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From: moncrg@rs6414.ecs.rpi.edu (Gregory Donald Moncreaff)
Subject: Re: Windows NT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 16:09:43 GMT

In article <wiegand.718041865@lido16> motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net writes:
>David.Norman@ttlg.UUCP (David Norman) writes:
>
>> -> From: kevins@slow.inslab.uky.edu
>> ->
>> -> Can anyone tell me how I can get the Windows NT Developement kit?
>
>>Wait until Windows Nt comes out.
>
>There is a NT developers CD-ROM available now, but I don't have
>information on how to get it.
>
>Try asking in one of the Windows groups, I'm sure someone could tell you.
>
>
>-- 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.
>motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net            uunet!motcid!wiegand
>Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.

just call Microsoft's 800 number, take the appropriate path
through the phone tree, and its yours for ~70 + local sales
tax(es) U.S. dollars
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: jre@zeos.com (Jim Erickson)
Subject: Re: <None>
Organization: Zeos International, Ltd
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 13:20:24 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.164547.1@vax1.umkc.edu> jschonemann@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
>Hi Netters,
>	I have a (I Hope) simple question about windows 3.1?
>I have Dr. Watson installed as well as Adobe Type Manager (ATM).  This is where
>the problem occurs.  Whenever I open windows, the ATM icon appears then Dr.
>Watson appears over it, and I can no longer see the ATM icon.  Whats going on?
>Does Dr. Watson have to be the first thing open? Is ATM uninstalling because of
>Dr. Watson, or what?  I can get to ATM through the program manager but why is
>the icon being hidden?  I know on my mac that all the icons load in horizontal
>order, whats up?  
>			Thanks, Jim Schonemann
>
>                                              JSchonemann.vax1.umkc.edu
>
>

   The ATM icon is hidden. Even if you dont load anything else in Startup,
the ATM icon will disappear all by itself.
---JRE---

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: ndm1417@zeus.tamu.edu (MONTGOMERY, NOEL DAVIS)
Subject: Re: Superstor Pro
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 01:07:00 GMT

In article <1a55oiINN4o3@agate.berkeley.edu>, hob@soda.berkeley.edu (Bing Ho) writes...
> 
>Anybody know anything (besides the ads) about Addstor's Superstor Pro?
>Sounds interesting, perhaps feature overload, but I am mostly interested
>if they have improved (1) the compression ratio, and (2) performance.
>The other features just don't excite me (JPEG, etc.)
> 
>Thanks for any information.
> 
> 
>-- 
>Bing Ho  hob@soda.berkeley.edu  UC Berkeley  

Please post any responses to this.  I am also interested in Superstor Pro.

Noel Montgomery
TAMU
From: edwong@acs.nntp-read.bu.edu (Edward Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Mathematica 2.0
Date: 26 Sep 92 05:12:52 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Boston University Information Technology Boston, MA USA

Can someone tell me what are the differences between a student version
mathematica for win, and a regularly priced version?
 
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From: lasgout@schuss.inria.fr (Jean-Marc Lasgouttes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: AMI POST codes.
Date: 30 Sep 92 15:25:04 GMT
Organization: INRIA-Rocquencourt, France


Here is an article that came out in comp.windows.ms . Hope this helps

Jean-Marc.



---BEGIN----------------------------------------------------------------

Several times recently, people have spoken about AMI bios dates.
Most AMI bios will display a date at POST. this date is not
necessarily accurate. at the same time the POST will display the date,
it will also display a long alphanumeric string at the bottom of the
screen (centered). this string has the following format:

    ABBB-NNNN-MMDDYY-KX

where the designations represent:
=================================

letters:                 designation:
========                 ============
A                        D for BIOS with diagnostics
                         S for BIOS with setup built in
                         E for BIOS with extended setup built in

BBB                      C&T for Chips and Technology 386 chipset
                         NET for Chips and Technology 286 NEAT chipset
                         286 for standard 286, VSLI, and G2 286 boards
                         SUN for Suntac 286 motherboards
                         PAQ for "Comapq-compatible" motherboards
                         AMI for AMI 386 motherboards
                         G23 for G2 chipset 386 boards

NNNN                     The liscense code for the specific OEM manufacturer
                         for which AMI created this version of the bios

MMDDYY                   BIOS release date (go by this date over the
                         other date displaied by the POST)

KX                       AMI BIOS keyboard controller version #.
                         Numbers K1-KF reflect the AMI keyboard controller
                         version #.
                         K0 reflects a non-AMI keyboard controller.

