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From: kak1@cypress31.cray.com (Kevin Kramer)
Subject: Re: Any recommendations for Windows communications apps / w/Unix?
Originator: kak1@cypress31
Keywords: Windows Communications Apps, Windows, Unix
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:30:32 CDT


In article <230@bsc835bsc.edu>, ehunt@bsc835bsc.edu (Eric Hunt) writes:
> In article <1992Aug14.190523.17777@tc.fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes:
> > I'm looking for any opinions you might have on a good, reliable Windows app
> > for communications and terminal emulation, particularly to be used for
> > logging into Unix systems.  Back when I was on a Macintosh, there was this
> 
> I found the best program for Unix communication to be WinQVT 4.x - I forget the
> latest version right now. It has everything you mentioned you needed, plus
> ZMODEM transfer protocol. It's a very good VT220 emulator.
> 
> Secondly, I would suggest you use Procomm Plus/Win, but it can take a little
> getting used to. It has a stronger dialing directory, and more terminal 
> emulations.
> -- 

I am using Telix in a DOS window and have nary a single problem, even with doing
background file transfers.  I just minimize the DOS window running Telix and let
her run.  What my point is, is there a reason to get a windows communications
program over this DOS one?  Are there some features that Procomm Plus/Win or some
other windows comm program has that I may be missing?  Telix seems to have
everything that I will ever need and it is shareware, which is a big plus.

Kevin
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: grund@pyrite.som.cwru.edu (Victor Grund)
Subject: Another Multiple COM Port Problem
X-Post-Machine: pyrite.som.cwru.edu
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Organization: International Business Machines, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 12:07:46 GMT


I just upgraded from 3.0 to 3.1 and, like so many others, I'm
experiencing difficulties with more than two COM ports being active
at once.  

My setup:
Gateway 486/33 ISA-bus (i.e. no interrupt sharing)

IRQ 4   03F8    COM1 (to serial mouse)
IRQ 3   02F8    COM2 (to external modem)
IRQ 5   02E8    COM4 (internal data/fax modem card)
IRQ 2           Sound Blaster Pro (default addr/dma).

Under this configuration, COM2 works under any circumstance but
accessing COM4 with a DOS app causes my mouse pointer to freeze until
I restart Windows.  The mouse pointer freezes sometimes after I
connect and get a few characters across my screen, other times as soon
as the port is opened.  Note this only occurs when I access COM4 with
a DOS app (namely Telix 3.15); accessing COM4 with the Terminal app
included with Windows causes no problems.  I'm confused.

I've setup all the ports with the correct interrupts and base
addresses in both Windows and Telix...  All of this worked fine under
Windows 3.0.  I tried IRQ 7 with the SBPro and it made no difference.
In fact, removing the SBPro temporarily made no difference (i.e. the 
SBPro probably isn't the sourse of the problem).
Any ideas?  Should I switch to OS/2 2.0? (no flames, note Organization).

Thanks in advance,
Victor
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From: Mike_Quigley@mindlink.bc.ca (Mike Quigley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Datastorm Help Not Helpful!
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:00:19 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

After I got Procomm Plus for Windows, I asked Datastorm a few questions about
it on Compuserve, thanks to the one-month free CI$ membership I got with my new
modem. They answered those questions reasonably well. Then I asked them some
more questions, to which I got no response. Since I cancelled the CI$
membership at the end of one month, I then sent them some more questions about
very buggy problems to CI$ via the net. Still no answer. What's with these
guys? I know it says in the manual they're offering unlimited voice technical
support but I'm not willing to call them at my expense and be put on hold while
listening to a local radio broadcast or some hype for their products. Does it
work better if you fax or write them? What are other people's experiences with
Datastorm's technical support?
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: jbradfor@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jeffrey Bradford)
Subject: Re: Mathematica for Windows 3.0 under Windows 3.1
Keywords: Mathematica Windows
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 03:18:07 GMT

In article <2486@news.cerf.net> jonesm@nic.cerf.net (Matthew Jones) writes:
>In article <1992Aug10.151108.23896@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> knapp@spot.Colorado.EDU (David Knapp) writes:
>>In article <Bsr4uE.Mrq@bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au> coates@physics.uq.oz.au (Tony Coates) writes:
>>
>>I've used mma under win3.1 at work a couple times and every time I use it,
>>I manage to crash it with a GPF.

Has anyone had any experience running the *student* version of Methematica
under Win 3.1?  I am considering purchasing it ($150 at the bookstore here,
seems to be the same except no coprocessor support), but not if I can't
run it under Win 3.1.

