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mrmach@mtu.edu (MARK R. MACH) writes:
: 
: Does anybody know of any SCCS type of software for controlling source
: code that has been written for (or ported to) MS-DOS?
: 
Not sure what it's actually called or where it is but there is RCS stuff for 
DOS on SIMTEL  (wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) or OAK.oakland.edu available for
ftp.

I use that and it's good.  (I use RCS on un*x as well).

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Subject: Development Opportunity!
From: ebhanson@StarConn.com (E. B. Hanson)
Date: 30 Jul 92 07:30:54 GMT
Organization: Starnet-Public Access UNIX--Los Altos, CA  415-949-3133

This posting is to introduce you to Felis Software. Felis Software
publishes a quarterly catalog of software applications, utilities, and
templates for Mac and PC-compatible computer users. Felis handles the
marketing, product ordering, duplication, and shipping. In addition,
Felis provides technical support for these products. They are currently
looking to expand their catalog.

The programs included in the Felis catalog are carefully selected from
submissions received from developers like yourself. The developer
receives a substantial royalty for every unit Felis sells.

If you are interested in submitting a product for publication or want
more information about this opportunity, reply to this posting. I have a
developer's kit I would be happy to forward to you. If you'd rather
contact me by surface mail, that can be done also.

Eric Hanson
191 Harder Road, #122
Hayward, CA 94544
(510) 582-4300


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Subject: Development Opportunity!

This posting is to introduce you to Felis Software. Felis Software
publishes a quarterly catalog of software applications, utilities, and
templates for Mac and PC-compatible computer users. Felis handles the
marketing, product ordering, duplication, and shipping. In addition,
Felis provides technical support for these products. They are currently
looking to expand their catalog.

The programs included in the Felis catalog are carefully selected from
submissions received from developers like yourself. The developer
receives a substantial royalty for every unit Felis sells.

If you are interested in submitting a product for publication or want
more information about this opportunity, reply to this posting. I have a
developer's kit I would be happy to forward to you. If you'd rather
contact me by surface mail, that can be done also.

Eric Hanson
191 Harder Road, #122
Hayward, CA 94544
(510) 582-4300
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Subject: Re: Strange 80x86 OPCODE
From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
Date: 29 Jul 92 22:50:08 GMT
Keywords: 80x86 Assembler Fun

In <3947@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us> aki@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us writes:


>Doing my thing I hit upon a truly strange op-code:

>It's 0F 3D,  i.e. 286+ 2-byte opcode that has 3D as the second
>byte.  Problem is,  that I can't find any reference to it anywhere.
>It looks like it's either something very new or undocumented.

>I considered the possibility of the 0F being a 8088/8086 POP CS,
>but the surrounding code excludes this.

>Anyone have any idea what that opcode does?

Sourcer from V Communications doesn't think it's valid in up to 486s.

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From: willimsa@unix1.tcd.ie (Gavin Williams)
Subject: Random number?
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:28:26 GMT


Is there a batch file command that will generate a random number between
0and 1??


Thanks

Or else, an ftpable file to do the same thing and pass the results back.

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From: immel@crl.dec.com (Mark Immel/Andrew Black)
Subject: BC++ 3.1 Win API Manuals
Organization: DEC Cambridge Research Lab
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:01:24 GMT

Does anyone know how complete the API manuals which can be ordered for 3.1
from Borland are?

Are they equivalent to the 5-volume reference set sold in stores by Microsoft 
Press?  Feel free to reply by e-mail -- I will post a summary, if I get a good
answer.

BTW, I also feel slighted by Borland wrt the manuals -- for $39.95 + $15 
shipping we got a still buggy (albeit less so) compiler with pretty command 
highlighting.  Borland, fix those inling bugs and get us the documentation!

-- Mark Immel
   immel@crl.dec.com

Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: sundaram@sabotage.eng.uiowa.edu (Subbiah Sundaram)
Subject: Problem with communication software
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 03:45:16 GMT
Organization: Department of Elect. and Comp. Engr., University of Iowa, USA.

We installed ProComm(communicaation software) and connected our PC to our 
local computing centre. We are using a AST computer with NEC/2 monitor. The first
screen is fine after that some characters are not visible. Our connection 
paramters are correct. What could be the probable cause of this problem? If you 
have some suggestion please send me  a mail. 

	Thanks,
	Subbiah.
From: pstlb@acad2.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Wanted:  IBM PC data for reference
Date: 30 Jul 92 01:30:43 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska


  I'm compiling a reference for personal use and free distribution,
and would appreciate contributions.....  Anything about the IBM PC, no matter
how obsolete, would be appreciated.....  Undocumented features would be a
definite plus.....  Data on protected mode programming, hard disk standards and
interfaces, I/O port listings, .SYS file structure, file transfer protocols 
(Zmodem, Kermit/SuperKermit, etc.), in addition to TCP/IP protocols, EtherNet,
TokenRing, all manner of data transfer protocols, and the like.....  All 
participating contestants will receive copies of said reference.....

