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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Trident Report: Now Working (More or Less)
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 07:18:17 GMT

Well, I finally managed to get the Trident drivers working.  And they
work splendidly.

The secret?  Well, running SVGA ON from a full screen DOS session
under OS/2 is vital.  And, as it turns out, so is setting IOPL=YES in
CONFIG.SYS.

I also discovered what is causing the "CGA snow" problem I described.
The original, 640x480 16 color VGA driver that comes with OS/2 2.0
will display "snow" if IOPL=YES and SVGA ON.  If IOPL=NO, this snow
will not occur.  If IOPL=YES and a high resolution Trident driver is
installed, the "snow" will not display.

The seamless Windows in 800x600 16 color works just fine.

However, I have been completely unable to get Win-OS/2 running in a
high resolution mode full screen.  Any ideas on what else I might try
would be most welcome.

Incidently, I've dropped back to IOPL=NO and 640x480 16 color mode
because my monitor can only (safely) handle a 56 Hz refresh rate at
800x600, and that is, well, painful.

Also note that ALT-Home should be disabled (and the application run
full screen) for DOS applications that use high resolution SuperVGA
modes (modes beyond standard VGA), at least while using the regular
VGA driver for the desktop.
-- 
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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 06:44:44 CST
From: gthome@ausvm1.VNET.IBM.COM
Subject: Re: Microsoft wins
Reply-To: gthome@ausvm1.VNET.IBM.COM
Organization: IBM - Austin
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 2.0
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc

In <1992Apr6.123648.10528@cis.ohio-state.edu> frank michael cooper writes:
>In article <6APR199200454278@venus.tamu.edu> tcf9033@venus.tamu.edu (FREY, TONY C) writes:
>>
>> Anyone hear about Microsoft signing -> 85 <- PC manufactures to bundle
>>Windoze 3.1 with their machines?  Includes 8 of the ten top sellers too,
>>(i.e. Dell, Gateway, Zeos, etc.).  This sounds like another one of those
>>"I wish we would have thought of that" sayings from IBM.  I felt this
>>way when I owned my Amiga, kinda like you're doomed by fate to fail.. Come
>>on IBM - GET WITH IT!!!!!
>
>I work for an OEM.  I convinced them to get a hold of IBM and start making
>an OS/2 bundle available.  Apparently they were given the cold shoulder by
>IBM, BUT if they were to send several thousand dollars worth of machines
>down to Boca (I think 6 of every model which they produce if I remember
>correctly), they would make the list of compatible machines.  NOT EVEN be
>certified as an OEM.
>
>So, the question is why is IBM turning down such an opportunity to really
>make OS/2 move and shake in the computer industry.  They're holding all of
>the marbles, and being rather stingy and tenative with them....
>
>   -Mike
>
>--
>==============================================================================
>Mike Cooper                                       Sysop, The Ultimex BBS
>The Ohio State University                         (614) 846-2360 @ 14400 v32bis
>cooper@cis.ohio.state.edu                         SIMTEL20 CD ROM Online
>
IBM has been trying to get PC makers to bundle 2.0 with their PCs.  I don't
know any details of any agreements, but 2.0 will be bundled with PCs from
OEM suppliers.

Gerry Thome
IBM - Austin
Organization: Sophomore, English, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 13:55:14 -0400 
From: Daniel Brian Greenfield <dg4k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: What proof of license is *exactly* needed?
	<1992Apr13.140134.15982@njitgw.njit.edu>

>IBM packages all come with a 5/7 card labeled "Proof Of License".
>This is it.  I don't know what MS does - I think the cover page of the
>manual is what they use.

Mine didn't.  I have v1.2 and I *never* had this card.  I didn't know
that I was missing anything until now, so of course I didn't just
inquire then as to why the card was not there.

