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From: caadams@atlas.cs.upei.ca (Kenny Adams)
Subject: Re: OS/2 and Logitech mice?
Keywords: Logitech, mouse
Organization: University of Prince Edward Island
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 01:42:41 GMT

In article <1992Dec28.173114.6322@eng.umd.edu> marko@eng.umd.edu (Marko Teittinen) writes:
>
>Anyway, I'm not very happy with my current mouse and I've thought of
>switching to Logitech.  But when I asked about OS/2 compatibility of
>--
>       Marko Teittinen, PhD student, Computer Science
>            University of Maryland, College Park
>                      marko@cs.umd.edu


hi,
	i have a logitech bus mouse which works very well under os/2 2.0 +sp
it is a p7 mouse....

kenny
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kenny adams                charlottetown prince edward island canada
caadams@atlas.cs.upei.ca
standard disclaimers apply....
From: ed@balrog.aecom.yu.edu (Ed Geraghty)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Did microsoft really write an OS/2 "Terminator" crash prog?
Date: 31 Dec 92 06:39:42 GMT
Organization: Albert Einstein College of Medicine -- Dynamic Brain Imaging Lab

In article <1992Dec31.053435.21362@cbnews.cb.att.com> shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr) writes:
>}>Why doesn't OS/2 (and DOS for that matter) use default configuration
>}>settings when the config.sys file is missing or is corrupted? It is...
>
>}IBM computers typically have had very LOW fault tolerance.  (IBM computers
>}means minis and mainframes too).
>
>}On some of their computers, if you unplugged a device while the system was
>}running  (ie, a keyboard), you would have to reboot the machine (on
>}most occasions).   There was even one that would shut itself down if the
>}console was considered "damaged" -- ie, you unplugged the CRT from the wall,
>}then entire system would shut down, and you'd have lots of unhappy users.
>
>}So, I theorize, that this property of OS/2 is descendant from the mainframe
>}(or at least large-computer scale) school of thought at IBM.
>

Some other classic examples of fault tolerance are:
    1) Unplug a Sun Keyboard --- Watch the kernel Panic 

    2) Altos Unix/Xenix boxes would hang up when the console is disconnected
       and the buffer fills. Plug it in and its business as usual.

It seems that is a common problem with many OS's not particular to IBM.
I would say that most computers are not built to be fault-tolerant.


                              Hey you, don't touch that plug!!! :)

                                     Ed G.

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From: cvetp036@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: XFEEL in STARTUP.CMD
Date: 27 Dec 92 04:08:36 GMT
Organization: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Nntp-Posting-User: cvetp036

> I used migrate application and gave XFeel a icon, then put it in the
> Start up folder, and it works fine for me.  I didn't add any of the 
> extra commands (or the Mode commands), I just let it run as is.  As I 
> understand it, you don't need to use the Mode commands.  But I can be wrong,
> but I do have no problems using my modem (9600 V.32/V.42bis), and things
> seem to work a bit better.

Yeah, it works now that I put in the STARTUP folder. 

I thought that having a statement like START programname in the STARTUP.CMD was
the same as sticking the icon in the STARTUP folder.

I think you need BUFFER=ON to enable the 16550 UART.
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:40191 comp.os.os2.advocacy:10770
From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: IBM won't accept Internet problem reports any more
Date: 21 Dec 92 23:50:17 GMT
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.

gsk@idx.com writes:

>I have asked them repeatedly why they are focusing on Compu$erve only, and not 
>allowing internet to run in parallel, and never got an answer..

ACCOUNTABILITY!  It is easy to verify who a CI$ user is, impossible to
verify who is using an Internet account.  All CI$ users have to sign
forms, pay for their time on the system, and get billed.  You may not
know, precisely, who pressed the keys on CI$, but you can tell who
is paying for the time.  

>It seemed to me to be in their interest to win over the hearts and minds of
>both the people in industry here on the net, as well as the students and
>teachers found here also. (This is the route Apple took many years ago, and
>helped firmly root their acceptance in the office environment. There are many
>current and future developers here!)

