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From: twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong)
Subject: Bug report - Win's system error under OS/2
Organization: Dept. of Civil Engineering, U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 23:13:34 GMT

I got me a bug report unless this is known problem and I missed it in
the FAQ somewhere..... Anyways, I was working doing my usual song and
dance in OS/2 when I fired up Corel Darw (for Windows version 2.0) which
I migrated and have worked with fine under OS/2. So I clicked on File
to Open a file. But once I clicked on Open, everything frezzes. The
mouse cursor still moves around but even the mouse cursor position
that's constantly updated in the Corel Draw display is frozen. Can't do
Ctrl-Esc or Alt-F4 or anything. Had to give it the old Ctrl-Alt-Del. I
just somehow can't get Corel to past click on Open. I rebooted and tried
it severl times and can't get past this point. 

It's times like this I am glad I'm using boot manager cause I fired 
up DOS 5, ran Win 3.1 and tried it in there (this is where I migrated 
from at the beginning so it better work). Now within Win 3.1, when I 
did a Open, I get a System Error, Can't read Drive B:". As it turns out, 
the last time I used Corel Draw, I read a file from drive B:. But there 
is nothing there anymore so Corel gave me back a Windows System Error for 
Retry or Cancel. Didn't get this System Error window in OS/2! So I said 
Cancel and I was on my way again. I read something from my harddrive so 
that Corel looks at the harddrive the next time I open. Went back to OS/2, 
popped up Corel and Open and everything was fine.

So the problem was that within OS/2, Corel was trying to access Drive B:
which had no disk so there was supposed to be some sort of System Error
window which did appear in Win 3.1 which says Retry or Cancel. But under 
OS/2 the whole system hangs.

Anyways, do we have IBM reading this here group? Or should I report my
findings to someone else? Or can someone past this along to IBM so that
version 2.01 (coming out soon????) will not have this problem?
Thanks.

Thomas.
From: jct@slpfs1.UUCP (Jeff Tolmie)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: simple q: bigger windows? scrollable windows?
Keywords: command windows scrolling
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:38:24 GMT
Organization: SEL - Research Center, Pforzheim, DE


harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris)

> hpw@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry P Warren) writes:
> 
> >  Is there any way to resize os/2 command line sessions to anything
> >larger than 80x25? Is there any way to make sessions that are
> >"buffered" or "scrollable"? It seems so simple . . . 
> 
> Try "mode co80,100"

Standard answer. If you just want a bit more space this is OK. If you have
a program with large amounts of output, it's not enough.

An alternative is to use emacs. The OS2 implementation includes the
shell command. ie M-x shell. You then have an 'infinite' buffer for 
the I/O to a command window. And the added bonus of easy cut/paste
into a file.

It's a work around, I know, but...

 (1) It works ;-)
 (2) It proves that intelligent command windows must be possible.

The one thing you dont get is a 'graphical' command window. That means
no scrollbars etc, you scroll with PgUp/PgDn.

Anyone know of other solutions ?

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From: kbass@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Ken Bass)
Subject: Re: GRE-Win3.1 Reports can go to CIS
Keywords: OS/2, GRE, Win3.1
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:21:24 GMT

In article <hatton.717737756@cgl.ucsf.edu> hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton) writes:
>
>It is possible for anyone who wishes to send along comments, problems,
>and bug reports to IBM's forum on Compuserve - there is a general 
>account 76711.610@compuserve.com, plus I asked Sam Detweiler, who has
>been responding on CIS, and he agreed that he would also take messages
>from the net. His account is 71075.2430@compuserve.com
>
>This would appear to be a one-way street at present, unless someone 
>knows of a reverse route. In other words, you can send in info, but
>there seems to be no direct route for replies. Info posted on CIS
>seems to be reported back here in any case, so stay tuned. In any 
>case, for those who were asking about where to send reports on the 
>beta, here it is.
>
>Tom
> 
>P.S. I notice on the OS2 echo on FidoNet that Lee Reiswig has been 
>"connected", and is discussing OS/2 directions with people there,
>so check it out on a local BBS.