                                                   Thanks in advance,
                                                   Theron L. Bair
From: revesz@msc.cornell.edu (Peter Revesz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: far struct - how to do it ?
Date: 29 Jul 92 12:58:35 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center

Hi, Netters,

My global data is basicly in structures. To avoid
compile-time error message (global data >64 Kb) I have
to make all global far.

How to make a struct far?

This way:

struct one {
    int far a[100];
    double far b[2000];
} one;

or this way:

struct two {
    int a[100];
    double b[2000];
} far two;


or this way?

struct three {
    int far a[100];
    double far b[2000];
} far three;


Which the proper way to create far structs?
Any help will be appreciated.

Peter Revesz

revesz@msc.cornell.edu
From: paul@argus.CAM.ORG (Paul Mainville)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Looking for sscanf() source
Date: 29 Jul 92 23:28:28 GMT

Hello everybody,

I am looking for the source of the standard library sscanf() function.
I do not need to do floating point, just ints, long, hex, decimal.

Can one nice person email this to me?

Merci Beaucoup!

Paul.

=============================================================================
Paul Mainville                                             paul@argus.cam.org
Boisbriand, Quebec, CANADA
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From: olsont@hardy.u.washington.edu (.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: ANSI-type utility help
Date: 30 Jul 92 19:23:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Jul30.192344.23354
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle



  I am looking for a utility that will highlight the names of files
with user-definable colors based on the file's extension.  For 
instance, when using dir all .exe file names are red and all .bat
file names are blue.  Does anyone know of such a utility on any
of the FTP sites?  
Thanks in advance,
todd
olsont@hardy.u.washington.edu
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From: fox@rei2.uucp (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Stacker
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:15:09 GMT
Organization: REI

vchow@nike.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Victor Chow) writes:

>Have anybody used STACKER to "double" the harddisk space?
>What do you think?

I use it; it works great and has not failed me yet.

>Some engineers here hate it, "it sucks", "it locks some applications"
>Have anybody experienced similar responses?

These people are either making things up, or they used version 1.x,
which probably had some problems.  The latest version 2.0 has never
given me a problem.

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From: brad@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Brad Saxton)
Subject: Re: Stacker
Organization: Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario
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Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 13:53:00 GMT

vchow@nike.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Victor Chow) writes:
: Hi,
: 
: Have anybody used STACKER to "double" the harddisk space?
: What do you think?
: 
: Some engineers here hate it, "it sucks", "it locks some applications"
: Have anybody experienced similar responses?
: 
: I have a conner 120MB at home, and I need MORE. Computer prices seems to
: decrease fast, except for harddisks?
: 
: Thanks,  Victor
: 
: Thank
: Victor.Chow@nike.ColoSpgs.NCR.COM
: Home of NCR 77C22EP VGA chip 
: NCR Corporation - Colorado Springs
: Any brazilians out there? 

I've been using Stacker 2.0 for about 4 months with absolutely no problem with
the product itself. It's saved me the expense of buying another harddrive.

One problem though. The software only version of Stacker requires a driver to
be loaded. This reduces my memory to the point where certain games (like 
Falcon 3.0) which require > 600 K free, will not load. 


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Subject: How to add Type 1 fonts to Wordperfect 5.1?
From: edwin@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Edwin Ng)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:11:53 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Keywords: WordPerfect, Type 1 Fonts

Hi.  I got some Type 1 fonts with font metrics that I want
to tell WordPerfect 5.1 to use.  Basically I want WP to
generate self-contained PS files including my own fonts.

Is there some easy way to tell WP's PTR program to read 
the afm font metrics file and automatically install the fonts?

I know there is a /autofont option for PTR but I don't know how
to use it.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

p.s.  Does anyone know whether WP generates DSC conforming PostScript?

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From: yogi@cs.ubc.ca (Yossi Gil)
Subject: Re: Looking for good binary editor
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 19:13:07 GMT

dougs@tvnews.tv.tek.com (Doug Stevens) writes:

>I'm looking for an editor that operate on binary files. Insert editing
>would be nice but is not essential. The type of screen I'm looking for
>includes the address/offset for the data within the file, the hex
>dump of the data, and the ASCII interpretation:

>     0	67 72 61 66 3A 20 09 67 72 61 70 68 69 63 73 20    graf: .graphics 
>    10	73 6F 66 74 77 61 72 65 0D 0A 0D 0A 09 6F 72 63    software.....orc
>    20	61 64 3A 09 09 4F 72 63 61 64 0D 0A 0D 0A 09 70    ad:..Orcad.....p
>    30	7A 70 3A 09 09 50 69 7A 61 7A 7A 2D 50 6C 75 73    zp:..Pizazz-Plus
>    40	0D 0A 0D 0A 6E 75 6D 3A 20 09 6E 75 6D 65 72 69    ....num: .numeri

>ANA is very close to what I need, but will only write out a one-page edit
>buffer to a file, not the entire file.