I hope this information is helpful to those of you with AMI bios. . .

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From: sylve_ge@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Gerald Sylvester)
Subject: Recommendation: Print Spoolers & Menu Program
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 04:35:04 GMT


My Paternal Parental Unit (ie my father ;-)  ) is looking for a
print spooler.  It will mainly be used with Printshop.  Any
recommendations?  


He is also looking for a menu program (a shell program) so all he
has to do is hit a couple of buttons to run a program.  He would
like it to look nice, run without conflicts (isn't that a goal of
every program?....I would like to think so), isn't too hard to
configure.  Any recommendations?  

Please post or email.  Anyone who would like forwarded copies of
the email I get, please send me email.  If there are enough replies,
I'll post a summary.  Thanks in advance.


***************************************************
*   Gerald Sylvester                              *
*   The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD   *
*   BITNET:  SYLVE_GE@JHUNIX.HCF.JHU.BITNET       *
*   INTERNET:  SYLVE_GE@JHUNIX.HCF.JHU.EDU        *
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From: jpp@tornado (Joseph Piazza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Toshiba serial ports
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:29:43 GMT
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Sys Integration & S/W Development
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Can anyone mail me a pinout diagram of the Toshiba T1000 dual serial port
DB-9 connector? I have no documentation for this connector. Thanks.

						Joe
From: alphag@terapin.com (Charles Ying)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Autodesk 3D Studio Import & Export
Date: 30 Sep 92 15:21:23 PST
Organization: BBS


I need any and all information on the file formats DXF, SHP, and LFT used in
AutoDesk 3D studio..Conversion programs would be nice as well. Anyone have any
information?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: u7811091@cc.nctu.edu.tw (IC YANG)
Subject: .smp sound sample file format?
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: icyang
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:15:41 GMT

Hi netters,
    I recently saw a audio engine that develope by 'Spectrum'
  ,  it uses PC/AT as the platform to perform recording, pro-
  cessing and playback.  It use ".smp" as its sample file for-
  mat.  I tried to analysis such kind of file and find it has
  about 14Ch length of file header.  Is there any info. on such
  kind of file?  It seems like compressed because at 44.1kHz 
  sample rate a 22 second record take about 64000 bytes.  It use
  16-bit sample.  Any help will be useful.  Thanks.


==========================================================================
IC Yang 					 (u7811091@cc.nctu.edu.tw)
Room 216, Dorm. 12
EE dep of National Chiao-Tung University
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, ROC. 


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From: gsk@khaki.asd.sgi.com (George S. Kong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: ZEOS DX2/66
Date: 4 Oct 92 07:22:48 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA


have there been any independent reviews of the
zeos 66 mhz 486DX2 upgradable system?
if so, where can i find them?
i'd like to know how the cpu, disk, and video
compare to competing systems.

i'm interested in the zeos system because of its "p24t"
socket and its vesa slots. do any other announced systems
have both of these?

is anyone out there planning to buy some other 66 mhz dx2
after having evaluated the zeos? if so, why?

thanks for any replies...

George S. Kong,  Silicon Graphics, Inc.,  (415)390-3281  gsk@sgi.com
From: astsloke@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Hard drive question
Date: 4 Oct 92 16:44:03 GMT
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore

In article <11k4RB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave McCrady) writes:
> gph@mdi.gwinnett.com (Greg P. Hershinow) writes:
> 
> - Is is possible to hook up a drive rated as MFM or IDE to an RLL controler?
> 
>    MFM - Maybe
>    IDE - No.  Wrong electrical interface.

Maybe is correct.  I know people who have done this in the bad ol' days of
expensive hard disks.  It voids you warranty and forces your drive controller
(the one on your hard disk) to handle data rates beyond it's design
capabilities.

