HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner)
Subject: Using Two monitors with OS/2
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 02:18:30 GMT

I would like to know what the best combination of two monitors is that
can be used with OS/2.  Currently, we have a mono card and a Trident
8900 SVGA card installed.  I would really like to be able to
occasionally use the mono card's graphics screen, but it doesn't look
like I can.

Also, (and this may belong in comp.os.os2.programmer) where do I look
(in the online dox) to find out how to set which text screen I want to
use (Con1 or Con2).  I haven't done a whole lot of MSDOS programming
but I'm programming a system in OS/2.  So far it's going pretty good,
but there are a few frustrations I'm having with things like not being
able to use two VGA cards at the same time.  I had originally hoped to
be able to use one VGA card to drive our video overlay/genlock board
and use the other VGA for the operator's interface under the PM.
Unless by some chance I can use the mono card for PM (after fiddling
with things today, I doubt it highly), I will have to re-program the
operator interface to use the text screen (bleah!).

PS: If the caretaker of the FAQ is reading this, I must note that it
took me only a few days to get my user interface running under PM (I
have had no previous exposure to PM or Windows programming).  This
compares favorably with the amount of time it took me to learn X
programming.  Of course, learning X has helped me understand these
GUIs a lot better, so the comparison may not be fair.  It does seem as
though one has to do less work under OS/2's PM than under X (with just
the Xt toolkit, HP widgets, and X intrinsics).

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.  Please reply to the group as
I will read all responses and some others may benefit from the info.
-- 
Jerry Penner   jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca   Try a 1-line .sig today.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
Subject: Re: Redbooks?
Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 23:43:51 GMT

joe polizzi (jpolizzi@cybernet.cse.fau.edu) wrote:
> bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
> 
> > I keep seeing references to Redbooks.
> > What are they?
> > 
> 
> The "Redbooks" are technically specific reference books published
> by IBM. They are 8.5 by 11 in size cover a wide range of technical
> issues. And as you may have guessed, they are red <g>.

And they are available in .INF format for anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.
Having paid for the printed versions I feel a little ripped off at having
them spread around for nothing but the .INF versions are _better_ than the
printed versions: colour diagrams, you can save the code fragments, nice
indexes etc...

-- 
Tom J Parry.
Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
From: adhir@cygnus.umd.edu (Alok Dhir)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: 3rd floppy drive
Date: 30 Sep 92 21:20:30 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization


Hello all.  I recently was given a 1.2mb 5.25" floppy drive.  I already have
2 3.5" 1.44mb drives in my system.  I want to add the 5.25" as a third 
floppy drive.  The instructions to my drive controller say it supports up
to four floppies as long as I have something referred to as an IBM Flat Cable
(as opposed to a standard AT cable).  Apparently, this IBM Flat Cable supports
up to four devices.  My questions are the following:  1.  Where can I find this
IBM Flat Cable, and 2.  Will OS/2 see the 3rd floppy drive and allow me to
access it.  That is, does OS/2 support the IBM Flat Cable?  The manual for
my drive controller mentions that I must use some sort of floppy device driver
to see the third drive under DOS...if I need another BASEDEV driver for OS/2
to see the drive, where can I find it?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Please reply via email to be sure I get it.  I will post a summary if people
show interest.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: C519818@mizzou1.missouri.edu
Subject: Possible bug in OS/2 ?
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 14:19:51 CDT

OS/2 it seems requires a floppy drive to operate. If after installation, you
remove the floppy drive and change the settings in CMOS to reflect the same,
after a while OS/2 will hang. Not that one would want a system without a
floppy drive, but my drive was malfunctioning and I had to remove to get it
repaired. What gives?
Just felt the need to share that........
-V
From: lbv2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (m.l. gore)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: BETA 32-bit GRE \*\*BUGS\*\*!
Date: 4 Oct 92 14:10:54 GMT

>:    Print Manager comes up.
Organization: Lehigh University


    I thought this was covered....If you are running the Beta, adn you
    installed anything in 3.1, or you can't seem to get every application
    to work, check to see if you altered your path (autoexec.bat) to
    include WINOS231, WINOS231\SYSTEM.

    I know this will help 3.0 find the SHELL.DLL, adn  others. It should help
    you too..I hope.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
Subject: Intermittant Font Prinouts?
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 21:22:34 GMT


Hi there.

A few months ago, my system totally crashes when I tried printing out a HUGE
font-sized documents.  I just wanted to see what BIG fonts look like.