>Please reply (instead of follow-up). Thanks.

SLIM can do pretty much what you want. It is basically a text editor,
but it can work on binary files as well. The HeX value of the current
char is dispalyed in the status line. The main drawback is that your
are restricted to 64KB files. 
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From: jdalin@devildog.att.com (Jimmy Dalin)
Subject: Re: Stacker
Organization: AT&T IMS - Piscataway, NJ (USA)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 12:41:25 GMT

This is a frequently asked question.  Normally, the responses are split
50-50 between those who have had a problem with Stacker and those who have
not.  I'm in the latter category.

I'd venture to say that you'd get almost 100% agreement with the statement
that, if you can afford it, you should add another hard drive.  It is not
true, by the way, that hard drives haven't come down in price; look back a
few years in a computer magazine and see how much they were selling for back
then.  Perhaps PC's are dropping in price so fast that, by comparison, hard
drives seem not to be keeping pace. 
-- 
Jim Dalin            "No Salga Afuera"  
AT&T                    N.Y.C.T.A.
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From: dougs@tvnews.tv.tek.com (Doug Stevens)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.editor
Subject: Looking for good binary editor
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:30:26 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix TV Measurement Systems, Beaverton, OR

I'm looking for an editor that operate on binary files. Insert editing
would be nice but is not essential. The type of screen I'm looking for
includes the address/offset for the data within the file, the hex
dump of the data, and the ASCII interpretation:

     0	67 72 61 66 3A 20 09 67 72 61 70 68 69 63 73 20    graf: .graphics 
    10	73 6F 66 74 77 61 72 65 0D 0A 0D 0A 09 6F 72 63    software.....orc
    20	61 64 3A 09 09 4F 72 63 61 64 0D 0A 0D 0A 09 70    ad:..Orcad.....p
    30	7A 70 3A 09 09 50 69 7A 61 7A 7A 2D 50 6C 75 73    zp:..Pizazz-Plus
    40	0D 0A 0D 0A 6E 75 6D 3A 20 09 6E 75 6D 65 72 69    ....num: .numeri

ANA is very close to what I need, but will only write out a one-page edit
buffer to a file, not the entire file.

Please reply (instead of follow-up). Thanks.
From: jheath@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Jim Heath)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Stacker and Borland C++ 3.1
Date: 30 Jul 92 13:31:32 GMT
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University

From article <1992Jul29.233054.23309@news2.cis.umn.edu>, by wright@epx.cis.umn.edu (Mark Wright):
> In article <2932@accucx.cc.ruu.nl> nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries) writes:
>>In <cee1.712010166@Isis.MsState.Edu> cee1@ra.msstate.edu (Charles Evans) writes:
>>
>>>wright@epx.cis.umn.edu () writes:
>>
>>>>Does anyone out there have Borland's C++ v3.1 (the 41 meg one!) on a "stacked"
>>>>hard drive?  How much space does it end up using?  Will a stacked 40 meg drive
>>>>be large enough?
>>
>>>>Mark Wright
>>
>>>Straight from Borland Customer Help:
>>>Hard Disk Requirements:
>>> 
>>>42Mb for 2k allocation units
>>>48Mb for 4k allocation units
>>>57Mb for 8K allocation units <--- I suppose this is Stacker.
>>
>>No it isn't. Stacker does use data compression to reduce the actual
>>disk space usage significantly. Stacker has an avarage compression
>>of 1:2, due to the large amount of good compressible and small files
>>a use of 21Mb or less is expectable for BC++ 3.1 on a stacked drive.
>>Also notice one can save lots of HD space by not installing all of
>>it.
>>
>>>Charles E. Evans
>>
>>
>>Nico E. de Vries
>>
> 
> Well, I just went out and did it.  Unfortunatly, Stacker won't tell me
> how much space my files are really taking up, and SDIR doesn't handle
> subdirectories, so I can't get an overall compression ratio for the whole
> package (without sitting down and figuring it out anyway).  But just 
> checking some of the directories it looks like Borland C++ 3.1 averages
> around a compression ratio of 2:1 (just like Stacker claims).  By only
> installing the DOS options, and by leaving off TASM and the profiler
> I managed to pare it down to 16 meg (including Turbo Vision!), which I
> figure only takes up around 8 megs of actual disk space.
> 	Anyway, if anyone cares, it looks like using Stacker will allow
> those of us with only 40 meg HD's to use Borland's spiffy new compiler.
>

I have 2 10 meg Bernoulli drives and recently bought BC++ 3.0
(I've sent off for 3.1).  Is there a way to set things up so that
I can use the compiler?  I do have a 30 meg hard drive, but I
only have ~11 meg left on it.