Thanks

Jeff











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Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Friday, 21 Aug 1992 19:15:14 EDT
From: <MALLETP@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: WINDOCK & Brian Capson?
 <714313110.18847@minster.york.ac.uk>

>Use dropper instead of windock. It's in cica in the uploads directory.
>drop_02.zip. It's a zillion times better than windock - full drag and drop
>from the file manager. Best of all, it ain't shareware.
>
>Ken Tindell             Internet      : ken@minster.york.ac.uk

I downloaded...I uncompressed...I tried it...I liked it!
Dropper is definitely a handy little program. I've tried a half dozen
or so of those little NEXT-like stips but this has them all beat.
It's just like the Norton Destop for Windows desktop buttons without
the megabytes upon megabytes of other stuff.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu (Charles Shopsis)
Subject: Re: AfterDark & Procomm for Windows
Reply-To: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 21:34:52 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.172419.5326@linus.mitre.org>, ll@linus.mitre.org (Leonard Lau) writes:
>I have noticed that if AfterDark 2.0 is in the Startup Group and Procomm for
>Windows 1.0 is active, that when AfterDark times out (and the screen show
>should begin) the entire monitor screen goes dark, and I can't do anything
>except hit the RESET button on the computer.
>
>Does anyone else have this problem?  And a solution?  Thanks.
>-------------------------------------------
>Leonard Lau    Internet: ll@linus.mitre.org

I load afterdark in my win.ini on the run= line (or is it the load = line?;
sorry I don't recall).  Anyway, when Procomm for Windows is running, afterdark
will not activate, even if no file transfer is occurring.  Thus I don't get the
screen show, but I also don't get the lock-up.


>
Charles Shopsis                         Internet: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Department of Chemistry, Adelphi Univ.            (516) 877-4140
Garden City, New York 11530
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lachlan@dmp.csiro.au (Lachlan Cranswick)
Subject: Re: WORD FOR WINDOWS 2.0a
Keywords: W4W
Organization: CSIRO Division of Mineral Products, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 12:33:26 GMT

mag@nexus.yorku.ca (Michael Gilbert) writes:


>		SECOND REQUEST

>1] does anyone know if installing W4W 2.0a will destroy my W4W 2.0
>.DOT file?

>2] what are the advantages of 2.0a?

>Thank you *very much*.

If you don't want to lose your DOT files, rename them.

The main advantage of 2.0a I know of is that it fixes up some graphics
filter problem.  But there may be other bugs it fixes up.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: tek@ms.uky.edu (Thomas E. Kunselman)
Subject: Re: "Packet received for invalid port" msg in WinQVT/Net
    <1992Aug10.150306.254@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> <martin.713581093@zen>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 13:11:02 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

In article <1992Aug7.173635.29698@tamsun.tamu.edu>, cmenzel@tamsun.tamu.edu
(Christopher P Menzel) writes:
> WinQVT/Net works great on my system, but the console frequently fills
> up with the message "Packet received for invalid port -- reset sent"
> without there being any obvious (to me) event to trigger it.  Can any
> TCP/IP gurus out there explain this?

I also get these messages every now and then.  I have sent e-mail to 
the address listed in the docs, asking them to update this message to
also show the ip address originating the messages.  I think this would
help track them down?  

I haven't got any reply.  Does anyone know if that e-mail address is still
valid?


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From: zari@ee.fit.edu (Kevin Zari)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: vram
Summary: ANYONE KNOW WHERE VRAM DRIVER IS?
Keywords: vram
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:53:04 GMT
Organization: Florida Tech, CP/EE Dept.

I have a diamond stealth vram video accelerator and need the 3.1 drivers. Anyone know where they're at?
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: rwilliam@mozart.helios.nd.edu (richard williams)
Subject: Re: WP for Windows or Word?
Organization: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 06:41:56 GMT

In article <1992Aug16.054233.13324@sequent.com> furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod) writes:
>In article <36889@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> velasco@cs.ucsd.edu (Gabriel Velasco) writes:
>It is obvious that your divison head did not do his/her homework on
>Word for Windows and WP for Windows before rendering judgement. If
>the reasons were actually the command sequences and the file
>formats, then they were excuses more than reasons. Microsoft took
>great pains to write W4W such that you could use the WP command
>keystrokes and provided a tutorial to ease the transition into W4W
>command sets. Also, they read and write WP format as well, so I
>fail to see where the justification was to stay with it.