Now, when I want to print using any fonts at all, it gives me a 'beep'.  It
sounds kinda low pitched, and then NO printing ensues. 

BUT, sometimes it DOES print out with fonts?  What gives?  It is irritating that
you might be wrking on something in Roman or something and then switch
midways to Draft.  (Eww)

Anyway, any suggestions?  Maybe some fooling around with printer driver would
help?  I am at a loss, I have a sinking feeling I 'broke' something :-(

Thanks-
-- 
*Dan Stephenson   das9674@usl.edu  
*
* "To conquer death, you only have to die,..."                   
*                             -Jesus , from _Jesus Christ Superstar_
From: Lynn.Nash@f107.n207.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Migrate App. Not Working
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Sep 21 1992
Date: 25 Sep 92  22:41:00

CL>Organization: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
CL>From: cleslie@ho11.eng.ua.edu (Charles J. Leslie)
CL>Message-ID: 1992Sep24.051331.154507@ua1ix.ua.edu
CL>Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc

CL>Hi, I have a problem migrating programs to the Work Place Shell.
CL>I discovered the problem after I loaded Turbo Pascal 6.0.
CL>The Migrate App. program finds it but doesn't migrate.  I tried Migrating
CL>other programs that had been Migrated a few months ago, although
CL>they're already on the WPS <no luck>.  Could someone help me.  

Sounds to me like you applied last months somfix.zip.  This breaks
the REXX create an object and migrage. Revert To Former Method.

--Lynn
___
 * MR/2 1.1 NR * RTFM - Revert To Former Method!

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: bzbmaier@ZIB-Berlin.DE (Gerhard Maierhoefer)
Subject: OS/2 CSD   e-mail disribution
Reply-To: bzbmaier@ZIB-Berlin.DE
Organization: Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum Berlin
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:25:07 GMT


In article 717555737snx@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz, frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement) writes:
>    ...........................
>To conserve bandwidth, and to speed the distribution, I was wondering if
>it would be possible (and acceptable to your legal department) to come to
>an arrangement with the powers that control comp.binaries.os2 to have 
>the service pack simultaneously available through that distribution
>channel?
>
>--
>Bruce Clement    (frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz  SNEWS/2,  UUPC 1.11q)

I strongly recommend and promote this idea.

Gerhard



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From: mai@cc.uow.edu.au (Van Dao Mai)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ObjectVision for Windows
Date: 6 Oct 92 03:11:15 GMT
Organization: University Of Wollongong

I have ObjectVision for OS2/2.0. I do not want to pay for the Windows 
version. Anyone who has a copy for Windows and want a swap? Bugger
what the company may say. I am not paying for two versions that are
virtually identical.

Van Dao
Australia
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer
From: jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu (John H. Kim)
Subject: OS/2 2.0 Redbooks available via ftp
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 17:40:17 GMT

gregory@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Greg Wright) writes:

>4) Still no Red books....

For those of you who don't know yet, the redbooks 1-4 are available
via ftp from software.watson.ibm.com, in the /pub/os2/misc directory.
They are in .INF format, meaning you type VIEW filename.INF to get
a hyperindexed online reader.
-- 
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jokim@jarthur.claremont.edu | think of something very clever 
uunet!jarthur!jokim         | to use as a disclaimer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: "andrew makiejewski" <andrew.makiejewski@canrem.com>
Subject: satisfaxtion modem pr
Reply-To: "andrew makiejewski" <andrew.makiejewski@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 3 Oct 92 10:36:43 EST



SUBJ: SatisFAXtion modem problems fixed...or ARE They???

WD>   Newsgroup: comp.os.os2.misc
WD>  Message-ID: <V3uqRB6w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>
WD>     Subject: SatisFAXtion modem problems fixed...or ARE They???

WD> I am running PMFax, which loads the "OS" for the SatisFAXion board when
WD> it is started in receive mode. I have written a loader for the board for
WD> OS/2, that does not require the device driver method you refer to.  If
WD> anyone is interested, send me e-mail.


Hi Wayne Desmond,

I would like to see this program of yours. I just bought the Intel model
200 on Friday and have ordered PMFax from SofNet, my first OS/2 app.
My question is where will I look for this program if you don't mind sending
it to me. I really don't understand all the aspects and frills of UseNet.