NOT AT ALL! It is easy for a CIS user to send to the net. Just preceed
the users mail address with >INTERNET: kbass@gmuvax2.gmu.edu, I believe.
There should be no reason, technically, why IBM cant respond to an
Internet user as long as he has your address.

   ---Ken

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George Mason University                       |   Techniques Corp, 
Student, Department of Electrical Engineering |   Software Engineer
From: brokow@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mike Brokowski)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Softerm and default directory
Keywords: Softterm, directory change ,Settings
Date: 26 Sep 92 07:13:44 GMT
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.

In article <unruh.717454242@physics.ubc.ca> unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh) writes:
>I've been using the OS2 softterm for my terminal emulation. One of the
>annoying features is that they have \os2\apps as the default directrory
>for downloads etc. I went to change that setting, entered my new default
>directory (\os2extra) and clicked on the OK button, and nothing happens-
>the windows stays there, no matter how often I click. If I close it or I
>press cancell, the old default remains (\os2\apps). 
>Any help? Note that the Help pages are pitiful for Softterm ( "Pressing
>the cancel buttons cancels the request" type help pages )
>Bill Unruh
>unruh@physics.ubc.ca
>


I changed my default path in the way you describe (Settings-System 
Environment...-System Environment Settings) and it worked.  However,
it took a couple of failures before I realized that I couldn't just
*type* the  path that I wanted; I had to click in the stupid Directory
box to work my way around.  Try that ...

BTW, I *totally* agree with your other comments about Softterm.  I am 
new to the whole os/2 thing (a few days), but the app that I've wanted 
most to work has been a major hassle at every turn and has crashed
(the whole system that is) about a dozen times while I have been 
trying to change settings and set up the environment for my modem 
(Compudyne 9642i 9600bps internal) and I can only sporadically get it 
to download binary files from the host (XMODEM 1K, YMODEM, ... 
anything)!  Naturally, often during the setup, some of the fields
refuse to accept keyboard input (fields like "comment" and "filename")
until the system (usually within a minute of this) crashes (the mouse
moves, but no keyboard input, no Ctrl-Esc [wait for a minute], Alt-Esc,
or even Ctrl-Alt-Del).

And, yes, the online docs are terrible, IMNSHO.  And the program (or 
OS) is damned slow - it takes nearly ten seconds between when I tell 
the "Connect" screen OK and when the modem starts dialing.  Grrr.

This is really pissing me off.  And this is not like I have been babied 
with some really fancy software before (BITCOM 3.5, for pete's sake).  
I have nothing else running (I have nothing else *installed* besides 
the default os2 intstall stuff).

Are there any magic settings I should have adjusted in the CONFIG.SYS
or in Softerm itself?  I am running a clone 386-40 ISA machine with
8MB RAM.  The modem is on com1:.  The file system is on HPFS.  I am 
near the end of my rope.

Anybody?  Anybody?  Bueller? ...

Mike Brokowski
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: swknasri@nuscc.nus.sg (Sriram N (Dr))
Subject: Corrupted Disk2 in Describe 3.0
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:44:25 GMT

Hi,

   I just got my copy of Describe 3.0.  It turns out that a part of
Disk2 is corrupted (some text conversion files fail the cyclic
redundancy check, side 0 track 15 and 16 of the 3.5" according to
diskcopy).  It doesn't affect installation if I only choose some of
the text conversion options.  Anyone willing to send me (uuencoded)
version of data2 (1.44MB)?  I know my request may not be strictly
legal but it would save me the hassle of phoning them (no 800 numbers
here).  Also I am not aware of any local shops carrying the software.

Alternatively do they have an internet address?

Another thing:  There was no receipt inside the box.  My payment was by
visacard.  Is this normal?  I need the receipt.

Yes, I got the OS/2 version.

Sriram

(*Very Satisfied user of OS/2 v2.0*)
 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: jimh@pacdata.com (Jim Harkins)
Subject: Extended memory
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 22:51:53 GMT

When I run a DOS app that can use extended memory, does OS/2 do the management
for me or am I supposed to load a memory manager like Qemm?

