HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: h8eg064@stan.xx.swin.oz.au (Adnaan Gierdien)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: WANTED: News reader for windows
Keywords: NNTP Windows 3.1
Date: 21 Aug 92 12:28:36 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Computer Centre, Swinburne University of Tech., Melbourne, Australia.

Hello. This is probably a FAQ but I've been through the common
msdos archive sites and can't find what I'm looking for.

I'm after a newsreader for windows 3.x, something like nn or vn
that uses a NNTP server to connect to.

I'm allready using a PD program called 'winvn' which actually wasnt
written for windows 3.x at all but seems to work. Its only limitation
is it isnt complete. One feature I do like is that it assumes you are
allready connected to a NNTP server ( having done something like
'telnet host 119' ). From there it just takes over and feeds the output
from the nntp server to the program.

Does there exist a program similar to this ?? or is there an updated
version of winvn?

Thanks in advance
Adnaan
ps. email preferred.
--
Adnaan Gierdien
h8eg064@stan.xx.swin.oz.au
Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: sbrady@afit.af.mil (Stephan P. Brady)
Subject: Re: Address label macros?
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 14:29:05 GMT

lchiu@animal.gcs.co.nz (Laurence Chiu) writes:

>In article <Bt9Dwq.AvD@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug14.151333.4776@ecl.psu.edu> jam@ecl.psu.edu writes:
>>>Does anyone have/know of a macro for Wordperfect or Ami Pro that
>>>will print out addresses on Avery's address label sheets ?
>>
>>Not sure about Ami Pro or Wordperfect for Windows but WP5.1 comes with
>>a macro called Labels which is pretty neat.
>>

>There is a envelope macro in WP/Win also (well at least the 4/92 release).
>I haven't tried it since I don't use my WP to print envelopes but it's
>there and able to be put on the menu.

Yes, there IS this macro.  First, labels in WPWIN will only work with
Word Perfect printer drivers.  Shouldn't be a problem though since they
are potentially faster that Win31 drivers anyway.

Once you have ensured that a WP driver is loaded, run the macro
"labels.wcm" and select the type(s) of labels you want. I am currently
running three different types of Avery labels myself with my DeskJet
Plus.  Works quite well!

-- 
sbrady@galaxy.afit.af.mil
"Opinions held on every subject.  While they may not actually reflect the
opinions of my employer, they are a tribute to the freedoms enjoyed under
the First Amendment"
From: kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Weeniealogy?
Keywords: genealogy
Date: 21 Aug 92 14:12:08 GMT
Organization: Dun and Bradstreet Software, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Any experience with a Windows genealogy program?  This seems like a
natural due to Windows ability to graphically represent the relationships.

I'm interested in freeware, shareware or commercialware.
-- 
Kevin Kleinfelter @ DBS, Inc (404) 239-2347   ...gatech!nanovx!msa3b!kevin
Dun&Bradstreet Software, 3445 Peachtree Rd, NE, Atlanta GA 30326-1276
WARNING: I have been advised that email to kevin@msa3b.UUCP may bounce.
It looks like email will have to go via 'gatech' because that is well-known.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: briancap@microsoft.com (Brian Capson)
Subject: WinDock registrations
Date: 22 Aug 92 01:43:26 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Subject: WinDock registrations

First let me appologize for being so unaccessible for the last little
while. I moved twice (once between provinces and once between
countries),  lost internet access, and only recently got it back.
During that time, I've been at the mercy of Canada Post properly
forwarding my mail (something which they don't seem to care too much
about, surprise, surprise). The result of this is that if you sent me
mail and I didn't respond, it's not because I'm trying to brush you
off, but because I never received it. Everyone who registered WinDock
was sent a registered copy by email if they sent me their address
(internet or compuserve), or by regular mail if they did not. If
anyone has not received their copy, then  I will certainly send them
another one. I apologize for the delays, but circumstances were
beyond my control. In the meantime, my new (and hopefully final)
address is:

Brian Capson
4285 148th Ave NE,  I-205
Bellevue, WA 98007

(h) (206) 885-7326
(w) (206) 936-2244

internet: briancap@microsoft.com

Feel free to contact me if you're having any problems or questions,
or you did not receive your copy of WinDock.