To make matters worse, my copy was purchased 2400 miles from here and
not by me, but by a friend, as a gift.  I am going to try just bringing
the whole package into a dealer and getting some sort of authorization
(I have not yet tried because until today we were having a bus strike). 
Has anyone else gone this route?  What degree of success have you met up
with?

Daniel
From: lermer@theory.chem.ubc.ca (Noah Lermer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: os/2 2.0 for canadian
Date: 8 Apr 92 00:36:50 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

For those that need it, the IBM product number for the upgrade from
v1.3 to 2.0 is
        10G5999 for 3 1/2" disks.
This is the nuber to put on the "NEW PROGRAM NO." blank on the upgrade
form.

Bruce Hollebone
hollebon@cemaid.chem.ubc.ca (I'm using a friend's account)
From: grendel@cis.ksu.edu (Stephen Spencer )
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: HPFS question...
Date: 13 Apr 1992 00:03:02 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University, Department of Computing and Information Sciences
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In article <1992Apr12.163520.12444@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>HPFS is "fragmentation resistant," meaning that on all but the most
>heavily used network server or BBS fragmentation is not a problem.
>[...]

Okay.  'Ere we go... the $200 question: if I continue to use fat until I can
get more RAM, will I still be able to defrag them using norton or pctools
without harming the os/2 data?

-Steve


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From: Michael.Nelson@f501.n914.z8.rbbs-net.ORG (Michael Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Does os/2 2.0 support ber
Date: 11 Apr 92 06:19:00 GMT

On 04-0892, Kmrodgers wrote to All:

KS>The subject line says is all: Is support for Bernoulli Boxes (specifically,
KS>the 44 meg internal drives) included in OS/2 2.0?  I don't need to boot from
KS>the Bernoulli, but it constitutes a primary part of my system and I _cannot_
KS>run OS/2 until it has Bernoulli support.

    From the GA Readme file:

SCSI Removable Media Support

Full function support is not yet available for SCSI hard disk drives
that support removable media.  Examples of this class of device
include the "Bernoulli" drives manufactured by IOMEGA, and the
removable-media drives manufactured by SyQuest Technology.

Although OS/2 2.0 recognizes these drives, it will treat media as
large diskettes.  You will be able to format for the FAT file system
only.  You will not be able to partition or start up from the media,
and partitioned media will not be recognized.

If the IBMINT13.I13 driver is used to control these units, the drive
will be treated as a fixed drive.  In this case, the cartridge must
be in the drive at startup time, and you will need to use the
Shutdown procedure to remove the cartridge from the drive.


    Hope this helps!!

                                             - Michael -

 * DeLuxe2 1.25 #474s * OS/2 VirusScan - "Windows found: Remove it? (Y/y)"


 * Origin: SeaHunt BBS, PCBoard / HST-DS 1-415-431-0227  (8:914/501)
From: "bradley grigor" <bradley.grigor@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: ga's applets
Date: 12 Apr 92 00:33:59 EST
Reply-To: "bradley grigor" <bradley.grigor@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

  On 04-10-92 at 12:03pm, David J Heiland wrote to All:

DJ>I know they aren't what anyone purchases OS/2 for, but what a lot of
DJ>people will first see of OS/2 is its applets and games.  The few things
DJ>I've read about the betas' applets suggest that they aren't very good
DJ>(e.g., OS/2's solitaire isn't all that appealing).  I'm curious as to
DJ>what people think of GA's applets.

I'm not initially impressed with the Enhanced Editor.  I've been
using Windows Write under OS/2 1.3 for quite a while (I don't
have one of them expensive graphical word processors!).  I was
hoping 2.0 would give me a reason to give up Write.  My immediate
impression is the Enhanced Editor is awkward -- I guess time will
tell.

I'm not impressed with the games, especially Klondike.  Windows
Solitaire is definitely more appealing visually -- the cards look
nicer, more accurate, etc.  First impressions last and my first
impression was bad.