Thanks.

jim

-- 
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Pacific Data Products               jim@pacdata.com
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: price@helios.unl.edu (Chad  Price)
Subject: Re: Problem printing with WP 5.1 DOS and OS/2 printer drivers
Keywords: problem printing Fujitsu RX7200 PCL HP bitstream facelift
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date: 29 Sep 92 14:49:06 GMT

bealjrkl@craft.camp.clarkson.edu () writes:


>    I am currently using OS/2 2.0 to multitask DOS applications, 
>while I wait for OS/2 apps to come out.  I am having problems with 
>printing from DOS apps, however.

>    I use Word Perfect 5.1.  I recently purchased a Fujitsu RX7200, 
>which emulates the HP Laserjet II.  However, very few fonts came with 
>the printer, so I purchased Bitstream's Facelift for Word Perfect, 
>ver. 1.5.  This works great under DOS 5.0.

>    However, with a printer driver on the desktop, it takes about 20 
>*minutes* to get a page printed.  What to Word Perfect is a single 
>job becomes 800-1000 jobs to the printer driver (to give it credit, 
>the page is usually printed accurately; however, going from 12ppm to 
>0.05ppm is unacceptable).

Edit the printer definition, choose LPT1.OS2 as the printer port. This will
speed things up dramatically!


>    I can somewhat understand the problem: it is seeing EOF chars (I 
>guess) and splitting the job up based on that.  The only solution I 
>have to this is to delete the printer driver, which allows WP to 
>print just fine.  However, that is not an elegant solution, as now my 
>PM apps won't print.

>    Has anyone else experienced this problem?

>    How would I go about fixing it?

>    When is Word Perfect 6.0 for OS/2 due out?  (I think 5.0 is 
>available, but I refuse to downgrade to get the OS/2 version.  I also 
>think 5.0 was for OS/2 1.3, and I'd like a 2.0-specific version.)  
>I'd also be interested in 5.1 for OS/2, but I've heard that it isn't 
>going to be made (WP Corp. is waiting for 6.0).
WP is not forthcoming about release 6.0, but yes, there will be no 5.1 for OS/2
2.0. I had heard from WP (via the 800 number) last spring that 6.0 was to be in
Beta around now; but since I haven't heard more, it may or may not be. 

I do know that 5.1 for DOS has real problems with the page layout algorithms
when there are graphics figures and tables involved, and that an extensive
re-write of this portion is supposed to be under way.


--
chad
price@helios.unl.edu
cprice@molecular.unmc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: nmouawad@waterloo.edu (Naji Mouawad)
Subject: Location of maximized windows in the Desktop folder...
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 04:19:53 GMT


Have you noticed (or is it just me ?) that every time you maximize a
window it `jumps' to the top of the screen ? If there is an easy
solution please forgive me for asking, but I could't find a simple way
for letting the window know where I wanted it to be maximized (bottom
of the screen).

Any help is appreciated.

thanks.

naji.
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From: bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (MacroMan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Why OS/2 **WILL** fail
Date: 29 Sep 92 06:53:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: matt.1aa1m3INNkf9
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu

cummins@a.cs.okstate.edu (CUMMINS JOHN WILLI) writes:

>>No, there never was. Unless you call Xtree Gold a GUI!!!!

  Hey - Don't forget Norton Commander. :)

>Hummmm.... about deleting a "tree" ("prune" under Xtree)...
>I can do that ONE THING faster with a GUI than most CLIs.

>Anyone got a clue for me on a way to whap a directory and all its children
>into the bit-bucket w/o typing a compound command?  How about a simple
>compound command?  (Must delete SubDirs containing files and other SubDirs w/o
>naming them explicitly)

  Under 4OS2, type del /x/s/y <dir>.  I have this aliased to "zap"
so I can just type zap <dir> and the directory is gone.  Not sure
how many subdir levels this command recurses into.
  Now, if I could only figure out how to move an subtree...
-- 
  Bruce White(bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu)
  "Back off man, I'm a scientist." - W. Murray
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: thoth@uiuc.edu (Ben Cox)
Subject: Re: anyone has info on mathematica for os/2?
Originator: btc30679@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: thoth@uiuc.edu (Ben Cox)
Organization: Ancient Illuminated Sears of Bavaria
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 05:02:58 GMT

ail8070@tamsun.tamu.edu (Andy I. Liaw) writes:

>DOes anyone know if mathematica for os/2 is out?  if not, when?
>how much would it cost?  any educational discount?