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: shenoy@iastate.edu (Shiva Shenoy)
Subject: Re: Procomm for Windows Tool Bar
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 23:52:13 GMT

In <o2miPB2w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> dszpiro@student.business.uwo.ca (Daniel A. Szpiro) writes:

>Hi,

>I just used a utility called IconMaster to look at the icons embedded
>in the Procomm for Windows EXE file, PW.EXE. The results brought up a
>number of icons that are not part of the Procomm tool bar.

>Two examples: There's an icon which shows part of a keyboard.
>Presumably this was intended for a tool bar button to remap the
>keyboard. There is also an icon with letters on it that looks like it
>was intended as a tool bar button to change fonts.

>I know there is a way to create temporary tool bars usind Procomm's
>aspect language. In fact Datastorm even has a sample .WAS file on
>their BBS called ICONBAR which will show you how to do this.

>My questions is does anyone know a way to add the seemingly built-in
>buttons to the existing Procomm tool bar so that they can operate as
>short-cuts in the way suggested by the picture shown?

A 640x480 screen can only show the 8 icons on the action bar. If you have a
higher resolution, you will get more icons automatically on the bar. This is
documented in the manual and can also be seen in photographs of the screen
in some of the magazines.

-- 
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2066 Black,                            | Office: (515)-294-0082
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From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Any recommendations for Windows communications apps / w/Unix? (SUMMARY)
Keywords: Windows Communications Apps, Windows, Unix
Date: 21 Aug 92 00:45:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: tc.1992Aug21.004538.21232
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/

Just a note: I didn't get any responses to this, but I did get out there and
play with Microphone, CrossTalk and ProComm Plus for Windows.  Neither
MicroPhone or CrossTalk's interfaces impressed me very much (I get the
impression that they haven't quite "gotten" Windows yet (particularly
CrossTalk)), while ProComm's impressed me very much.  Also, ProComm has a
very nice feature set, and seems to have everything I want (I didn't
evaluate it's script language much, as I don't plan on writing many --
though it looks, at first glance, fairly rich.)  

And the price was right, and it did everything I needed it to do during
my trial run; so I ordered ProComm Plus.  I'll let you know if I run into
any problems with it.

                           "If there are twelve clowns in the ring, you can
                            jump in and start reciting Shakespeare -- but to
                            the audience, you'll just be the thirteenth
                            clown."
                                           -- Neil Gaiman [?]
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                 **>> Keep circulating the tapes <<**
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.text.desktop
From: artc@bacchus.epps.kodak.com (Art Campbell)
Subject: Re: Framemaker vs Ventura
Reply-To: artc@bacchus.atex.kodak.com
Organization: Atex Publishing Systems, Inc.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 21:31:49 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.124707.25184@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>, saal@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (samuel.saal) writes:

|> One of the biggest problems I've had with Frame is that when I am working
|> with a large document (one with m any sub-docs) there is not yet a way to
|> globally effect all open files (save, change a condition, etc) I must
|> de-iconize each individually.  Because I have 17 files in my current work,
|> this can be time consuming as I keep all the files open because you can't
|> do a cross reference to a closed file.  Then again, I'm a window-a-holic.

If I'm interpreting this correctly, you're working on a book file with
17 "chapter" or sub-files. And you want to be able to open them, save them
and close them all. If this is correct, you can do those three things by
holding down the shift key when you access the book file's File menu....