But my first impression of the Chart and Terminal program are
good.  I haven't even used these yet, but the IBM demo made them
appear full-featured and useful.  I'm looking forward to trying
them out.

Generally, IBM has made many minor changes in the WPS for which I
can't see a reason other than to be different.  But the ability
to scale an app up/down rather than simply crop it is handy.

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From: n9046319@waldorf.cc.wwu.edu (Jeremy Corley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: What's the deal with OS/2 2.0 and upgrade prices?
Date: 6 Apr 92 22:57:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: waldorf.n9046319.702601022
Organization: Western Washington University

peter@pgeck.sub.org (Peter Gahbler) writes:

>drake@drake.almaden.ibm.com (Sam Drake) writes:

>> In article <21038@venera.isi.edu> allard@isi.edu (Dennis Allard) writes:
>> >If IBM even wants to START to appease the frustrated programmers out there w
>> >have been waiting YEARS for a decent version of OS/2 (which DOES HAVE nice
>> >ideas in it), then they sure as hell better sell it cheap to entrenched WIND
>> >users.
>> 
>> OK, well, IBM did.  Windows users upgrade for $49.  DOS users 
>> upgrade for $99.  OS/2 1.x users upgrade for free.  New users pay 
>> $139.  Call 1-800-3-IBM-OS2.

>Nice to hear. I own Windows and Dos. Nevertheless I have to pay 
>around 245$. Here in Germany there is _no_ upgrade but from OS/2 
>1.x or PC-Dos. And even the upgrade from PC-Dos makes around 180$. 
>And I can't call 1-800-3-IBM-OS2. Does anybody know whether an 
>update is possible from overseas? Or am I stuck with IBM Germany?

>Bye
>  Peter

	That's too bad.  I would then suggest you overseas types
send your windows manual to a friend in the states with the money
have them buy OS/2 2.0 and then ship it to you.

#include <std_disclamer.h>

				J. Corley
			n9046319@henson.cc.wwu.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: diskless PCs in an OS/2-LAN
Date: 10 Apr 92 20:10:23 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center


The story I got when installing MS LAN Manager 2.0 was that one could
boot DOS remotely with Ethernet or token-ring cards, but to boot OS/2
remotely, one had to use token-ring.

I did, however, track down someone (at MS or 3Com?) that said the boot
ROM for remote Ethernet boot of OS/2 was in Beta.

Is it now available?  (or, bottom line, "What OS/2-based LAN's support
booting OS/2 remotely using an Ethernet card?")

BTW, I'm switching to IBM's LAN Server 2.0 as soon as I can.  (I'm on
a quest to rid myself of Microsoft products.)

--kyler
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: HARDCARD II XL compatible with OS2 2.0?
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 16:39:24 GMT

In article <92107.183951MASSOUD@auvm.american.edu> MASSOUD@auvm.american.edu writes:
>I have a Plus Development Hardcard II XL 105, and want to install OS2 2.0 on it
>(the hardcard will be used as the boot drive.) Drivers for OS2 1.2 are availabl
>e, but when I called Plus Development, they said that the new drivers for OS2
>2.0 will not be available before September!!@#$%!
>Has anyone successfully installed OS2 on this hardcard, either on top of a DOS
>format or with OS2's own format?
>I am kind of scared that my card will cause problems.
>Thanks for your help.

It should work just fine now.  If it doesn't work with the
IBM1S506.ADD driver, it will work with the IBMINT13.I13 driver.  If
you have difficulty installing, follow the procedure outlined in the
file instlfix.zoo, available via anonymous ftp from hobbes.nmsu.edu.
-- 
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sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu  List, available via anonymous ftp from
Dept. of Economics       128.123.35.151, directory pub/os2/faq, or via
Univ. of Chicago  60637  netmail from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET.
From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Bug in GA or is my copy corrupted?
Date: 13 Apr 92 17:35:31 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <92102.213517U09046@uicvm.uic.edu> U09046@uicvm.uic.edu (Bob Jackiewicz) writes:
>
>A MOVE is more consistant with the way the WPS works. Again, to COPY,
>drag with the Ctrl button down. I would think that this is the way
>that it should work. Who told you that it should do a COPY? Is this
>documented somewhere??