Wolfram Research, Inc. has not made any announcement whatsoever
regarding Mathematica for OS/2.  This does not mean that there will
be a version for OS/2, nor does it mean that there will not be a
version.  It means that there has been no announcement.

Which means that you know just as much as anybody else about it,
except people with "@wri.com" in their email addresses.  :-)

Mathematica for DOS, version 2.1, does run under OS/2 2.0, provided
that you set the DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT to something larger than 6MB.
Personally I run it with 8.

--
Ben Cox
thoth@uiuc.edu
From: ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: DeScibe 4.0 features ?
Date: 2 Oct 92 10:56:54 GMT
Organization: Forschungszentrum Juelich

Hi there,

is there anyone out there who knows more about the new features in DeScribe
4.0 ? I`m particularly interested in an equation editor and cross referencing
i.e. referencing figures or tables by a symbolic name rather than have to
number them by hand.

Do they have an e-mail address ?

Thanx, Michael Bode.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: Why OS/2 **WILL** fail
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:57:41 GMT

amah@IASTATE.EDU () writes:
>I agree 100%. Everyday a few of the computers in our lab hang up because of this
>problem. Some students save  their files in root directories and later delete
>them by using " del *.*".

>Although we have notices in lab asking them not to do this, it keeps happening
>at least on a couple of computers each day.

Have you considered marking the important files read-only?  Idiots who
do the above aren't going to do an "attrib" before "del *.*"






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Life is difficult because it is nonlinear.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: TE/2's DLL file version?
From: qzhang@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 06:30:12 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

When unzooing the TE2_120.ZOO file got from hobbes, I got two versions of
CommPak2.DLL.  The first unzooed on has 107798 bytes with 34 bytes of EA, and
the second one has 108310 bytes (using DIR).  I noticed two .DOC files about
the two verions, but how can I identify which one is which?
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: umkirby6@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Chris Kirby)
Subject: Re: QuickLink II (Fax software) vs. OS/2
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 00:53:11 GMT

In <69132@hydra.gatech.EDU> vapspgd@prism.gatech.EDU (Edward Hefter) writes:

>I just purchased a class II fax/modem that came with Quick Link II Dos and
>Windows software.  It doesn't get along too well with OS/2, however, and I
>thought I saw someone post a similiar problem here before (since I didn't
>have a fax/modem, I didn't follow it).  So, for those of us who missed it the
>first time:

>Quick Link II receives the first half of an incoming fax's first page, and
>sends about as much of the outgoing coverpage.  This is running seamless or
>in a full screen windows session.

>Does anyone know any settings I might try to alleviate this problem, or is
>the important setting going to be PM/Fax?
>-- 

	When the consulting firm I work for bought a number of FAX modems that came
with Quick Link II, we were told that there was no way that Quick Link would
work under an OS/2 VDM (we had the same problem you describe). As a matter
of fact, we even had a lot of trouble getting Quick Link to work under pure
DOS. Based on that less than good experience, I'd recommend that you move to
another product.
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From: laird@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Wyse 60 terminal emulation?
Date: 5 Oct 92 19:12:40 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

The university is giving our dept. a connection to their new system
which only supports Wyse 60 terminals for some operations.  (or so
I'm told; this seems strange for a Unix box...)

I don't want a dedicated terminal, so I thought I'd connect a few
of the terminal lines to our (soon to be IBM LAN Server) server.

I need help finding a good (commercial) terminal emulator with
Wyse 60 emulation.

Also, I need to get a 4-8 port serial card that is supported by OS/2.

Thanks!