(I'm running 3.0X)
Art
-- 
Art Campbell          artc@atex.kodak.com            72227.1375@compuserve.com
   DoD 358                                  _Real_ BMWs have just two wheels.
    "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent 
     and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
                      All the usual disclaimers apply.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: icking@gmd.de (Werner Icking)
Subject: DUMPER - protecting shareware?
Organization: GMD, Sankt Augustin, Germany
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 12:11:37 GMT

I just ftp'ed DUMPV12.ZOO dated 91-12-16 from ftp.cica.indiana.edu.
I unpacked and installed it.
I called it: a big "-ShareWare Notice-"-box appeared; I had to agree or
  disagree (default!).
I agreed -- but this damned programme disagreed: 
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | This program expired on 30th June 1992. Please obtain a newer    |
    | version if you wish to continue to evaluate this program. If you |
    | have only just obtained this copy please ask your distributer to |
    | obtain the latest version from Oxford Computer Journals Ltd. If  |
    | you have been "Evaluating" this software for some time now       |
    | then please consider your motives!                               |
    |                            +----------+                          |
    |                            |    OK    |                          |
    |                            +----------+                          |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
No, nothing is OK. I asked my distributer :-) and he told me that nobody will
pay me for the costs & work I have up to now. 

My evaluation period for this program is expired: this program does not
solve any of my problems; it adds only new problems.

Werner
--
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                             "Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod." ~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: nelson@bolyard.wpd.sgi.com (Nelson Bolyard)
Subject: QvtNet 2.7 and Windows 3.0 -- NOT !!
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:34:12 GMT

I recently became aware of Qvtnet 2.7 from a posting in this group,
and ftp'ed it from ftp.cica.indiana.edu.  It had been reported that 
this version fixes some nasty bugs I'd encountered in the FTP code.

Unfortunately, version 2.7 requires windows 3.1.  When I try to runit
on my Windows 3.0 system, Windows tells me 

	"This application requires a newer version of Windows"

Sigh.  I guess all hope of getting a version of QvtNet that works
with the SLIP8250 or ETHERSLIP and Windows 3.0 is now lost.
--
Nelson Bolyard      nelson@sgi.COM      {decwrl,sun}!sgi!whizzer!nelson
Disclaimer: Views expressed herein do not represent the views of my employer.
--
From: cchapman@matd.gatech.edu (Charles H. Chapman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: WP for Windows or Word?
Date: 17 Aug 92 17:59:42 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1992Aug14.163929.21455@dsd.es.com> bsteinke@es.com (Bruce Steinke) writes:
>
>Must have been in draft mode. I use WP4Win quite a bit and it is definitely a
>WYSIWYG program.
>

WP4Win is not really WYSIWYG; it's more of a pseudo-WYSIWYG.  To demonstrate
this select normal (non-draft) mode.  Select a proportionally spaced font
like Times Roman.  On the first line of a document hit TAB and type some
text.  On the second line of the document, SPACE over until the cursor
is directly under the text in the first line and type the same text.
If you Preview or Print the document, the text in the two lines will
not be lined up at all, even though they appear to be lined up on the
screen.  Thus, what you see is not always what you get in WP4Win.  There
may be other situations like this too.

Despite this little flaw, I think DOS/Windows WP is much better than
DOS/Windows Word.

Chuck

Charles H. Chapman  (GTRI/MATD)             (404) 528-7588
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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From: Darla@cup.portal.com (Kuby - Downs)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: WinQVT 2.7?
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 19:28:26 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <Bsy1wu.Mov@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
  <1992Aug14.014708.33776@datamark.co.nz>
  <Bt9Cxr.9uo@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>

Hiyas All!

I was so excited when I learned the admin was getting a shell. He
let me beta test and I've been experimenting with the different
interfaces I could use with it.

I'm running Windows 3.1 on a 286 with 3 megs and PCW. Unix stuff is
so cryptic to me, I was glad to see they had utilities to make it 
easier.

I tried Winqvt 7.8 and that worked ok.. but not really better then
PCW.. then I saw the NETQVT version 2.7 by the makers of Winqvt. I
attempted to load it after loading that print.com file and it froze
my machine!!! What attracted me to it was that I read I would be able
to download my Newsgroups (like I do with my Qwk packets). What am
I doing wrong? What needs to be installed on the admins computer to
get it to work? (He says he'll install Pop3 if he can find it)

Thanks in advance for any help or info.

