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From: cellis@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Charles Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: W4W prints 4ppm, not 11ppm as rated for Panasonic 4450i
Keywords: Panasonic 4450i, printing, ppm
Date: 14 Oct 92 01:46:21 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 02115, USA

In article <7184@transfer.stratus.com> cbarr@ripple.sw.stratus.com (Chris Barr) writes:
>We've run a few tests on a Panasonic Laser 4450i, rated at 11 pages
>per minute, and find it barely does 5 in the fastest test.  Is there 
>a way to speed it up?
>
	[Details re: Win3.1 printer driver and statistics deleted]
>
>The printer seems to restart after each page, like a photocopier doing
>single sheets instead of a stack of auto-fed pages.  The 'printing' light
>goes out for 1 or 2 seconds after a page is printed, then it starts
>printing the next.  Is it accepting only 1 page at a time, after one is
>printed?  

----
The "restart" is normal - I believe it only takes 1 page at a time.
However, on mine receiving seems to begin while the previous page is
moving over the drum.

I've just run some tests with my older KXP4450 (not i model). Printing 5
copies of the same page using the Win3.1 driver (on a 386SX/16) from
WP4W gave 49 seconds overhead to process the page (up to when the
printer starts to receive [light starts flashing]), 9 more seconds until the
first page was ejected, and 35 more seconds for the remaining 4 pages.
It seems the max print speed (with average text composition, no
graphics) is close to 8ppm _without_the_processing-sending_overhead_.

When I run with the WP printer driver (using internal printer fonts)
which bypasses Print Manager, for the identical page I got 16 sec
processing overhead, 20 sec more until the first page was ejected, and
35 sec more for the last 4 copies. Again looks like the max is just
short of 8ppm.

When I printed 1 copy of 5 consecutive pages (two had some small tables)
with the Win driver, the pre-transmission overhead increased to 2:07
(min), first page ejected 0:29 later, 4th page 0:30 after first and 5th
page took another 0:30 (it had a somewhat larger table, with lines).
While doing this with tables (I purposely avoided major graphics) in the
text is not the optimal test, it does illustrate how the Win environment
can slow the effective print speed.

When printing a 2-line ascii test file from DOS via the PRINT command,
it took about 1 second to start the flashing light, and a total of 38
seconds for all 5 copies (copy number set on the printer panel). This
also comes out to about 8ppm.

So, I conclude that your 5ppm average isn't bad for multiple pages, and
that it's probably the driver and not the printer that keeps it at that
level. However, I guess that 11ppm is only a marketeer's hope, not the
reality.  

Of course, has anyone ever tried to test the reality of a 4ppm or 8ppm
printer? 

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    **A satisfied 4450 owner (3 years - no problems)**
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch (Norbert Bladt)
Subject: SUMMARY: Win3.1 setup crashes and DESTROYS MONITOR ?
Organization: Ascom Autelca AG, Guemligen, Switzerland
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 08:15:14 GMT

collins@emperor.gatech.edu (Tom Collins) writes:

>In article <1992Oct5.090107.5964@autelca.ascom.ch> nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch (Norbert Bladt) writes:
>|>

[ text about problems with MS-Win 3.1 setup and a VERY useful answer (thanks)
  deleted. - NB. ]

>capable of whatever your adapter can dish out.  If you ever resolve this,
>it would be interesting, so please post the outcome.
Yes. I did choose the monitor because it is able to cope with ALL the modes
available by the on-board BIOS. However, as I knew before, it is VERY EASY
to destroy any monitor with any board by just writing weird horizontal
or vertical timings to the VGA registers directly.

Here is the summary of responses:

I just received answers how to delete the swap file which was left by the
setup program. And all those answers did include that 'I can't imagine
that setup is wrong' sentence.
I don't repeat the detailed instructions on how to delete the swap-file
(386spart.par) in the root directory because of several posts including the
one cited above. (In short: use "attrib" to change the modes and delete it).

I can tell you that I will NEVER try to install Win 3.1 any more.
I hope that I can live with 3.0 which was running with the same system
wiithout any problem until Win 4.0 will appear. Then, I might try to install it
but will NEVER interrupt a setup by doing it right but will just power-off
the computer. It's safer.

Norbert.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Using mouse in Win3.1 DOS window?
From: david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland)
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 23:28:34 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <1992Oct11.124719.8060@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> dwj@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Daniel W. James) writes:
>In <1992Oct9.015710.19902@datamark.co.nz> david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland) writes:
>
>:)The microsoft mouse driver version 8.20 allows the mouse to be used in
>:)a windowed box.  This is not the driver which is the default for
>:)windows 3.1 and must be loaded from the dos prompt before loading
>:)windows.
>
>My own research has found the answer to this to be no, but I'm hoping
>someone here will change this to a yes.
>

Are you saying this wont work???