>In looking at the Microsoft developer area, they too are exclusively on
>Compu$erve..  

>I have a hunch that it is to IBM's and Microsoft's financial advantage to hold
>their forums on Compu$erve. Think of the $$$$ that Compu$erve is making from
>the participation of these two computer giants in their network. This is
>a marketing coup of the highest order! 

>As part of the IBM DAP acceptance letter, a Compu$erve introductory brochure
>was included, and all DAP forums are there also... My guess is that
>some of the $$$$ paid to Compu$erve is making its way to these two hosts...
>I'm not saying this is wrong.. since both IBM and Microsoft should be
>compensated for their support, but I, for one, would like to hear them
>be up-front and explain WHY they decided to go this route. I liken this to
>honorarium fees paid to speakers.. Let's face it, the vendors provide much of
>the value of those forums.

There is a rather complicated formula for doling out CI$ revenues.  Forum
owners get a piece of the pie.  For the computer support fora, this is
the support 'fee' that you pay.  IBM and Microsoft (and Borland, Novell,
Lotus, Corel, and a whole bunch others) are rather good in providing
minimal cost support over CI$.  Some others, most notably Aldus, provide
minimal support over CI$ unless you are a subscriber to their support
program.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL)
Subject: OS/2 2.1 beta to be released 12-28 to EVERYONE!!
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 07:19:01 GMT

     December 18, 1992

     IBM is initiating a Beta program for OS/2 2.1 and the OS/2 2.1
     Toolkit.  The code is being made available for testing and
     development feedback purposes only, and should NOT be used in
     production.
     The purpose of this Beta program is to get input from key
     constituents that will be integrated into the final software
     product, enabling us to deliver the highest level of quality,
     compatibility, and function in this world-class product.
     Notice of this Beta program will also be posted on CompuServe,

     DESCRIPTION

     This Beta contains several enhancements to the award-winning
     OS/2 2.0 code, including support for Windows** 3.1 applications,
     multimedia, a 32-bit graphics engine, expanded SVGA, XGA,
     printer and CD-ROM support for industry standard devices as
     well as fixes to customer reported problems.

     PREREQUISITES
     -  Requires a test system capable of executing OS/2 Version 2.0
     -  Requires a minimum of 42MB of DASD for a full install
     -  Requires a minimum of 32MB of DASD for a default install

     ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

     For customers without local branch office support or remote
     customer locations, the Beta will be available on CD-ROM by calling
     1-800-3IBMOS2, available in the United States only.  Customers will
     be charged a fee of $15 to cover shipping and handling.  This Beta
     program will end on February 28th, 1993.


     Support for customers without local branch office support will
     be provided on CompuServe and in the OS2BETA CFORUM on the OS/2
     BBS.
From: francis@ese.ogi.edu (Francis Moraes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Mac Icons?
Summary: How does one convert Mac icons to OS/2?
Date: 28 Dec 92 06:29:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: ogicse.47762
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute - Department of Env. Science and Eng.

I would like to convert some Mac icons to OS/2; does anyone know of a
program that will do this? I haven't seen any posts on this subject and
no mention is made to this in the FAQ which seems strange since I would
think this would be a common enough thing to want to do...

Francis Moraes
From: bjorn@ludd.luth.se (Bjorn Fahller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Is 2.0 even worth installing?
Date: 26 Dec 92 13:59:14 GMT
Organization: Lule} Tekniska H|gskolas Datorf|rening - Ludd

In <1992Dec26.073613.1726@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mjharris@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike Harris) writes:

>wondering if it's even worth installing since 2.1 is so close. I only have
>5 Meg of memory. Also I'm still having trouble installing. The old "can't

With only 5M I'd say no, don't bother installing it. If you had had 8, it'd be
different. As for 2.1 being so close, do we know when it'll be released?
Hopefully pretty soon.

