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From: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: XGA-2 cards
Date: 4 Jan 1993 05:09:16 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: world
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From article <19930103212559.h198@hosp.med.umich.edu>, by h198@hosp.med.umich.edu  (Gene Mangum):
> In Article <1993Jan3.231554.2638@midway.uchicago.edu> "sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)" says:
>   This is somewhat off the subject, but did anyone notice in the README
>   file of the 2.1 beta:
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Extended Graphics Array (XGA) Problems
>       Following are the known problems that affect
>       use of XGA in OS/2 2.1 beta:
>       o   The Radius XGA display adapter is not
>           supported yet.
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   This *does* imply that it'll be fixed, but it also means it's not a
>   drop-in replacement.   I ass-u-me because the real one is MCA?

This is just the difference between ISA and MCA buses, not to any
hardware incompatibilities (unless you think of the difference between
ISA and MCA as one *grin*).  A driver written for specially for an MCA
card will not work for an ISA card (and vice-versa).  Since XGA has been
MCA-only until now, naturally IBM hasn't written an ISA driver for the
XGA card.  This probably doesn't have much to do with how well the Radius card
conforms to the XGA hardware specifications at all...MCA cards usually
require a totally different driver than an equivalent ISA card.
I presume that every program written for XGA until now assumes that
it is an MCA card only.  This probably means that anyone purchasing
will have to wait for Radius or IBM to release drivers just like everyone
else has to for other manufacturers' cards.  This is something to consider
when purchasing the Radius ISA bus XGA.  It probably won't work with any
existing XGA drivers, unfortunately.

(For the programmers out there.  Some of the places where an MCA card differs 
from an ISA card from the software standpoint is that all information about the
card is stored in POS registers, so these would be read rather than a
port address or something to determine interrupt/address/other information
about a card.  Also, MCA cards are addressed by slot number, unlike ISA
cards, where it doesn't matter which slot the card is placed in.  And other
things like that....)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: baloo@nx01.mik.uky.edu (kevin s coupal)
Subject: Optimize DOS settings for window and full screen Help
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
X-Path: nx01.mik.uky.edu!baloo
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 08:03:21 GMT

I've been really wondering about how well i have my dos settings for windows
and full scren sessions.  Can someone post their settings that they believe
to be the best for speed.  I find that my windows seem to do some things
kinda slow.  Like if i'm in a window the delete command seems to be awfully
slow.  I don't know what i should change to make that speed up some, other
than closing other windows.  Also, does anyone use emm386 in their dos sessions?
If so, how much is that efective?  
Any info from some experienced os/2 users who have perfected their dos settins
would be helpful
Kevin Coupal
Baloo@mik.uky.edu
From: kbeal@amber (Ken Beal)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: leave OS/2 running - the monitor too?
Date: 23 Dec 92 18:00:10 GMT
Organization: Harris CSD, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Fritsch_Wolfgang (pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de) wrote:
: Someone discussed here the pros and cons of leaving OS/2 running
: 24 hours a day. The main argument was that this means less wear to the
: electronics than switching on/off does.
: 
: O.k. now, but what about the monitor? Would it be advisable to
: switch off the monitor overnight (assuming that one does not work
: overnight...)?

That would be best.  Monitors don't draw quite as much power as a computer,
but every little bit helps.

Have you heard of the new monitors that can sense inactivity and shut
>themselves< off?  These are >far< superior to those silly toaster and fish
screensavers.  Those just prevent burn-in; these new monitors actually help
save energy!  (And no, I'm sorry but I don't recall where I saw it :-(  ).
--
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From: Ian Macauslan <imacauslan@ucsd.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ProComm/Windows under OS/2
Date: 31 Dec 1992 00:58:29 GMT
Organization: IR/PS at UC San Diego
Distribution: world
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I recently installed Procomm for Windows under OS/2.  It worked great for that
first session.  But ever since, it drops characters unless I drop down to 4800
baud or lower --   I have a 9600 v.32bis modem, so that's hardly efficient!  I
thought it might be a cable shielding problem but the OS/2 PM Terminal program
works great -- in fact, at 19.2!  (So does Procomm Plus in a DOS session.)

Is this just a performance hit with stuff running under Win-OS2??  As I said,
the first time I ran it it was great.  I have played around with the Win-OS2
settings in the icon's "notebook", but it doesn't seemed to have helped. 
Anyone else had similar problems? 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: djr48312@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Dennis Robinson)
Subject: Colorodo Tape drive support?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:02:03 GMT

I havent switched to OS/2 yet.  Before I do I would like to know if it supports
the Colorodo tape drives.  Where would the driver for this be gotten.  Also
somewhere I heard that you cannot have adaptec 1542b Drive Controller and
Sound Blaster at the same time.  Is this true.  Thank you for the help.