But not familiar.  Windows, OS/2 1.3, and the Mac all copy when the
target is a different logical drive.
-- 
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dic5340@hertz.njit.edu          A:"They go up"
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From: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Ultima under os2 (was Re: OS/2 2.0 GA - Impressions, Suggestions, Info
Date: 7 Apr 92 23:32:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr7.233207.7662
Reply-To: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


In a previous article, rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) says:

>logical HPFS partition for OS/2 2.0 with the rest.  I settled on 30 MB
>for the DOS partition (I want to have room for Ultima VII, and I don't
>know if it's going to run well under OS/2 2.0).  Then make it bootable
>on OS/2 2.0 by default.

I run beta 304e on an entirely hpsf hard drive and I was able to get
ultim underword to run under os2, although it was kind of strange
how I did it.

The video output does not work properly under full screen or in a window,
but if I start it in a window, and when things start to go wrong, I switch
it to a full screen, and it works fine from that point on.  If started in
a full screen, a few of the introductory screens appear, then the screen
goes blank, but the program continues to run.  It is strange.
Perhaps the virual vga drivers report a bland enough video card to allow
it to run properly once in a full screen session, but who knows.

I expect the video to work better once the GA edition arrives with
the built-in trident support.  Only 3-5 weeks to wait.

Ultima seems to actually run faster under os2 2.0.  My guess is that the
expanded memory works better and the hpfs with a large cache is faster
than the dos fat system.

Ultima is getting really intense.  It is first game that is approaching
virtual reality.  I fully recomend it.


Douglas Bell-
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From: jgay@digi.lonestar.org (john gay)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: ever changing NT (MS running scared...?)
Date: 16 Apr 92 19:36:12 GMT
Organization: DSC Communications Corp, Plano, TX

In article <1992Apr16.013849.3705@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> prs@turing.acs.virginia.edu (Phillip R. Scarr) writes:
>
>It's really amazing what kinds of developments you can have on a piece
>of software when it doesn't really exist yet!  The sky's the limit!  I
>heard that NT was going to support multiple CMS sessions on an 8088!
>Yep, it's true!  Bill Gates told me himself!  What's that you say? NT is
>coming bundled with a 20ppm PostScript laser printer for the unbeatable
                             ^^^^^^^^^^
uh, actually, shouldn't that be TrueType? ;-)

>price of $99.95?  WOW!  Bill Gates sure is a hell of a guy...
>
>	-Phil


john gay.                      jgay@digi.lonestar.org

OS/2 - opens the windows for a breath of fresh air.
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer)
Subject: Re: boot manager
Originator: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Reply-To: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 14:11:03 GMT

From article <1992Apr14.043206.27788@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, by gs45@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gregory  Scobee):
> In article <1992Apr13.1480.12095@dosgate> "stephen dawson" <stephen.dawson@canrem.com> writes:
>>Anto Daryanto writes
>>
>>AD>Can I install Boot Manager on my second harddisk ?
>>
>>No.
>>
>>I think that OS/2 could start from the second drive, though.
> 
> Could some one confirm this?

You obviously cannot install boot manager on your non-bootable second
hard drive (this wouldn't make sense, now would it?)