I have to disagree here.  I've never been pleased with the way WinWord
converts my WP documents.  Equations (of which I have several hundred)
do not convert at all.  Likewise, I've had problems with Dot leaders,
graphics placement, and numerous other little things.  WinWord seems to
be ok if all you have is simple text in your document, but anything a
little bit fancy seems to confuse it.  In addition, WP's free and superb
technical support is better (and cheaper) than anything you get from 
Microsoft.

That is not to say that WinWord is not the better program, or that it isn't
worth the (possibly considerable) effort to switch.  But, I think it should
be kept in mind that WP has historically been the reviwer's and the public's
favorite.  It is only in the past year that programs have emerged
(WinWord and Ami Pro) that seem to have a clear edge.  I may yet give up
on WP, but I think I'll wait and see what they come up with in V. 6 first.
I think WP underestimated the impact of WIndows and fell behind, but given
their past history I suspect they'll make a strong comeback.



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From: gribb/sps@gribb.hsr.no (Svendsen, Stein P.     7-93)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Stacker 2.0 and Windows 3.1
Date: 17 Aug 92 09:59:43 GMT
Organization: Rogaland University Centre

In article <1992Aug11.123343.7678@debbie> johnh@tt.com (John Hasselkus) writes:
>From: johnh@tt.com (John Hasselkus)
>Subject: Re: Stacker 2.0 and Windows 3.1
>Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 12:33:43 GMT
>In article <1992Aug10.172648.16748@wuecl.wustl.edu> ppc1@cec1.wustl.edu (Peter Pui Tak Chiu) writes:
>>
>>when i read the readme.wri in windows directory, it says
>>superstor is not compatible with smartdrv.
>>
>>that means you can't cache the drive that is superstored
>>
>
>The latest version of SuperStor (2.0 I think) *is* compatible with Windows 3.1
>and smartdrv.  I've got that setup running at home and it works great.
>
>-- 
>John Hasselkus
>johnh@tt.com

What's the point of cacheing a Stacker mounted drive? Better to cache the 
real drive where the actual Stacker (drive) file is located.... Or isn't it??

--
Stein (Hoover) Svendsen
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu (Charles Shopsis)
Subject: WP 4 Win & WinFAX Pro
Reply-To: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 22:07:27 GMT

Someone recently posted a fix for the following problem.  Unfortunately, when I
saw the fix, I didn't have the problem, because I didn't have a fax board.  I
have now received (Finally!) Gateway Telepath Fax/modem, and find that when you
selesct the FAX as your printer from within Word Perfect for Windows, it takes
about a month for the program to update the printer driver.

I would very much appreciate it if someone would either re-post the fix for
this prob (I remember something about making a file read-only) or E-mail the
fix to me.  Thanks


Charles Shopsis                         Internet: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Department of Chemistry, Adelphi Univ.            (516) 877-4140
Garden City, New York 11530
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: bicker@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (The Resource, Poet-Magician of Quality)
Subject: Re: Word for Windows 2.0a question... styles
Reply-To: Brian.C.Kohn@att.com (The Resource, Poet-Magician of Quality)
Organization: The Internet
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 18:49:18 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps

In article <NkJLPB1w164w@olson.acme.gen.nz> stefan@olson.acme.gen.nz (Stefan Olson) writes:
>mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald) writes:
>> Are there Windows word processors where style files work correctly ...
>> like in Latex, where you can simple change the style and the whole
>> document changes along? 
>Lotus Ami Pro does what you want...

I haven't had any problems with Word for Windows 2.0 doing this
correctly.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.text.desktop
From: 105126@adpdp2.lanl.gov (John W. Curtis III)
Subject: Re: Framemaker vs Ventura
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory, EMVAX
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:27:00 GMT

In article <3084@isgtec.isgtec.com> ted@isgtec.com (Ted Richards) writes:
> 
>Has anyone had experience comparing one to the other, or just experience
>using Framemaker?  Any horror stories?  Any tales of wonder?
> 

We are using VP 4.0 under Windows 3.1 and we are really cooking! We work with
generally VERY large computer systems manuals (500+ pages). The multi-chapter
features in VP work quite well. In addition, the Tables in VP are the best I've
ever seen!

Take note though. We are using PS/2 Model 95s (486s) with 24 meg of RAM, 55
MHz, and XGA monitors. Our machines handle this kind of stuff really fast, but
on a slower machine, the delays might be too long. 