Dennis Robinson

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
Subject: Re: Hot-key to kill WPS?
Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 09:56:09 GMT

Paul Prescod (papresco@cantor.math.uwaterloo.ca) wrote:

> As far as I am concerned, IBM really, really, wasted Ctrl-Alt-Del.
> C-A-D is a hardware interrupt, so as long as the handler isn't
> corrupted, it should ALWAYS get the system's attnetion.  And I've never
> had a case when I couldn't reboot with ctrl-alt-del.  So why couldn't
> the C-A-D handler bring up a menu: "Kill WPS, Start cmd.exe session,
> attempt shutdown, Reboot."

> For those that REALLY wanted to fast reboot, (though it's not a good
> idea) they could hit ctrl-alt-del and del again.  It's not like it's a
> lot of extra hassle.

I like DesqView's use of CAD which is to reboot (or reset) the VDM with the
focus. I'd like it to be a part of that but: kill window, kill WPS, reboot,
shutdown is a nice choice although the mroe code there is the more there is
to be corrupted.

BTW DesqView allows Alt-Shift-KeypadDelete (I think) to reboot the whole
machine. And when using DV I never had a time when CAD would work but the
other wouldn't.

-- 
Tom J Parry.
Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: root@watson.ibm.com (The Root of all Evil)
Subject: Re: IBM won't accept Internet problem reports any more
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 09:07:29 GMT
Reply-To: dwl@watson.ibm.com 
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Keywords: IBM problem report compuserve cis

I am not a spokesman for IBM, however....

IBMese: 

"This situation has been noticed at the proper level of management
and they will act according to their best judgement"

Translation:

John Soyring, Director of programming for personal systems, noticed
this (He follows a lot of inputs) and says he's working to get with the
right people and straighten this out.


Comment:

The bad news it that the situation happened and we're annoying customers.
The good news is that the monolith is a lot more capable of hearing those
complaints, even when they are voiced in places where the old IBM wouldn't
have ever bothered listening.

I'll forward additional word, as I here it.

David W. Levine --  dwl@watson.ibm.com  -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
                   -- My Opinions, IBM's hardware. -- 
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your
aim" - George Santayana
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: "IBM is listening." How? (was Re: IBM won't accept Internet...)
From: gershon@husc11.harvard.edu (Ethan Gershon)
Date: 26 Dec 92 22:34:25 GMT
 <gershon.724973524@husc.harvard.edu> <1992Dec22.205133.16541@watson.ibm.com> 
 <1992Dec24.133351.4175@panix.com> <1992Dec26.003938.25097@watson.ibm.com>
Keywords: IBM problem report compuserve cis

dwl@watson.ibm.com (David W. Levine) writes:

>True enough, listening doesn't always equal doing what the speaker
>wants. There have been plenty of cases of internals trying to get
>some group or other inside IBM to change it's mind and failing. Sometimes
>external complaints carry more weight, sometimes not. 

>David W. Levine --  dwl@watson.ibm.com  -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

I realize that. But it would be more satisfying to find out why not and
maybe even get a chance to argue...  I think many of the people on this
group would like to know *why* some things were done.  I would also like
to know what the people who made the design decisions think of our
frequent suggestions.
                                           --Ethan Gershon
                                           gershon@husc.harvard.edu
From: AHMUNRO@ESTEC.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: What is the password default for Lan Manager 3.0 ?
Date: 28 Dec 92 20:49:17 GMT
Organisation: European Space Technology Centre (E.S.T.E.C)

I have installed Lan Manager 3.0 but need to setup some users. When the system
is ready and you start user profile management you need a Login ID and the Pass
word. I presume these are the same as with the earlier versions. So far I can r
eport that 3.0 Beta installs OK but I am stuck now.

Please could somebody tell me what the default ID and Password are.


Happy New Year and thanks.
From: wdence@nswc-wo.nswc.navy.mil (Walter Dence)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: HighWaterMarking on Os2 Vols?
Date: 1 Jan 93 21:21:07 GMT
Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center


     Is there an Os2 setting or utility that does HighWaterMarking?

     HighWaterMarking prevents a non-owner from reading info from
a disk volume.  In particular, end-sector info at the end of a file
after the EOF.

     DEC VAX/VMS has this as a default.

     I seem to remember a Prodigy flap several months ago where 
sensitive info was distributed nationally because of disk caching
similar to this.