Andrew.                      Andrew.Makiejewski@canrem.uucp 
Entered Oct 3,92 at 00:33:29 on CRS from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: widow@camelot.bradley.edu (Shaun Burnett)
Subject: Re: NEW EPSON DRIVERS BAD!!!
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: usa
Date:  7 Oct 92 04:44:22 GMT

In <1992Oct6.031531.17808@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:

>I was trying to printout a file for my To-Do list....
>BAD IDEA!! The driver for my printer hunng the operating system.
>To make matters worse, the To-Do list was in my startup.
>Even with using CTRL-SHIFT-F1, the file came up. Of course, the system
>kept going down. Ever see a pendulum???

	I think I had a similiar problem.  I got the drivers via
	*.os2.binaries and I don't think it included a generic doc file
	of how to install.  Anyways, after installing the driver, I went
	to print something out and it brought down the system.

	On boot up, I got some error regarding the printer, so I just
	re-installed OS/2.  I think I could have solved the problem by
	removing the printer directory.

	I tried installing the drivers again and got them from
	ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  The doc file was a bot more specific on how
	to install, and I followed it to the "T".  I haven't had a
	problem since.


Shaun Burnett		    |	"You can't survive on a new planet with a
widow@camelot.bradley.edu   |	soul full of hope and fresh air you know."
OS/2--Happy Happy Joy Joy--OS/2		-  Dr. Who (Tom Baker)
From: ericb@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Furry Logic)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Trident 8900C 800x600x16 and DOS problems
Date: 6 Oct 92 06:29:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxgate.6183

wfp@Turing.ORG (William F. Pemberton) writes:

|In article <1992Sep26.185859.25228@access.usask.ca| lowey@jester.usask.ca writes:
||I've tried the other modes, such as the 256 colour modes, and the
||1024x768x16 colour mode.  These worked fine, EXCEPT that when I switch
||back to a running DOS session from the WPS, I end up with garbage on
||the screen.  Things like flashing blue and yellow boxes instead of
||text.  If I was at the DOS prompt when this happened, I could type
||MODE CO80 to get the "correct" mode back again, but if I was in a
||running program, I couldn't do anything to fix it.  I decided to go
||back to the 16-colour 800x600 mode, and everything worked fine.
||
|I have had this problem from the start with the Trident drivers.  This is
|usually coupled with another problem.  The other problem is all the 
|characters become invisable.  The hardware cursor is still visible, but
|whatever I type is blank.  This problem can usually shows up in DOS full
|screen and can be fixed by Alt-Home into a windowed DOS box.  If I 
|Alt-Home again, I get the full screen garbage described above.

  Ditto. I've tried both patches, btw, neither worked. My fonts are also all
messed up when I use the 640x480 driver (all these ##x8 characters [blech!]).

-e.b.

  Eric Berggren             |  "Sometimes I think the surest sign that
  Computer Science/Eng.     |   intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
  Computer Action Team      |   Universe is that none of it has tried to
  ericb@rigel.cs.pdx.edu    |   contact us."        -- Bill Watterson
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: nigam@mitre.org (Alok C. Nigam)
Subject: Re: Reorg of /pub/os2 on software.watson.ibm.com
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:42:52 GMT

Is there a mechanism to find new/changed files based on date?
From: alanr@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Alan N Rovner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Got Dirman 2.0 OK - Thanks netters!
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:37:30 GMT
Distribution: na

Thanks to those who responded to my question.  Dirman is already on Hobbes
just not where I thought to look :-).  It's in the /pub/uploads directory
for those who are interested.  By the way, Dirman is a real useful PM based
file copy/move/delete utility that I would highly recommend.  Sorta kinda
like PCTools.

Take care,
Al Rovner
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: comp.os.os2.setup????
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:47:49 GMT

MIKE LEVIS: Please contact me.  Abort your revoting; Bob Cain sent the
results to me.

In article <1992Sep30.051746.2949@unixg.ubc.ca> ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth) writes:
>I remember a vote on a couple of new OS/2 newsgroups. What's the
>story? I didn't see a pass/fail yet.
>comp.os.os2.misc is getting too big again....

Votes have just been tallied.  The newsgroups should get created in a
few days, with any luck.

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sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/faq.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: ddulay@jarthur.claremont.edu (Daniel Dulay)
Subject: OS/2 configuration and Redbook1
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 07:20:15 GMT

I noticed that in the .inf format of the first redbook a picture was left
in called Configuration Details.  This is a picture showing an interface
allowing the simple adjustment of parameters in the config.sys, e.g.
Buffers, Diskcache, Threads, Swappath, priority, etc.  Will this ever
be released?  Was it ever released in any of the pre-GA betas?  Add
a few more settings to this, and manipulating the config.sys would almost
be too simple.  Can anyone shed some light on the absence of this feature?