> 
> 
> - I have two hard drives, one is a Seagate ST251 40Meg and the other is a
> - Seagate ST157AT.  Are either of these RLL?  
> 

Seagate Drive Nomenclature:

ST - FxxxT

where F = Form Factor
      1 = 3.5 inch half heigh
      2 = 5.25 inch half height
      3 = 3.5 inch low profile
      4 = 5.25 inch full height
      9 = 2.5 inch low profile
          There are others which I can't recall.

      xxx = unformatted capacity
  
      T = Type
      A = IDE
      N = SCSI
      R = RLL
        no suffix implies MFM

Just my $0.02.


Regards

T.S. Loke
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
* Standard Disclaimers Apply
From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Quality of DR-DOS 6 (was BEWARE SUPERSTOR!!!!!!)
Date: 6 Oct 92 14:31:08 GMT
Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch

You can upgrade from the version of SuperStor included in DR DOS 6.0 to
version 2.0 for $39.  I do believe there are compatibility problems between
the DR DOS version and version 2.0.  There should be no problems if you
install version 2.0 WITHOUT previously installing the DR DOS version.

Novell has issued updates to DR DOS 6.0 dated 7/15/92.  These updates were
made available to the public via FTP or Novell's BBS as of 9/16/92.
(Novell's BBS number in North America is 408-649-3443 for 300-2400bps;
there is also a 9600bps, but I seem to have misplaced it).

WARNING! Be sure to read Novell's text file on the updates before
installing them.  This update is apparently an intermediate release and
some features of COMMAND.COM have been temporarily disabled.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Jim Johnson-
*** Remember, they're only tools - Not a way of life! ***
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: ferch@ucs.ubc.ca (Les Ferch)
Subject: PCMag DSKREADY.COM Not Working For Me
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 07:07:53 GMT

I would like to use the PCMAG utility DSKREADY in our lab of PS/2 Model
70s. Unfortunately, DSKREADY did not work properly. It detected a drive
door open but failed to detect an unformatted disk and an invalid drive (a
hard disk with the DOS partition removed). I am using the version from DOS
PowerTools 2nd edition dated 05/08/90. Is there a newer version that will
work properly? Are the errorlevel codes listed in the manual (255 and 12)
correct?

Here is the test batch file I used:

@echo off
dskready %1
if errorlevel 255 goto nodrive
if errorlevel 12 goto failure
if errorlevel 2 goto door
echo Disk is alright
goto end
:nodrive
echo Not a valid drive
goto end
:failure
echo General failure
goto end
:door
echo Drive door open
:end
From: davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave McCrady)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Hard drive question
Date: 4 Oct 92 02:06:11 GMT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #7, Edmonton, AB, Canada

gph@mdi.gwinnett.com (Greg P. Hershinow) writes:

- Is is possible to hook up a drive rated as MFM or IDE to an RLL controler?

   MFM - Maybe
   IDE - No.  Wrong electrical interface.


- I have two hard drives, one is a Seagate ST251 40Meg and the other is a
- Seagate ST157AT.  Are either of these RLL?  

  
    No. The ST251 is rated MFM and probably wouldn't work reliably
when formatted RLL.  The 157 won't work with anything except an IDE
host adapter.

- Also, I have a hard drive with no "name brand" on it.  I am trying to
- determine what type of drive it is (ie RLL, MFM, IDE...).  The only markings
- on it are the following:
- 				MN 94205-051
- 				77747257
- 				S/N: -----------   <--the serial number is
- 							there, I just didn't
- 							copy it onto my paper.
- 				40 Meg, type 17.
- 

    This is a CDC Wren II.  It's MFM, 43 Mb .. 989 cyls, 5 heads.