I used Foxpro 2.0 from within a window using version 8.20 of the mouse
driver and had no problems at all.  This is using Windows 3.1.  This
driver was installed on a number of computers also with no problems.

>I do want to have the mouse available in most of my DOS windows, however I
>often access our Database through Procomm (for DOS), and find the
>availability of the mouse to be unnacceptable.  I'm tired of having control
>characters embedded in my shell scripts just because I bumped the table too
>hard while I was keying in a large command.
>
>Is there any way to disable the mouse for a dos window while maintaining the
>other dos sessions access to the mouse driver?  Is there a command line
>switch to procomm that disables the mouse?  I have set the mouse
>sensitivity to 999 which cuts down somewhat, but I'd like to be able to
>shut it off altogether.

When using Procomm, try turning the mouse upside-down.



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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.unix.sysv386
From: rdr@attics.rn.com (Dean Riddlebarger)
Subject: DTK BIOS/Chipset systems...
Organization: Ameritech Information Systems
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 17:43:20 GMT

Please excuse the rather odd crossposting....

For 386 UNIX and/or Windows 3.1 installations, has anyone noticed any
major compatibility problems with systems based on the DTK BIOS and
chipset?  Especially 486 machines?

Need to find out 'cause one of the officemates is now raving about
some "Great quotes" he got from a local supplier on these machines.
But I refuse to give an OK until I get some feedback on the board
level of these boxes.

Any input appreciated.....

   
<*>  Dean Riddlebarger                   Once in a while              <*>
<*>  Ameritech Information Systems        You get shown the light,    <*>
<*>  rdr@attics.rn.com                   In the strangest of places   <*>
<*>  317-488-3067 (w)                     If you look at it right.    <*>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi
Subject: Re: Word Perfect wp.pif question
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Distribution: world,local
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 14:11:11 GMT

In article <30SEP199211154305@misvax.mis.arizona.edu>, dmittleman@misvax.mis.arizona.edu (Daniel Mittleman) writes:
> 
>     But my question here deals with the wp.pif file.  The first day WP (for
>     DOS) ran fine for me in a window.  Then I started monkeying with the
>     wp.pif file and have lost track of what is going on.  At this point
>     everytime I start up WP I manage to lock up the system.  I am not sure
>     whether this is a problem with my .pif file or whether Pathworks is
>     doing something nasty to me.
> 
>     I found that there was a wp.pif file in my windows directory as well
>     as a wp-386.pif file in my WP directory.  It seems that WP ships the
>     wp-386.pif file, but the file is dated 1990 so it must be for WIN30.
I belive that the wp-386.pif was provided for Win2.x-386. At least i can not
see any reason to have a special file for 386Enh mode as all modes are in the 
same file. 

>     the settings in this file be to allow my to run WP?  Do I want to run
>     exclusive or background or both?  Do I want to lock application memory? 
>     Does it matter what level of video I assign?

It depend if you will be using the print preview (shift-F7, 6). Any way you
should check the monitor port for all of them. 
Backround i have always checked. Exclusive can be checked if it seems to 
run too slow. An memory locking is NOT normally needed. 

If you plan to use diskettes from WP-DOS under windows you should include
the a /nc switch in the option edit box. At least this was true with Win30 and
WP50.

You may also simply modify a copu of some other pif-file as there isn't really
need for too much fancy stuff. But do backup your files first!

Sten
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From: dwj@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Daniel W. James)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Using mouse in Win3.1 DOS window?
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:35:57 GMT
Reply-To: ccpoabt!dan@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US
Distribution: world,local
Organization: CCPOA Benefit Trust Fund

david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland) writes:

:)In article <1992Oct11.124719.8060@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> dwj@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Daniel W. James) writes:
:)>In <1992Oct9.015710.19902@datamark.co.nz> david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland) writes:
:)>
:)>:)The microsoft mouse driver version 8.20 allows the mouse to be used in
:)>:)a windowed box.  This is not the driver which is the default for
:)>:)windows 3.1 and must be loaded from the dos prompt before loading
:)>:)windows.
:)>
:)>My own research has found the answer to this to be no, but I'm hoping
:)>someone here will change this to a yes.
:)>

:)Are you saying this wont work???

No, just poorly wording the fact that I haven't found any way to disable
the mouse while using a DOS window.

:)When using Procomm, try turning the mouse upside-down.