In the long run, I would promote VP over Frame in two instances. 1) You are
working on extremely large documents (that come in small chunks); or 2) you do
most of your writing/editing in a text processor and only do your formatting 
in your DTP package.

Just my $0.02 worth.... :)

John
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: ittai@news.ans.net (Ittai Hershman)
Subject: Re: WP for Windows or Word?
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 17:15:39 GMT
Organization: Advanced Network & Services, Inc.

>I think people who are used to WP for DOS and have lots of resources
>invested in it have a much greater motivation for sticking with their
>Windows product.  People who are new to computers and are starting off
>in Windows might want to go with a product that's more "Windowey".
>They both seem to be very stong, flexible, stable products.

Another reason for using WP over Word is that the GUI'zed WP is also
avalable for Unix Workstations running the X Window System.  This
means that the same product can be used across MS Windows, Macs, and
Sun Sparcstations (or other RISC-based Unix boxes).

BTW, I think Word is an excellent product, and if Microsoft hadn't let
its ego get in the way, I would probably be using Word on my Sparc :-)

-Ittai
From: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Word for Windows 2.0a question... styles
Date: 16 Aug 92 14:50:43 GMT
Organization: UIUC SCS

In article <1992Aug16.101658.23434@random.ccs.northeastern.edu> alansar@ccs.northeastern.edu (Mohammad Al-Ansari) writes:

>In article <mcdonald.209@aries.scs.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald) writes:
>>I've been playing^H^H^H^H^H^H^Husing Word for Windows for three months
>>now, and seem to keep running up against a fatal flaw:
>>
>>
>>"Style files"don't actually work. That is, once you have written a
>>paper, if you change the sytle file for it, the style does not change.
>>If you add more to it, that go in in the new style, but the old part does
>>not change.

>I assume you mean that by changing the document template the text does not
>change.  The documentation of W4W states that changing the document template
>does not change the text and it only changes menus, glossaries, margins and
>key assignments.  If you want the paragraph styles of a template to be
>imported to a document you can do that by following the instructions in the
>online help under "Copying Styles Between Documents and Templates".  Maybe it
>is not very logical, but that's the way it works in W4W.


Thanks. That works just fine.

Word is weird. I actually **tried** that a couple of times, but must have 
done something wrong, because the "merge" button was always grayed out.
Arggggggh.  This makes me much happier about W4W.

Doug McDonald
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mfprf@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Paul R. Falzer)
Subject: Windows Gradebook?
Summary: Is there any such animal?
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 14:19:30 GMT


I've been using a DOS gradebook called Vargrade.  It's an excellent program
and the latest version works well under MS Windows.

Howsomever, I'd be interested in trying out a Windows gradebook.  Does
anyone in net-land know of such a thing, and if so, whether the product is
solid, flexible, and comprehensive?

Thanks for your assistance.

  Paul R. Falzer
    Internet: mfprf@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: jbradfor@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jeffrey Bradford)
Subject: Re: .GIF compiler for windows?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 03:26:54 GMT

In article <0eWiQB200WB8QZkVU_@andrew.cmu.edu> dp2r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Denise Pullen) writes:
>Is there a windows program that will compile multiple .gif files into a
>single file for indexing purposes? Thanks.
>
I'm not sure if this is what you want, but there is a shareware program
called pix-folio that allows one to make catalogs of graphics files (inc.
.GIF files), even allowing including a smaller version of the file in the
catalog for viewing purposes.  I haven't used it a lot, but it seems its
tow biggest limitations are scrolling through an index, and the size of the
catalogs (1.5 MB for ~40 pictures).  It is availible at wuarchive.wustl.edu
in /mirrors/win3/uploads and is called pixf14.zip.

Jeff
From: mrd@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Mark Dobie)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: TARGA/JPEG/TIFF viewer for win3.1
Date: 12 Aug 92 10:57:03 GMT

In <7283@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu> cellis@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu (Charles Ellis) writes:

>It doesn't support TIFF, but does support GIF, TARGA, JPEG and BMP.

>It's WINJPG120.ZIP available from ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the win3 directory
>(I forget which subdirectory) or from the mirror at wuarchive.wustl.edu, by
>FTP. A Windows graphics viewer - works nicely on my system up to my max of
>800x600x256. I can't say whether it would work on an actual 24bit video system.

It doesn't work too well with my 15 bit graphics card. I think the
problem is more in its internal 24 bit image handling than in the
display side of things. Trying to convert 24 bit images from one
format to another results in corruption. 8 bit images are fine.

				Mark.