I tried using one of the PD/Shareware programs like stacker, but
it didn't like some of the BC++ programs that were Windows
programs.  I don't have Windows, but would like to be able to
create stuff for Windows.  Is that possible? 
-- 
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Though all the world betrays thee.
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, (The Minstrel Boy)
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From: rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca (Rick Vandenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: WordPerfect v5.1 - 2 problems
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 06:20:39 PDT
Organization: Vandenberg Systems Research, Vancouver BC

sjlai@fcit-c1.fcit.monash.edu.au (SIMON LAI) writes:

> 
> I've used 5.1 for some time now (since its inception).  Have persevered with 
> the crashes and strange behavior, though I'm beginning to think its time to 
> change to something like TeX or similar.
> 
> Anyhow here are the problems, any help appreciated.
> 
> 1)  When printing to a postcript printer via our Novell fileserver and
>     the CAPTURE command, get a lot of Postcript Exception error messages.
>     Sometimes this happens sometimes it doesn't.  Does not seem to be 
>     related to the complexity of the document.
> 

Novell has had problems with their PSERVER product (which handles
printing). Specifically, certain versions occasionally send garbage to
the printer in the middle of the print job. If you're using Netware 3.11
with PSERVER 1.2.1, I recommended getting the newer version of PSERVER.
It's available on the Netwire forum on Compuserve. This problem affects
both the NLM and VAP versions (for NW 2.x) of PSERVER.

Rick.

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From: johnson@spectra.com (boyd johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Wanted: Free RAM
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:54:28 GMT
Organization: Spectragraphics Corporation

In article <1992Jul20.181156.17155@news.cs.indiana.edu> bobmon@sandshark.cs.indiana.edu (Bob Montante) writes:
>| I'm looking for a shareware or freeware program for the IBM
>| which will simulate ext or exp memory from the hard disk.

Windows and OS/2, but they're not share/freeware.
Actually I believe Above-RAM (or is it Above-Disk) is more like what 
you're looking for, but it also isn't share/freeware.

>"Virtual Memory... Oh BOY!  Now I can make a REALLY *BIG* RAM-disk!!!"
>
>:-)

Yes, but it would be slow.  What you need to do is create a RAM disk for
your virtual memory device.  If you don't have enough RAM then use a
virtual memory device to simulate it.
Then you would have RAM emulating disk emulating RAM emulating disk
emulating RAM.  (I think :-} )

-- 
======== Boyd Johnson    nosc!spectra.com!johnson  San Diego, Ca. ========
From: RROXBY@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Robert Roxby)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: image processing software?
Date: 31 Jul 92 15:44:38 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

What is the best image manipulation software for ibm computers?
I am looking for something that is equivalent to the "ofoto" and
"canvas" programs for the Mac.  The Mac people tell me there isn't
any such thing, you have to buy a Mac.  Is that true?
  Scanner recommendations also appreciated.  I'm using a 386
computer with os/2 or dos.
  Thanks, Robert
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From: leary@progress.COM (James Leary)
Subject: Re: Borland C++ 4.0 (anyone heard??)
Keywords: C++ Borland
Organization: Progress Software Corp.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:59:23 GMT

andys@rruxc.uucp (25651-say) writes:

>    Well currently I am still waiting for Borland C++ from Gateway
>which I recieved over two months ago...  Gateway is now telling me
>that they are waiting until the beginning of August to ship because
>Borland is releasing version 4.0 then...  Does anyone know what is
>going to be in 4.0???  Seems that it is awful quick since release 
>3.1 just started shipping last month...  Any ideas what is going
>to be in this 4.0 since it looks as if it it is not a maintaince
>version..  Or could it be that Gateway is trying to stall??  (Which
>I am starting to get the feeling...  I like the machine, but Gateway
>is starting to bug me!)

4.0? Thats a new one on me.  I am on the phone with Borland Tech Support about once every three or four days or so, and I have not heard a peep about a Borland C++ 4.0 (Maybe it's OS/2??)  Anyway, it doesn't mean that there isn't one in development - but I doubt August is the release time frame.  I would speak with borlnad directly and ask.

Regards,

Jim Leary

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