Daniel Dulay
ddulay@jarthur.claremont.edu

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
Subject: Please use CR's
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 03:28:53 GMT

Since I have seen many other people bitch about this in various forums
I guess I am not the only one with the problem.  Would you all *PLEASE*
use fucking CR's somewhere before column 80 on your lines.  Many of us
have terminal emultors that simply truncate rather than wrap properly
when driven by unix programs that use curses and we are blissfully
ignorant of most questions you ask or information you offer.

Bob
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From: msmith@netcom.com (Martin P. Smith)
Subject: Re: List of DOS applications that work on OS2
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 08:41:11 GMT

In article <PICASSO.92Oct1150146@bass.bu.edu> picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes) writes:
>
>I was wondering if there is a list of MSDOS applications
>that work under OS2. If there is not one how about we
>start one, just send me the ones you know that work.
>
>
>Thanks
>David

I think it would be a much better list and shorter if we list those apps that 
are known NOT to work under OS/2 2.0 

Martin Smith
msmiht@netcom.com

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy)
Subject: Re: Using OS/2 without a Mouse
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 14:43:03 GMT

garyng@gnct.com (garyng) writes:

>How do you shutdown the system ? This is the only thing(so far) which I don't
>know how to do without a mouse.
 
It's in the books somewhere, but:
 Ctrl-Esc to bring up the task list
 Select OS/2 Desktop
 Ctrl-\ (keystroke for deselect all)
 Shift-F10 (keystroke for openning pop-up menu for a selected object)
 Pick Shutdown from the menu

There's another way to do this, like Alt-Shift-Tab, Ctrl-\, Shift-F10.
It seems like weird and complicated set of keystrokes, but it does make
sense.  For instance, if you've been using OS/2 without a mouse, you
know that Shift-F10 pops up the object menu.  Knowing that, it seems
clear that if we somehow select the desktop we should be able to bring
up it's popup with Shift-F10.  OK, Ctrl-Esc gets task list, from there
we can select the desktop.  Shift-F10 -- hey, it opened the opoup for
some object on the desktop.  Of course, there's usually some object
selected on the desktop (you know, the one with the grey box -- whatever
you launched last...).  Ok, Ctrl-/ selects all objects, and Ctrl-\
deselects all.  If I deselect all, then the desktop should be left.
And it works!

Mike Percy             | grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu  | I don't know about
Sr. Systems Analyst    | mspercy@clemson.clemson.edu | your brain, but mine
Info. Sys. Development | mspercy@clemson.BITNET      | is really...bossy.
Clemson University     | (803) 656-3780              | (Laurie Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: external drives for portables
From: sis_amth@edison.adm.tuns.ca
Date: 29 Sep 92 22:58:48 AST

I am running OS/2 on a Toshiba 3100sx with 11 megs of ram and an 80 meg
disk.  This works fine but I want  bigger disk.  Does anyone have any
experience with external disks wich plug into the parallel port.  The Oct.
Byte has an article which lists 3 such devices.  I wonder in particular
about the Backpack from Micro Soulutions.

Bill Phillips, TUNS
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones)
Subject: Don't put program shadows on Desktop!
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 03:19:16 GMT

According to the Redbooks (VOL 2) you should NOT put shadows of programs 
on the DESKTOP or folders on the DESKTOP.  Instead, copies should be 
made (I use the "create copy" selection from the original programs 
menu).  Shadows can screw up the original if you change them (say by 
deleting the extension).  The Redbooks also say shadows of programs 
cause cross reference problems (?).

This goes against advice I've read on Usenet. So what's the  deal here! 
Anyone really know.


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From: kwoelfel@sumax.seattleu.edu (Kimball Woelfel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: GRE BETA and resolution
Date: 6 Oct 92 18:07:32 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.5319
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA

In article <vanpatjm.718372028@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> vanpatjm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Joker) writes:
>
>	I was wondering if anyone can help. I am using the new GRE BETA of OS/2 and was wondering if there is any way to squeeze higher resolution out of it. I am currently running a 32 bit Local Bus Super VGA card with a Tseng ET4000 chip. I thought that one of the reasons for releasing this new version was to produce better video??? I am stuck at ugly 640x480 res and I hate it.
>	I tried this - Went into a DOS full screen, used my video utility to knock the chip into the mode that I wanted, and got the proper resolution. I then typed SVGA ON and it went back to the normal resolution. Upon exitting, I found the same blah resolution. Am I doing something wrong? HELP!!
>	Thanks
>						- Jason

 I just used the 16 bit drivers.

 Robert