   _
/Bjorn
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From: ted@isgtec.com (Ted Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Generic Seamless Hi-res Drivers?
Date: 31 Dec 92 15:04:58 GMT
Organization: ISG Technologies Inc. Mississauga Ont. Canada
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

As some of you may already have noticed (see the ATI thread) the new
seamless hi-res drivers from Trident (tri32new.exe on hobbes) appear to
be work for non-Trident cards as well.  They certainly work for ATI
Wonder and Wonder XL cards.  From the documentation it appears they
may also work with ET4000, IBMVGA256c (whatever that is), Paradise,
Video7 and, of course, Trident.  My guess (completely uneducated) is
that they include part of the 2.1 beta code.  As such, they may work
with any card supported by BVHSVGA.DLL.

According to the documentation you need to have the service pack installed.
You should follow the directions in tri32new.exe, with the following
exceptions:

1. Do NOT install the VSVGA.SYS (this is actually documented in the
   INSTALL.TXT file written by Steve Withers [Thanks Steve!]).
   On an ATI, at least, it traps as soon as you try to open a DOS box.
   
2. You may not want to change the BVHSVGA.DLL or SVGADATA.PMI files.
   Leaving them alone solved a problem for me with a bad WPS display at
   1024x768 resolution.  Try replacing them first, and if it doesn't
   work right, try going back to the original (post-service pack) versions.
   
3. The README file does not explicitly say that you must change the
   drivers specified in SYSTEM.INI (the lines that start display.drv=...
   and sdisplay.drv=...), although I think it is clear from the
   examples given that you do need to (at least the seamless one).

4. You may not want to replace the FULL-SCREEN Windows driver.  I found
   that the Windows cursor disappeared when I did a Ctrl-Esc to the
   desktop and back again.  Going back to the ATI Windows driver solved
   this problem.  You must still replace the seamless WINOS2 driver
   (the line that starts sdisplay.drv=...) in SYSTEM.INI.

After doing this, you should have full seamless windows supported at
640x480x256, 800x600x256 and 1024x768x256.  Yippee!

--
Ted Richards            ted@isgtec.com             [...!uunet.ca!isgtec!ted]
ISG Technologies Inc.   6509 Airport Rd., Mississauga  Ont.  Canada   L4V 1S7
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jlloyd@adapcal.UUCP (John Lloyd)
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0, IDE, SCSI, and ASPI - HELP
Organization: Adaptec Inc., California
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 18:07:05 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.233711.22980@colorado.edu> lannigan@colorado.edu (Peter Lannigan) writes:
>I need to know how to get the ASPI driver to work with my SCSI stuff and
>still be able to boot off of my IDE hard drive.
>
>I have a PS2 (model 70) running only OS/2 2.0 which boots off of the internal
>IDE hard drive (only one partition on it).  I also have the Adaptec AHA-1640
>SCSI host adapter.  Off of this I have a 300 meg SCSI drive and an Exabyte 8200
>SCSI tape drive.  I dissabled the BIOS on the Adaptec so that the system boots
>of the IDE, as it should.  My problem is that the system hangs when it gets
>to reading the config.sys file IF the file has a reference to the ASPI driver.
>I have gotten the SCSI hard to work with the IDE drive but I can't use the
>tape drive until I can use the ASPI driver because I MUST run gnutar (gtak)
>to make tape for unix machines.
>
>How should I set up my config.sys (the BASEDEV lines) to get the ASPI driver
>to work.  Here's the relavant parts of what I have:
>
>BASEDEV=IBM2FLPY.ADD
>BASEDEV=IBM2ADSK.ADD
>BASEDEV=OS2DASD.DMD
>BASEDEV=AHA164X.ADD
>rem BASEDEV=OS2ASPI.DMD
>BASEDEV=OS2SCSI.DMD

What is the date/file size of OS2ASPI.DMD? I use IDE drives quite a bit
here at Adaptec and have never had the problem you describe.

jlloyd@adapcal.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: jeffgus@netcom.com (Jeffrey Gustafson)
Subject: OS/2 & After Dark -- Star Trek... not working.
Summary: How do I get the Star Trek version of After Dark to run under OS/2?
Keywords: After Dark screen saver os/2
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 08:55:56 GMT

	Has anybody gotten the Star Trek version of After Dark to run
under OS/2?  The two standard After Dark savers seem to work but none
of the Star Trek ones do.  What settings do I need to get them to
work?  The is a GP memory error that comes up.  The computer is a
386DX-40, 8 megs ram, and a ET-4000, with Service Pack.