Yes, but that's simply to easy :)  --  No really, the whole problem stems
from the fact that I often run Procomm in a window rather than full
screen, and when I switch to another application, I move the mouse pointer
over to another window, but as it moves across the active window, it throws
control characters all over the place.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: 32bit disk access?
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 21:26:11 GMT

In <1992Oct9.141332.1@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi> swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi writes:

>In article <Bvst7p.KF@brunel.ac.uk>, ee91alk@brunel.ac.uk (Andrew L Kirby) writes:
>> 
>> I am using a Viglen 486SX with an NEC IDE 107Meg Hard drive, and
>> I found that checking my 32bit disk access box cause the system
>> to become very unstable. It eventually walked on my FAT's. Lucky

>I have heard about problems using stacker with the 32 bit access enabled.
>Can anyone confirm this?

Even 'normal' access has problems with Stacker.  DO NOT PUT YOUR SWAP
FILE ON A STACKED PARTITION.

>Also SCSI-drives can't be accessed with 32bit access.

Right.  But if you have a big enough machine to have a SCSI drive, you
probably have enough memory to turn of the Swap File anyway.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: krb@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (karl r barnhardt)
Subject: Re: Diamond Stealth,QEMM Stealth & Windows 3.1
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 12:18:48 GMT

From article <1992Oct11.001203.55@dmdscs.com>, by jrkdmd@dmdscs.com (Joe Krulewicz):
> Has anyone had ANY luck getting a Diamond Stealth card to work with
> QEMM's Stealth turned on?  The Diamond Stealth works very well with
> QEMM and Windows 3.1 without QEMM stealth.
> When I turn on QEMM's stealth Windows starts . . . Windows Logo . . .
> then BLANK SCREEN. [sortof really stealth - it's invisible!]
> 
> Windows IS running - if I then hit ALT+F4,return [exit windows]
> I get my C:\> prompt back.
> 
> ANY IDEAS?
> 
> aTdHvAaNnKcSe
> -Joe
> jrkdmd@dmdscs.com

 I finally got QEMM6.02 Stealth to work with my Diamond Stealth
board. The line in config.sys is:
device=c:\qemm6.02\qemm386.sys RAM ST:M X=C000-C7FF

Befor I put in the X=C000-C7FF I had the same symptoms that you
discribe.

Karl Barnhardt    krb@hogpa.ho.att.com
From: joe@ziggy.larc.nasa.gov (Joe Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Annoying screen saver
Date: 15 Oct 1992 12:50:04 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ziggy.larc.nasa.gov

I'm using the idlewild screensaver and when I use non-windows 
applications launched from windows the screen blanks at random intervals -
even when I haven't come close to the necessary pre-set idle time.  Also
not only does the screen blank, but the application is reduced to an icon
under the program manager.  I don't lose any data but it's a 
real pain in the ass.

This could be something obvious since I'm new to windows, but I could
use some help just the same.



Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au (Paul Blackman)
Subject: Re: Using mouse in Win3.1 DOS window? (3button?)
Organization: University of Canberra
Distribution: world,local
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 00:36:15 GMT

Me too, Me too!
Please, if anybody can give me the appropriate drivers
or info on them (if they exist) for a 3 button Mouse Systems Mouse
I would appreciate it.

Paul Blackman...      (pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au)

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: hcooper@javelin.sim.es.com (Harrison Cooper)
Subject: Setup destroys monitor - I don't think so
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:23:20 GMT

I don't usually read this group, but I couldn't pass on this one.  

For background, I write what is could be considered as video drivers, but not
for PC's or the like (these are hi-res computer image generators used in the
flight simulatin  industry).

I have NEVER destroyed a multi-sync monitor by running it out of spec.

Just my .02 worth


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: carlos@dorsai.com (Carlos Dominguez)
Subject: Re: Need help installing Windows 3.1 on a Novell Network!!!
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy, New York's Computer Consulate. +1.718.729.5018
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 02:53:00 GMT

shooter@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Shooter) writes:

> 
> Hello all,
> 	I need to install 3.1 on the network server in our computer lab.
> 
> We're running NetWare3.1 .   Does anyone have advice...suggestions...
> 

Well...