                               Darla
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: rrempel@selkirk.sfu.ca (Rodney Dwight Rempel)
Subject: Re: W4W saving
Keywords: W4W
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 23:20:47 GMT

liats3@cspyr1.cs.adfa.oz.au (LIANG TIAN) writes:

>tfarmer@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Farmer) writes:

>>In article <1992Aug20.024607.24995@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au> liats3@cspyr1.cs.adfa.oz.au (LIANG TIAN) writes:
>>>  I have a document which W4W refuse to save, saying it is
>>>too large, I tried spliting it into 2 but both parts can't be saved,
>>>same problem. I saved the file when it was just a little smaller, so
>>>this is ridiculous. I am really pissed off with it and will really
>>>appreciate if someone can email the solution, if any, to me.

>>Well, it's a bug.

>>Last time it happened to me, I got around it by selecting the entire
>>document, cutting it and then pasting it into another version of Word
>>for Windows that I had loaded up. It saved from that one.

>  Thanks for replying. Doesn't seem to a solution to this. I solved
>my problem by saving it as a RTF(rich Text File) format. Although
>the filesize was at least twice as large as a .DOC file, it saved OK.
>This was after I have error messages about file too big and not enough
>diskspace(I have 14M free!). The RTF format preserved all my formatting
>perfectly. BTW, what is the RTF for?

I was having the same problem (and many others...) using version 2.0
Are you folks running into the same problem with the upgrade/bug fix
2.0a ???

I also noticed that I only had this problem (working on my thesis 
for God's sake - imagine the thrill of seeing a "can't save" message
in this context) when I was or had been working in "Zoomed-in" mode. 
As long as I stayed in normal/100% view it didn't seem to occur .
Hmmm....

Rod Rempel - rrempel@sfu.ca
Department of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University 
... if two million people do a stupid thing it's still a stupid thing.


Xref: sparky comp.os.ms-windows.apps:1984 comp.text.desktop:345
From: jrs@zippy.unet.com (John Switzer Frame 3.0)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: Framemaker vs Ventura
Date: 14 Aug 92 22:12:04 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Organization: Network Equipment Technologies, Redwood City

In article <3084@isgtec.isgtec.com> ted@isgtec.com (Ted Richards) writes:
>My wife's company is looking at using either Framemaker or Ventura for
>Windows (currently they use Ventura for GEM).  She writes manuals for
>computer programs the company sells.
>
>Has anyone had experience comparing one to the other, or just experience
>using Framemaker?  Any horror stories?  Any tales of wonder?

I used Ventura when I first came to my present job, but then all of the 
manuals were switched over to Frame. Supposedly Ventura is better now, 
but I would still recommend Frame, especially now that it's available 
on Windows, Macs, and UNIX/Sunview-type machines. Graphics support is 
far easier, as is doing tables. Automatic generation of tables of contents,
indexes, cross-references, and so forth make Frame invaluable for doing 
multi-chapter manuals. It also supports a basic hypertext command set, 
which is useful, too.
From: Peter Smode <psmode@jeslacs.wimsey.bc.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Procomm 4 Win & Turbocomm
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 10:54:10 PDT
Organization: JES Library Automation, Coquitlam BC, CANADA

lchiu@animal.gcs.co.nz (Laurence Chiu) writes:

> In article <8X0PPB1w165w@jeslacs.wimsey.bc.ca> Peter Smode <psmode@jeslacs.wi
> >I am running Windows 3.1 with the Turbocomm serial port driver installed. I
> >trying to get Procomm 4 Win running with this setup, but cannot convince
> >it to run at any bps rate higher than 9600. I would like to lock in at
> >38400 bps to take best advantage of my v.32 modem.
>
> I thought Win 3.1 took care of the FIFO buffer in a 16550A UART, at least
> in a windows application. There is a setting in the 386Enhanced section
> that says COMxFIFO=true/false.  I think because Win 3.1 virtualises the
> comm ports in a DOS session you may not be able to use the FIFO then.