You can place OS/2 on the second drive and boot it from there while another
operating system remains on your first hard drive (or any partition on
any drive, as far as that goes).
From: fj05+@andrew.cmu.edu (Faisal Nameer Jawdat)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Geoworks in OS/2
Date: 12 Apr 92 05:15:45 GMT
	<31575@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
Organization: Freshman, Physics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

>Can OS2 run on a Commodore 64?
NO!
but NT can
that is why switching to os/2 is a silly idea
when windows will be doing what os/2 does now in just two or three years

>Can Vic 20 run Xwindows....
well...
		-fiz
From: gt1610c@prism.gatech.EDU (MCGAUGH,MICHAEL KENNETH)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: PC Week Summary: 4/6/92
Date: 9 Apr 92 22:17:18 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <OLAVT.92Apr9145743@ulrik.uio.no> olavt@ulrik.uio.no (Olav Torvund) writes:
>In article <1992Apr8.190602.26577@cheshire.oxy.edu> rafetmad@cheshire.oxy.edu (David R. Giller) writes:
>
>   >   >They have 300 operators right now, are taking approx. 2400 orders a day.
>
>That means only 8 orders pr day for each operator, or one hour spent
>for each order in a normal working day. I do not think that IBM
>operators can be that ineffective, so the figures cannot be correct.
>
>Olav Torvund
>Oslo, Norway
>Olavt@jus.uio.no

Well, not all of the calls that they handle result in an actual order.
The first time that I called, the sales rep put no pressure on me at all
to buy it right then from them.  I had some questions about a possible
educational discount on top of the Windows upgrade, and he could not
help me on that.  So he advised that I wait and inquire at the campus
computer store before I make the decision.  Service like that is what
keeps customers, IMHO.

Ken.
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From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 "Buglet" Report
Date: 12 Apr 92 16:04:12 GMT
Organization: DAFCO: OS/2 Software Support & Consulting

sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) writes:

>(1)  Communications performance lacking in DOS sessions.  
>DOS communications programs, at 4800 bps or even slower, 
>tend to encounter errors in background file transfers, at 
>least with 16450 UART serial ports.  Telix, QModem, and 
>others all have this problem.  OS/2 communications programs 
>do not share this problem.  Adjusting DOS settings does not 
>seem to help.  Not enough testing done with Windows 
>communications programs to verify if they have the same 
>problem.  Problem particularly acute with disk access.  
>Hardware handshaking in both the modem and OS/2 2.0 has been 
>enabled (RTS=HS as well) with no improvement (DOS 
>communications programs themselves also configured for 
>hardware handshaking.) 
> 
>(2)  Improper saving of desktop state at Shutdown.  
>Applications which were closed before Shutdown are sometimes 
>restarted after a Shutdown and reboot.  Also, the positions 
>of desktop objects are not always saved correctly.  
>Workaround: Sometimes selecting Refresh just before Shutdown 
>helps. 

I've seen this happen a few times.

> 
>(23)  Hatch marks are displayed for programs which have been 
>closed and are no longer running.  The problem seems 
>particularly acute for Windows programs. 

I've seen this a few times.
 
I'd like to see a new Dos Setting added - one that would effectively 
specify a private list of commands to be executed as a session-specific
autoexec.bat for each session.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
From: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
Subject: Re: I Got it
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 22:01:24 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

How's about posting those rexx procedures and how to use them!
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From: woan@soda.berkeley.edu (Ronald Woan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Question: which dos apps work with os/2
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:20:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: agate.rr7tnINN87h
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu


One of my friends down here is running Freelance for Windows, Ami Pro
for Windows, and 123 for Windows under OS/2 2.0 in seamless Windows
support...
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From: fer9483@tesla.njit.edu (Franklin E. Rachel)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Need help printing!
Date: 15 Apr 92 16:54:35 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

> 
> A couple items to check:
> 
> (1)  The parallel printer card.  Make sure it is generating
> interrupts.  If using LPT1, make sure it is configured for IRQ 7.
> Also make sure no other device in the system is using IRQ 7 -- a
> SoundBlaster, for example.  Swap parallel printer cards with a friend
> to test if necessary.

What about if you want to run some dos programs that areant smart enough
to check where the soundblaster is, and use IRQ7 as a default?  Is there
a way to change the IRQ for the printer?

						Frank