     Thanks,
     Walt Dence



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From: ted@isgtec.com (Ted Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Worldwide OS/2 BBS List
Date: 20 Dec 92 16:33:32 GMT
Organization: ISG Technologies Inc. Mississauga Ont. Canada
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Timothy F. Sipples (sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu) wrote:

:              O S / 2   B B S ' s   A C R O S S   T H E   W O R L D
:              -----------------------------------------------------

: This list is a compilation of OS/2 BBS's across the world.  If you wish to
: make an addition or correction to this list, please netmail your BBS
: information to Dave Fisher at LiveNet, 1:170/110@fidonet.org.

: [Internet readers: The corresponding Internet address would be:
: Dave.Fisher@f110.n170.z1.fidonet.org.]


I have forwarded the following to Dave Fisher:

> You left out one of the most important Canadian BBSes: IBM Canada's own BBS!
> 
> The official name is "The IBM Canada Personal Systems Bulletin Board".
> There are access numbers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.  I think
> they are actually physically separate BBSes, but the messages and files
> are exchanged between them at frequent intervals (at least once a day).
> 
> They do cover other topics (e.g. PS/1&2 systems, IBM DOS, but a large
> part of the traffic is about OS/2.  The phone numbers are
> 
> Toronto:	1-416-946-4244
> 		1-416-946-4255
> 		1-416-492-5042
> 		1-416-492-1823
> Vancouver:	1-604-664-6464
> 		1-604-664-6466
> Montreal:	1-514-938-3022
> 
> So far as I know, all are 9600 V.32/V.42bis modems.  I know the ones in
> Toronto are.  The sysop for Toronto and Vancouver is Dennis Tonn.  I
> don't know who the sysop in Montreal is.

They carry the latest bug fixes, employee-written software and many OS/2
shareware applications.

-- 
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ISG Technologies Inc.   6509 Airport Rd., Mississauga  Ont.  Canada   L4V 1S7

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: EISA/MCA *or* Local Bus? Which is better for multitasking?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 05:11:04 GMT

In article <1gtc6nINNafg@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> hilmera@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (Andrew Hilmer) writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.154505.27040@lth.se> d89os@efd.lth.se (Ola Sigurdson) writes:
>>In article <1992Dec17.231538.29868@blkbox> rbarnett@blkbox (Rick Barnett) writes:
>>>goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL) writes:
>>>>Hello.
>>>>I am curious as to which is better for OS/2, EISA/MCA or VL-Bus.(Vesa Local Bus)
>>
>>I thought this topic had been beaten to death already :-)
>>An EISA system will get more tasks done per time unit than a local-bus
>>thing  b e c a u s e  the CPU and bus aren't tightly coupled (and for a
>>couple of other technical reasons).

I think it depends on many things including how many drives you 
are hanging off the bus. The local bus will be faster if you have 
one huge drive hanging off it, since it operates at CPU speed
and EISA at 8.33 MHz. The EISA bus will work better if you have 
several drive controllers (wonder if SCSI on local bus is possible)
and you need to arbitrate/buffer the read/writes.

Video will be way faster off local bus.

>I was having my monthly drool on the Computer Shopper and I saw an ad for
>Local Bus EISA systems.  No joke.  Microlink, page 401 in the December
>issue has their "ELB" systems in 50 and 33 Mhz flavors for $2248 and
>$2048.  I realize that this isn't VESA compliant.  I'm curious, however, 
>about whether it would be possible to graft VL and EISA.  From what I
>understand about VL-ISA under OS/2, the usage of memory over 16MB cannot
>be handled well because of the 24 bit DMA.  If there was a way to make
>the VL standard work with EISA, I think that a considerable potential
>advantage could be had in the next few years.


You know, everyone talks as though VLB and EISA are exclusive to each 
other and wouldn't (shouldn't?) be found on the same motherboard. Not
true. Each has its use, and putting both on a motherboard shouldn't 
be all that difficult, and would be a good way to get the benefits of
both in one package.




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From: bab@se39.wg2.waii.com (Brian Button)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Reformat needed to install 2.1 over 2.1 beta?
Date: 2 Jan 93 19:49:50 GMT
Organization: Western Geophysical Exploration Products
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Before I go ahead and order the 2.1 beta, I wanted to get this
question answered!

Once 2.1 comes out, will we have to reformat our OS/2 partitions to
install it over the beta?

Also, does a reformat have to be done before installing the beta?