Dave McCrady              davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
From: bilimoria@inland.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: HELP - PRINTING PROBLEM W/LASER PRTR
Date: 28 Sep 92 11:19:32 CST
Organization: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, IN

In article <1992Sep25.170337.2363@inland.com>, bilimoria@inland.com writes:
> Often, when I try to print from my PC (386 w/dos 5.0) to my Panasonic
> laser printer, I don't get the output right away.  I have to try it
> several times and then I get the output, but there are several copies
> of the output on the page.  It seems DOS doesn't want to print until
> there is enough output to fill a page.  Is there a buffer somwhere that
> is holding the output until it is full?  Any help will be appreciated.
> P.S. Panasonic laser printer has 512K of RAM.  Thanks.
> 
P.P.S.  The same problem occurs when printing output from BASIC.
From: rfinch@water.ca.gov (Ralph Finch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Kermit incompatibilities between Windows and Unix?
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:23:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Calif. Dept. of Water Resources

I've got a '486 PC clone, DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1.  When I try to
transfer binary files from the Unix machine at work (a Sun Sparc) to
the PC thru a modem, using kermit, things seem to work ok, but the
files end up slightly larger in size, and corrupted.  Can anybody tell
me what I'm doing wrong?
--
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rfinch@water.ca.gov		...ucbvax!ucdavis!caldwr!rfinch
Any opinions expressed are my own; they do not represent the DWR
From: dao4@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (DONALD A. O'SHALL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: XMS Memory
Date: 3 Oct 92 00:28:12 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <717876329.F00001@misgate.gmi.org>, Sheldon.Sawatzky@f886.n2000.z12.m
isgate.gmi.org (Sheldon Sawatzky) writes:
>I have a 286 using the NEAT Chips and Technology with 3mb of memory.
>I use DOS 5.0, use QRAM to load devices and TSR's into upper memory.
>The extended memory I have divided into expanded and extended of 1 mb
>each, with a ramdrive in each.  With HIMEM, DOS loads into the 64K of
>high memory.  A ramdrive is set up in extended memory, leaving
>187K of extended memory available.  I have an application
>that uses extended memory, but it will only use the 29K left in the
>high memory area (64K) also used by the DOS kernel.  Problem:  How can
>the extra extended memory be made available for the application?  The
>mem command reports the following:
>
>1048576 bytes total continguous extended memory
>      0 bytes available contiguous extended memory
> 187392 bytes available XMS memory
>        MS-DOS resident in High Memory Area
>
>The first few lines of my config.sys file are:
>
>DEVICE=\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
>DEVICE=\EMM.SYS
>DEVICE=\QRAM\QRAM.SYS R:1
>DOS=HIGH
>
No promises, but try:

device=\dos\himem.sys
device=\emm.sys 1024
dos=high,umb
devicehigh=\qram\qram.sys r:1

and use devicehigh in the config.sys for other device drivers,
and LH (or LOADHIGH) for the autoexec.bat calls related to them. I think you
are mis-interpreting what the memory is looking for. Also, use the /C|more
parameter for the mem command for a more complete and accurate listing.
i.e.   MEM/C|MORE



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I am not licensed to practice Law or Medicine in any State, so my opinions are
just that!         DAo4@NS1.CC.LEHIGH.EDU      (Don)
From: axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: WANTED: WINDOWS 3.1 dvr for Imagewriter II
Date: 3 Oct 1992 02:32:59 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: axa12@po.CWRU.Edu (Ashok Aiyar)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, kmitche@eis.calstate.edu (Kenneth Mitchell) says:

>I'm looking for a Windows 3.1 printer driver for the Apple ImageWriter II
>printer. Has anybody ever heard of such a beast? Or know where I can get
>one? 

You should be able to use the C-Itoh 8510 driver.  One of my users
uses it with no problems.  This driver is supplied with Windows 3.1

Ashok
-- 
                          Ashok Aiyar
   		       axa12@po.cwru.edu
                Visit the IBM-PC Sig on Freenet
From: WALDER@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Walder Matthias)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Sigmaplot 4 Windows... where 2 buy?
Date: 30 Sep 92 12:55:46 GMT
Organization: University of Ulm, Germany
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

Dear fellows,

one question: where can I get Sigmaplot for Windows?
I would prefer adresses in germany...

Thanks for cooperation.... Greetings from Germany...

Matthias    walder@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de


P.S.: Please send me email...
From: holcomb@ctron.com (Edgar Holcomb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Wait for VL-Bus?
Date: 28 Sep 92 16:07:35 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Organization: Cabletron Systems Inc.