---
Jeffrey Gustafson
Xref: sparky comp.os.os2.misc:40732 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:34505 comp.os.msdos.misc:6787
From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Question about Parallel Port, please read
Date: 31 Dec 92 12:32:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: qiclab.1992Dec31.123218.7954
Reply-To: Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.

mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:

>In <4825@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us> nording@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us writes:

>>IRQ6 is for floppy-disk drives, and IRQ5 is for hard drives.  

>No, IRQ5 is the interrupt for LPT2:

Only on AT class machines! The XT and most XT clones use IRQ 5 for the
hard drive!

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: richk@grebyn.com (Richard Krehbiel)
Subject: Re: OS/2 NOT 32 Bit?
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 13:45:48 GMT

You know, it just occurred to me to mention this...

When DEC first created the 32-bit VAX, it also ran PDP-11 16-bit
programs, to offer upward compatibility.  Well, it seems that in the
early versions of VMS, many of the system accounting and utility
functions were written in PDP-11 code.  Does this means that VMS
wasn't a fully 32-bit system?

When the MicroVAX first appeared without PDP-11 compatibility mode,
DEC finally rewrote those PDP-11 utilities as native 32 bit programs,
because they *had* to.
-- 
Richard Krehbiel                                 richk@grebyn.com
OS/2 2.0 will do for me until AmigaDOS for the 386 comes along...
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters)
Subject: Re: How to use START /DOS command from Dos box?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 09:47:59 GMT

In <1992Dec23.234142.22341@nlm.nih.gov> dabl2@nlm.nih.gov (Don A.B. Lindbergh) writes:


>I need to spawn a dos session from an active dos session.  The docs tell me
>I can do this, but I'm getting a SYS3088 error saying the command isn't
>recognized.

Um, the docs say that you can*NOT* do this.  From the OS/2 command-line,
type "HELP START".  START is clearly labeled as an OS/2 command, not a
DOS command.  And this makes sense, too.  OS/2 MDOS is a version of DOS,
and DOS does *not* have the ability to create new DOS sessions.  :-)

Nevertheless, you might be able to get around this using a named pipe to
communicate with an OS/2 program which *could* launch new sessions.
-- 
Chris Waters    | the insane don't | "Imaginary guitar notes [...] exist only
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: kspousta@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Kevin Spousta)
Subject: Re: Adaptec AHA-1542B and large SCSI questions
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:28:57 GMT

orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) writes:

>My question is this: I have heard that SCSI disks larger than 1 Gb may
>not work properly without BIOS upgrades or special drivers. Is this true for
>OS/2? 

I dunno 'bout OS/2, but that's the case for DOS..  You'll need the latest BIOS
from Adaptec (The microcode is available for DL via their BBS) and the latest
ASPI4DOS.SYS (v3.0a) to access all of your large disks.  I discovered this
while trying to get a friend's Micropolis 1.6g drive to format to it's capacity.Luckily, we got through to Adaptec's BBS on the 1st try and were able to grab
the new BIOS code.  A quick mid-night dash to work to burn a new chip and we
were in business.  (Of course I was waaaay late for work the next day..eheh)

Thankfully I know this now 'cuz I'm about to plunk down for one of Fujitsu's
2g drives to back up my trusty 650...


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: porteous@cory.Berkeley.EDU (PORTEOUS IAN)
Subject: seemless window support
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 08:59:54 GMT

does 2.1 or the csd provide support for svga seemless windows ???
-thanks
-Ian porteous@cory.berkeley.edu
.

Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: Internet is too big....CI$ is much smaller.
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:36:51 GMT

In article <1gt8mbINN5ns@agate.berkeley.edu> stanton@haas.berkeley.edu (Richard Stanton) writes:
> In article <1992Dec18.101853.22386@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
> >IBM in the US probably can't handle to volume - and cost - of the Internet
> >problems...besides, they want these things to be done locally by the national
> >versions of the various IBMs......
> 
> I griped to the Compuserve problem report ID (from my Internet account...) that
> cutting off Internet support was a stupid idea. The reply was that it was 
> less a policy decision not to support Internet users, but more to
> do with IBM's agreement with Compuserve, and the lack of any such agreement
> with "the Internet". I don't quite understand what that means, particularly
> when IBM has many Internet type addresses, but maybe someone else has some ideas.
> 
> Richard Stanton

Sounds like Compu$erve's connection to the Internet is there to serve CI$
users....NOT to provide access to CI$ forum operators from the Internet. This
is the sort of thing we can expect from for-profit operations like CI$. They
will deliberately spike things like IBM supporting Internet users - because
they want people to join CI$. (Fat chance!!!).
 
Steve

-- 
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**** Happy user of OS/2 v2!! ****       | democratic system "real soon now".
From: marauder@ghost.stgt.sub.org (Stefan Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Kyrilic language support
Distribution: world
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 00:18:00 GMT


Does anybody know if OS/2 does or is going to support the kyrilic language ?

Greets,

-sh-


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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rothstei@Monkey.mcs.kent.edu (Michael Rothstein)
Subject: Re: How to set folder default view to icon view on double click?
Keywords: icon view
Organization: Kent State University
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:16:58 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.163623.15268@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Wey Jing HO) writes:
.....
>
>Does anybody know how to set the default of icon view on double click
>of mouse on the object?
>
Look in your master help index, under:
default
 menu choice, defining

If you wish new objects to have a certain default, just repeat the
procedure with the template (from the templates folder).
-- 
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  The recent coup attempt is Venezuela was only an excuse to cancel a concert
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
Subject: Re: Help with WInos/2 3.1 and SBPRO
Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 23:37:42 GMT

pee9901@ultb.isc.rit.edu (P.E. Erkkila) writes:
:    Could someone explain to me the procedure for getting My SBPRO to
: work under GA+SP+WINOS2 3.1 (11/92 PDK). I got regular drivers drom
: wuarchive.wustl.edu /mirrors/msdos/windows3/sbpw31.exe.
: 
: But after I installed them and restarted windows I keep getting a GPF.
: Apparently it is in the drivers. ANyone else managed to do this. Are
: there drivers available on hobbes?

You might notice (if you're persistent enought) that this only occurs
FREQUENTLY, and not all the time - a little strange if you ask me !

I've a feeling this problem has reared it's ugly head to a lot of
people - unless it's fixed in 2.1 (or the beta thereof) it would make a
good FAQ entry !

-- 
Tom J Parry.
Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
From: clemens@faui8a.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Clemens Beckstein)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: PACKED FILE CORRUPT & DOS XMS settings
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:08:16 GMT
Organization: Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen
NNTP-Posting-Host: faui8a.informatik.uni-erlangen.de

bokkie@uctvax.uct.ac.za writes:

>When I use a XMS_MEMORY_LIMIT setting greater than zero
>in the DOS Settings, then one of my DOS applications fails 
>to start, and I get a message from DOS saying:
>  
>  Packed file is corrupt

>Any ideas why this is?

this is a bug in the EXEPACK from Microsoft that apparantely was used
to pack your executable... also shows up under DOS 5 when DOS is loaded
high... you see, OS/2 really is compatible with DOS ... :-)

I think you got three options:
  either use loadfix to load your app (this will first eat up the first
64KB DOS memory and then load the app) 
  or get a hold of one of the unpackers for executables (say from SIMTEL?)
and unpack the EXE file (followed maybe by a pack with one of the correctly
working packers as PKLITE et al. --- only if you have problems storing this
app on your floppy or HD)
  or disable loading high for the particular DOS session you are starting your
app in...

Good luck and a happy new year...

- Clemens
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