Thanks,

bab
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From: shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Comm Programs
Date: 22 Dec 92 18:31:15 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH

In article <1992Dec20.070340.29005@mksol.dseg.ti.com> rloper@mksol.dseg.ti.com (robert l loper) writes:
}I have recently began using OS/2 and am in need of a good terminal program.
}I am using Procomm PLus for DOS right now, and it has all the features I want:
}high-speed modem support, scripting, decent VT terminal support, and large
}phone directory handling.  I've tried the PM terminal, CKOKER-32, and
}TE/2, and none of them are useful to me.  (I couldn't get CKOKER to
}connect and TE/2 won't connect if I dial automatically.

Greetings from a former TIer:

TE/2 behaves the way you describe because it wishes for the modem signals
such as DCD to be set up in a way not generally used with programs such 
as Procomm Plus or Telix (my DOS comm package of choice).

Since I use a Hayes compatible 2400 baud modem, I looked at the setup file
he provides for Hayes compatibles which describes the setup strings he
thinks you should use once to set up the modem after which he tells you
to save the configuration.  This setup makes Telix complain, so instead
of setting it permanently, I use the modem setup string in TE/2's INI
file to set it up for each session.

If you would like to see the setting I use, drop me a line and I'll get
it from home and send or post it.

Larry
-- 
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Norman, listen carefully.  I am lying.  Are you sure your circuits are
registering?  Your ears are green.  Logic is a little bird singing in a
meadow.  Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad! - Mr. Spock
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.1 Beta is OUT!!!!!!!!!!!  Wide Release!
From: cvetp036@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu
Date: 27 Dec 92 21:28:49 PST
Organization: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Nntp-Posting-User: cvetp036

> I think you'll find that it will be the same story as the PDK - you'll  run the
> install package from the CD-Rom, which will prompt you to throw in a LOT of
> diskettes, and from these you'll install the OS. Pity - I rather hoped that we'd
> be able to install straight from the CD. Oh well...
> 
> Tom J Parry.

Hmmm, can someone with the actual OS/2 2.1 beta on CD-ROM confirm this?

I have access to a CD-ROM so making the disk images is not problem; it's just I
don't have a CD-ROM drive on my system.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: VESA Support
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:16:54 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <1992Dec20.225018.19294@netcom.com> samiam@netcom.com (Scott Moore) writes:
>>Windows 3.1 DOES come with a built-in VESA driver,doesn't it? 800x600x16.
>I beleive you are talking about the "general card" drivers for win and os/2.
>These drivers use the VESA standard mode set call number for 800x600x16
>(6a isn't it ?). These drivers take advantage of the fact that no bank
>switching is required to access the mode (the entire video memory fits into
>64kb). For higher resolutions, no such drivers are possible.

Guess what -- that's not so.

IBM has done it (in OS/2 2.1 beta).  Those drivers have "leaked" out,
as I've mentioned before.

It depends on BVHSVGA.DLL and a proper SVGADATA.PMI file.

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From: kgallagh@digi.lonestar.org (Kevin Gallagher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Colorado and Sytos - Round #2
Date: 3 Jan 93 07:17:04 GMT
Organization: DSC Communications Corp, Plano, TX

In article <19930102161053.h198@hosp.med.umich.edu> h198@hosp.med.umich.edu (Gene Mangum) writes:
>Well, I went back to the README file for Sytos, and guess what?   I just
>wasn't patient enough :-)   It takes 40 minutes to format a tape (DC2000)!
>I guess they do one byte per pass of the tape.   Anyway, after the tape
>formatted, I backed up a partition which has 12.5M of data on it.   It
>took about 6 min, and the compare afterward *said* the backup was good.
>I haven't actually tried a restore yet, though.

There are lots of tracks on the tape.  Each pass is formatting a different
track.  Alternate tracks should be being formatted in the reverse direction.
I doubt that the tape is rewinding.  If the software is only formatting each
track in the forward direction, it is poorly written.

The CMS DOS software on Jumbo 120 takes 55 minutes to format a DC2120 tape,
provided it has no bad spots on the tape.  If the software has to make some
blocks as bad, it will take even longer.
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From: smbrush@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Andy Brush @Sverdrup)
Subject: SCSI Adapter Question
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 31 Dec 1992 09:40 EST  

I am evaluating two quotes for new computer systems forrunning OS/2.  I 
need to know if the following SCSI adapters are known to be OS/2 compatible
:

1) "Allways Technology" 16-bit SCSI adapter, quoted by Compudyne
2) "Ultrastor 32F" 32-bit VESA SCSI adapter, quoted by Gateway

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

Andrew S. Brush             | SMBRUSH@LIMS01.lerc.nasa.gov
Sverdrup Technology         | 2001 Aerospace Parkway
NASA LeRC Group             | Brook Park, OH 44142
"Opinions are Mine, Only"   | (216) 826-6770
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