I want to buy a dx-50 Mhz PC with local-bus video and disk
controller.  Should I wait to buy until more products are
available which implement VL-Bus (VESA Local-Bus standard)?
The computer I'd buy now no doubt uses a proprietary local-
bus scheme.  How much would this hurt me?  I can only envision
it being a burden if I want to change video and/or disk.  How
long will it be until more VL-Bus products are available?

Thanks!

-Edgar
From: Michel.Davidoff@sonoma.edu (Michel Davidoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Mac-In-Dos
Summary: Information needed re program & company
Date: 30 Sep 92 21:07:43 GMT
Organization: Sonoma state university

In article <BvD65t.5Eo@comp.vuw.ac.nz> maven@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Jim Baltaxe) writes:
>Subject: Mac-In-Dos
>From: maven@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Jim Baltaxe)
>Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 23:49:04 GMT
>Summary: Information needed re program & company
>
>I just came across a reference to Mac-In-Dos, published by Pacific
>Microelectronics in Mountain View CA, which supports
>reading/writing/formatting Mac disks in a PC. Since we, like most of
>the world, are a mixed MSDOS/Mac site we would be most interested in
>using such a program if it is worthwhile (and we can afford it :-( ).
>
>Does anyone have any information about how well it works, how much it
>costs, etc. and above all, how to get in touch with Pacific
>Microelectronics, I would appreciate it very much. 
>
>Either e-mail me direct or post the reply so that others might be able
>to see it as well.
>
>aTdHvAaNnKcSe (also cribbed from the net - nice one :-)
>-- 
>Jim Baltaxe - jim.baltaxe@vuw.ac.nz
>Computing Services Centre - Victoria University of Wellington - New Zealand
>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>Time is such a valuable commodity because they're not making it any more.
Tel 415-948-6200
Michel Davidoff
E-Mail Michel.Davidoff@Sonoma.edu

Don't let the future
Happen without you
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From: schrey@oak.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Timothy M. Schreyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,sci.image.processing,biz.comp.software
Subject: Need image analysis program
Date: 30 Sep 92 12:50:43 GMT
Reply-To: schrey@prc.unisys.com
Organization: Paramax Systems


  Hi.

  My roommate works as an opthamological assistant and asked me to
  try to find the name of some image analysis programs for the IBM PC
  family.  They process topological maps of the surface of the eye.
  It's pretty interesting; he's taken some pictures of my eyes.
  He said something along the lines of Macintosh's "Image" program
  is best.  I don't know this program, so any help anyone may have would
  be great.  The program should probably be a commercial product,
  but not necessarily.

  Please e-mail or post.  Thanks.

        Tim
-- 
 Timothy M. Schreyer                         schrey@prc.unisys.com
 Center for Advanced Information Technology  (215) 648-2475 
 Paramax Systems Corporation                 FAX: (215) 648-2288
 PO Box 517, Paoli, PA 19301
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: AMLONO00@UKCC.UKY.EDU (Andrea M. Lonon)
Subject: Virtual World programs
Organization: University of Kentucky
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 17:59:12 GMT

 
Does anyone know of a virtual world program that is obtainable? I am looking
for something very simple like a cube world with a few objects in it (maybe
some food, etc.) If anyone can help me with this, I would greatly appreciate
it!
From: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: CD ROM on its side
Summary: which can do it?
Keywords: cd rom mounting options
Date: 29 Sep 92 14:47:56 GMT
Expires: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 05:00:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The Ohio State University

Can the net point me toward EXTERNAL CD-ROM drives which can be turned
on their side and still used?  I have seen a luggable PC with an 
Internal CD-ROM mounted vertically, and am curious about which External drives
can handle it.

Thanks
-Coyt
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: mirage@camelot.bradley.edu (Jeffrey Hoffman)
Subject: Re: what happened to V-COM
Organization: United Anarchists Front
Date:  5 Oct 92 23:08:17 GMT

> Anyone know what happened to the PC manufacturer by the name of V-COM.
>They used to be in PC magazine and Computer Shopper but I haven't seen
>their ads lately. Thanks!

I called them to ask about it.  Apparently they missed the Ziff-Davis
advertising deadline.  =)  They say they'll be back in the next issues.

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