--kyler
From: hacker@cco.caltech.edu (Jonathan Bruce Hacker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Directory Manager 2.0 no - rebuttal
Date: 2 Oct 1992 17:39:08 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: punisher.caltech.edu

Robert.Mahoney@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Robert Mahoney) writes:

>JH>Directory Manager 2.0 is a 32 bit WPS compatible PM program that works
> 
>   Actually dirman20 works fine under v1.3, so it's not a 32-bit
>program.
>   I actually prefered the old version, I wish the new version's popup
>window appeared under the mouse instead of a couple of inches below.
>It's still really buggy, it took me about 3 minutes to compleatly
>hang PM.


The author for dirman, who does not have internet access, asked me
to give this reply:

From 71053.1603@compuserve.com Fri Oct  2 03:26:05 1992


Since all of OS/2 is NOT 32bit, creating a 100% 32bit program would
cause the calls to be thunked, which would slow down the process
Hence, I dynamically load either the 32bit or the 16bit DLL's
depending on which system you are using. So its not 100% 32 bit but
neither is OS/2 so I used the best method I can.

The lockup... I have never seen this, it may be a PM problem, as I
suspect he is on a clone. If he has a lockup, what did he do to get
there, ask him to send you the keystrokes that cause it to lockup ...

Paula

-- 
Jon Hacker
Caltech, Pasadena CA
hacker@tumbler-ridge.caltech.edu
From: halverso@staff.tc.umn.edu (Chris Halverson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Ghostscript printing w/ Panasonic 1124i
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:43:02 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Minnesota

I'm having trouble printing PostScript files from Ghostscript,
OS/2 version. I have a Panasonic KXP-1124i and am using the
Epson emulation driver that came with OS/2 (actually I'm 
using the updated ones). I am getting the PostScript files from
dvips, converting my TeX files to PostScript so I can include 
PostScript figures. I'm using the command line:
	gs -sDEVICE=epson file.ps
It initializes, works for a while, and then I'm put into gs
and it reports an error (sorry, my computer died so I can't 
get exactly what it says right now). I'm I doing somethilng 
wrong or what? If someone could give _any_ info I'd be eternally
grateful. Thanks.
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after the sissified Macintosh operating system interface. 
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From: reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim -- DTN 223-5747 -- MLO5-2/13A)
Subject: HyperAccess/5 3.0 shipping delayed
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 14:54:50 PDT
X-Received: by usenet.pa.dec.com; id AA04563; Wed, 30 Sep 92 14:54:54 -0700
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X-Cc: comp.os.os2.apps.usenet
X-Apparently-To: comp.os.os2.apps.usenet, comp.os.msdos.apps.usenet

I just called to find out the status of my order.  They just started
shipping 3.0 last week (guess that would be week of September 20).  They
are processing August orders now.

- Jim

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: bash@tware.com (Paul Bash)
Subject: Re: Te2 dials and connects, but then hangs?
Keywords: te2
Organization: Techware Design, Boulder, Colorado
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:55:17 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.040336.14941@unlinfo.unl.edu> horan@cse.unl.edu (Mark Horan) writes:
>
>	I am having problems with Te2, my modem is set for com3, irq5 and
>it works great under telix and pmcomm but I like Te2 and it hangs right
>after it CONNECTS 57600.  I'm currently using telix, but since I don't 
>have a 16550 uart I think I'm losing some throughput under the DOS box.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.   
>			Thanks,  Mark
>

In the TE/2 modem.inc file, there are a series of lines that indicate the
CONNECT string TE/2 looks for and the DTE rate to set when that CONNECT
string is found. In my case, my Telebit is locked at a DTE rate of 38400,
and I'm using hardware flow control so I set the connect strings as follows:

Connect		CONNECT^M,38400
Connect		CONNECT_1200,38400
Connect		CONNECT_2400,38400
Connect		CONNECT_9600,38400
Connect		CONNECT_14400,38400

You, of course, will need to setup the connect strings depending on how your
modem reports them. If it indicates CONNECT 57600, you would have a line
that says:

Connect		CONNECT_57600,57600

If I don't have the correct CONNECT string set here, it appears that TE/2 
hangs after the modems connect. Your mileage may vary.


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bash@tware.com                                              Boulder, CO  U.S.A.
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