From my limited experience, do remember these things..
 
a) if possible, do keep the swap files for each station on its
   local HD. You have the option to place it on a NW volume,
   but watch your net slow to a crawl if you do.
 
b) Remember that 3.1 requires the updated version of IPX (which
   comes with windows), so you'll have to whip up new workstation
   shells for those stations that will use windows.
 
c) Make sure that within the WIN.INI file for each station,
   the statement LOAD=...NWPOPUP.EXE exists, (if not, while
   within windows, those stations cant receive any NW messages
   
 
Hope these tidbits help..
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From: Johan.Palm@iri.su.se
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Windows stopped working
Date: 16 Oct 92 12:20:23 GMT
Organization: University of Stockholm

In article <1992Oct9.192236.4194@den.mmc.com> gwhite@raisinets.den.mmc.com
(George White) writes:
>
>	I had Windows 3.0 installed on my 386sx 8mb ram. One day Windows stopped
>working. It would come up with the MS logo then pop into the dos prompt. I
tried
>everything to get working again. I reconfigured memory in many ways. It still
did
>not work. When I try to re-install Windows 3.0 or Windows 3.1 the installation
>goes as far as the part in the installation where the installation goes into
>graphics mode then instant death. I reformated my fixed disk and reinstalled
once

I had the same problem with my old computer. The fault in my case I found out
to be the FAT. In some way the table had been damaged and that stopped W from
working. Have you checked your HD s track 0?

    /JP

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.windows.ms,bit.listserv.win3-l
From: jloong@dnbf01.bram.cdx.mot.com (Jackson Loong)
Subject: Experience with Citizen Printer
Reply-To: jloong@dnbf01.bram.cdx.mot.com (Jackson Loong)
Organization: Motorola Codex, Canada
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 14:01:30 GMT

--
I'd like to hear from anyone who has used Citizen printer.  I'm 
looking into purchasing model CSX-240 (I hope that's correct).
It's a wide carriage color capable printer.

I'd like to know about info like durability, quality, suppor, etc.
Is there a driver available for Win3.1 to make use of the color
option, instead of emulating an epson or ibm model which does not
use the color features.


Thanks in advance.

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From: rlm@wyvern.twuug.com (Robert Mohrmann)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Video driver (FAQ)?
Date: 9 Oct 92 13:23:20 GMT
Organization: Tidewater UNIX Users Group

Forgive me if this is a FAQ, I dont read this group to much.

My hardware is:  Paradise Pro. (512k) memory
				 386 (25Mhz)

My software is:  Windows 3.1
				 DOS 3.3

Any body out there know of a BBS where I can download a driver
for (640x480x256color) mode ? It does'nt look like Paradise
has come out with one yet.
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From: johne@tule.intel.com (John Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: CRRRASH!!!!!
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:18:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: aus.1992Sep30.201845.27209
Reply-To: johne@tule.intel.com (John Elliott)
Distribution: na
Organization: Software Technology Group, Intel Corp.


Your description is typical of an application that has written over some
part of memory that
is critical to windows.  I am in a project that is developing a new
software product.
We have seen windows do this when our high-speed serial driver wrote to
the wrong 
place in memory.

I/O drivers can bypass the memory protection of windows and write anywhere.
Normal software would have to try very hard to do this, but it is
possible.  for example
ask the disk drive to place some information in a piece of memory that
the application
previously controlled, but now does not control.  If the meomory has already
been passed to another application, bad things usually happen.
From: paul@panix.com (Paul Gatker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra drivers again
Keywords: ATI drivers
Date: 14 Oct 92 14:48:31 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC


 A friend of mine has the ati ultra and his dos screen characters are
constantly getting broken up. Sometimes they double up. In graphic mode
such as windows apps there is no problem. He has tried various memory and
irq settings but to no avail. This problem occurs in windows dos boxes AND
in pure dos.

 Any ideas as to what is causing this? I told him to call ati bbs but he's
a bit upset after his last $15.00 worth of phone calls going to _no avail_.

 thanks

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Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: 11442204@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (DAVID HSU)
Subject: Re: How to start in 386 enhanced mode ?
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 05:50:59 GMT

>>1. How can I want always start windows in 386 enhanced mode ?

win /3

However, the story is not that simple, a lot has to do with your system
config.
	a 80x86 family CPU where x >= 3
	4+ Mb of RAM with approx. 2.5 - 3 available.
and maybe other minor  things, but can't think of any off hand..

>>2. How can I make windows to make most use of the 4 MB ram ?
>>   I am currently using the following config.sys
>>
>>	DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
>>        DOS=HIGH,UMB
>>        DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.SYS 1024 RAM
>>        . . .

Recommend the first few lines of config.sys (with DOS 5.0):

DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE RAM   <-- subject to other applications
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICEHIGH=		<-- whatever device
   :
   :
BUFFERS=2		<-- reduce buffers size for SMARTDRV.EXE

And in autoexec.bat put

SMARTDRV

do not LOADHI it, since it loads it self high.

The above are few of the most basic things you can do with 4Mb of RAM
and DOS 5.0.
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