That's my problem. I want to take the maximum advantage of my hardware in
Windows wether I run a Windows app or a DOS app. I have a couple of DOS
apps, which I need to run, that need the FIFO support. Also, I do ALOT of
multitasking on this system, so good port arbitration is required.

I have a funny feeling that what I want to do is not possible.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Stacker, Windows, Swapfile, & Defrag
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 17:45:14 GMT
Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.

eln380s@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au (Goh Yan Pin) writes:

>Undo the hidden, system and read-only attributes of the stacker file,
>STACVOL.000 or whatever it is. Then run Norton. After that change the
>attributes back. Try not to run stacker when you do this.

Yikes!!  If you are going to tell people to do this, you need to give
more information!!

First, you'll need Norton Utilities on a floppy, in case your utilities
are installed on the Stacked drive.  Next, remove or comment out the
stacker device driver lines in CONFIG.SYS, and reboot, to remove Stacker
from memory.  Then, use the ATTRIB command (or whatever) to remove the
read-only, hidden, and system attributes from the STACVOL file, then run
Norton SpeedDisk on the disk drive.

However, when you do this, you MUST run Norton in a mode the keeps files
contiguous and unfragmented!  Specifically, DO NOT just use the
"Unfragment Free Space" option, because it could leave your Stacker
volume noncontiguous, and it will not work!  Use one of the "Full
Optimization" options, either with or without file reordering.

When that's done, put the read-only, system, and hidden attributes back
on the STACVOL file, then restore the lines in CONFIG.SYS and reboot,
and notice that Stacker has returned.

WARNING:  IF YOU DO NOT MAKE A BACKUP OF EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU DO THIS,
YOU ARE A FOOL AND DESERVE WHATEVER PROBLEMS HAPPEN TO YOU AS A RESULT.

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From: ftsai@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (fu-hwai tsai)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Help: AmiPro does not work correctly with the print envelop icon!
Date: 14 Aug 92 03:17:06 GMT
Organization: Indiana University


Dear reader:

I've purchased the AmiPro 3.0 upgrade a couple days ago.  The new
version provides a new icon for printing envelope.  However, it does
not work correctly with my HP IIP printer.  The result I got was 1.25"
right and 0.25" down than it was supposed to be.  I've tried several
ways to correct it with no success. However, if I use the general
print icon, then everything is normal and I get what I want.  Is there
anyone having similar problem?  Any information is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advanced,
Claire
ftsai@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu
School of Library & Information Science
Indiana University, Bloomington
From: kenyee@ksr.com (Ken Yee)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: TARGA/JPEG/TIFF viewer for win3.1
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:07:26 EDT

mrd@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Mark Dobie) writes:

>In <7283@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu> cellis@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu (Charles Ellis) writes:
>>800x600x256. I can't say whether it would work on an actual 24bit video system.
  It should.

>It doesn't work too well with my 15 bit graphics card. I think the
>problem is more in its internal 24 bit image handling than in the
>display side of things. Trying to convert 24 bit images from one
>format to another results in corruption. 8 bit images are fine.
  Actually, the Windows display driver should be able to take
  any 24-bit DIB and display it properly; it doesn't.  The 24-bit
  image has to be dithered down to the available colors.
  The soon to be released 1.4 version corrects the latter problem
  you mentioned as well as the 15-bit display problem.

 ken

p.s., any problems should be addressed to the authors at:
  nyee@osiris.ee.tufts.edu
  kenyee@ksr.com
From: cnolan@vax1.tcd.ie
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: WfW printing problem:  Help!
Date: 19 Aug 92 16:39:11 GMT
Organization: Trinity College Dublin

I am having a printing problem with WfW.  This is happening at many places
within a document.  What I have is a page with an EPS graphics (output from
MatLab), some text and finally an equation.  But it won't print correctly.  
It will print the graphic and the text but not the equation.  The printer
complains of an 'Offending Command = pR", not defined in dictionary.  Curiously
though if I omit either the plot or the equation the page prints fine so it's
not as if there is a bad command being generated.

Any ideas, I'm using WfW 2.0a, PSCRIPT.DRV 3.52 and Win 3.1.
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