disk-i/o overheads than are necessary, especially in the case of a
laptop.

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Australia.
From: jjwebb@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Virus Protection Programs
Summary: what's 'far superior' mean?
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 13:17:20 PDT
Reply-To: jjwebb@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us




Jonathan Rice writes:

>Fridrik Skulason's F-PROT is a far superior package and is free for
>individual non-commercial use.

How so is this package far superior to McAfee's? Is there a BBS from 
which it can be downloaded? If so, what's the number? How's the support?
McAfee's is outstanding. Has the CSA tested F-PROT? If so, how did it
measure up against the other virus detection programs?

More information would be appreciated ... 'far superior' is such a
nebulous specification. Thanks in advance.

		JJWebb
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From: lundby@pabst.comm.mot.com (Walter Lundby)
Subject: MSCDEX - microsoft cd driver site???
Reply-To: lundby@comm.mot.com
Organization: Motorola LMPS Research, Schaumburg, IL
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 22:08:31 GMT

I am looking for the Microsoft CD-rom driver software.  

I talked to Microsoft people at COMDEX and they said it was only available to 
OEM suppliers. They told me to get a copy off the net as there was no way they
woluld sell me one.  

I have heard that placing this driver on top of an NFS mounted remote CD-ROM 
should give me the ability to access PC type CD roms on my 386 when the CD resides on
my DECstation.  It also seems to me that Soft PC/AT running on my DECstation
should be able to use the same technique.   

Anybody have a fairly generic copy of MSCDEX or know a site with it?

Thanks...

Mail replys to: lundby@comm.mot.com
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From: sumargoh@serss0.fiu.edu (H. Sumargo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: A Device Driver to Redirect LPT# to Network Port
Keywords: Network
Date: 15 Apr 92 00:52:59 GMT
Organization: Florida International Univ.


I am looking for a device driver that will redirect any LPT# port to the network port such that if I print to the port, it will be redirected to a designated network printer.  Please send you response to sumargoh@serss0.fiu.edu

Thank you.
From: bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: MAC apps on DOS?
Date: 8 Apr 92 21:42:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: chaos.bill.702769338
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.

jayb@cpqhou.compaq.com (Jay Brinkmeyer) writes:


>  Are there any tools available that allow IBM compatible machines to 
>run MAC applications under DOS?

run x host on the mac, and any? x server anywhere and then you
can run the mac sw any darn place you please.

so all the (few) writeups say. it's a path i'm investigating
as $$ allow. try looking in macuser, macworld, macweek for adds
i *may* have a copy of their address at home.

anyway its an x based host that converts mac screen writes to
x screen writes (if my use of the terminology is coorect)

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From: eva@evapc.UUCP (Eva Marie Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Address of PKWARE, Inc.??
Date: 13 Apr 92 04:06:06 GMT
Reply-To: eva@evapc.UUCP (Eva Marie Allen)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hot Mama's Place, Columbus, Ohio

Does anybody have the address of PKWARE, Inc.? 

I recently acquired a copy of Pkzip and pkunzip (v 1.10) but when I sent
the registration fee in to the address shown, it was returned by the Post
Office as undeliverable.

Please post, as I have been having mail troubles lately.

adTHANKSvance.
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