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From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: GIS software under OS/2?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:14:46 GMT

I'm kind of curious if there is any GIS(Geographic Information System)
software available specifically for OS/2?

 Perhaps Grass has been ported?

 Otherwise has anybody had any luck running DOS based GIS packages such as
Atlas GIS from Strategic Mapping?

 Just curious, and thanks for any tips.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
Subject: Re: Problems with Trident 32-bit drivers
Organization: NetWorx
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:31:23 GMT

Dave Mckinny (davem@iplmail.orl.mmc.com) wrote:
: Hi Gang,
: I just wanted to know if anybody else has seen this behavior.
: 
: 1) I can call up the Command Reference but when I try to access a command
:     I get an error message, where the WPS restarts itself. Then NONE of the
:     windows, message boxes, or dialog boxes render properly. This condition
:     gets worse with every attempt to do anything such that the system is 
:     COMPLETLY HUNG in about 30 seconds. ONLY POWER CYCLING BRINGS IT BACK!
: 
: 2) Any attempt to use the Scheme Editor produces similar problems.
[stuff deleted]

My system is configured similar to yours, and I have had no such problems.
I haven't tried messing with the color scheme since installing CSD and
32bit Trident, but I have used the command reference with no trouble.
From: alane@wozzle.linet.org (J. Alan Eldridge)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Zortech C++ (was Re: Good Prices on OS/2 Applications)
Date: 24 Dec 92 00:49:16 GMT
Organization: Disorganization

sthiagar@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (sivasailam thiagarajan) writes:

> For what it's worth, Symantec (Zortech's parent company) just sent me
> a flyer offering their new, 32-bit OS/2 version of this compiler for
> $149. I don't know what the "prerequisites" are for the special price,
> but interested parties might want to call Symantec at 1-800-343-4714.
> Be sure to specify the 32-bit OS/2 version of the C++ compiler.

I just received a freebie of that compiler, but have not installed it
yet. Be aware that it still requires you to purchase the toolkit (.h files
and .lib files, etc) from IBM in order to make a program. It is most
certainly _not_ self-contained. (This is the case with all the OS/2
compilers, though, except those from IBM and -I think- Borland.)



alane@wozzle.linet.org (J. Alan Eldridge)
Fido: The University of Walamaloo 1:272/38.473
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: mg@world.std.com (marcia a gulesian)
Subject: BOSTON OS/2 USERS' GROUP MEETINGS - JAN/FEB '93
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:09:38 GMT


UPCOMING EVENTS: 

Boston Area OS/2 USERS' GROUP (BCS)


FREE SOFTWARE DOOR PRIZES !   REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED !


January 12, 1993     7:00 p.m.      (Tuesday)

OS/2 DATA COMPRESSION;  OS/2 PERFORMANCE TUNING & OPTIMIZATION:

Part 1 - Theory of data compression, architecture of Stac
Electronic's STACKER  FOR OS/2, increasing the utility of
fixed disks through data compression, live demonstration.

Part 2 - Tips and techniques for matching the design of
OS/2 with that of your DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications.
This talk will focus on the dissection of CONFIG.SYS.

Note: Vendor demonstration of new  OS/2 software for the
"power user," beginning at 6:30 pm.


February 2, 1993    7:00 p.m.      (Tuesday)

TCP/IP for OS/2;  OS/2 PERFORMANCE TUNING & OPTIMIZATION

Part 1 - Discussion and live demo of X Windows, NFS (operating
peer-to-peer), Telnet, FTP, SMTP (E-Mail), SNMP (network management, 
SLIP (TCP/IP over a serial line) etc . . . . first across a Local Area Network,
then over The Internet.

Part 2 - Tips and techniques for matching the design of OS/2 with
that of your DOS, Windows, and OS/2 applications. This talk will 
focus on strategies for partitioning the fixed disk, selection of 
a file system. etc.


GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION

LOCATION :  IBM BOSTON COMPUTER CENTER,
One Copley Place,  Boston, Mass. Near Back Bay
and Copley train stations.

DIRECTIONS : Mass. Turnpike East - Exit 22 (Copley Square
Lane) - First Left onto Dartmouth St -
Next Left onto Huntington Ave. Enter COPLEY
PLACE PARKING on left.

FREE PARKING : Free parking when you spend $5 and
have your parking ticket validated in any restaurant
or store at Copley Place, provided you enter the
garage after 5 p.m.


For more information on meetings, please telephone Marcia
Gulesian at (508) 369-3918.

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From: shan@ms.uky.edu (Minghua SHAN)
Subject: STEVIE - setting default lines=43. HOW?
Keywords: stevie vi exinit
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:41:00 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

STEVIE (vi clone) checks envirenment string EXINIT for default
settings. To set lines=43, one needs something like this:

set exinit=set lines=43

But OS/2 set command does not like the second "=".
Does anyone know how to do this?
Is there another way to set default lines=43?

Minghua Shan
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: olavt@ulrik.uio.no (Olav Torvund)
Subject: Re: Designer 3.1 for OS/2 is Shipping!
Organization: University of Oslo, Norway
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:56:35 GMT

It is good to read that Designer 3.1 for OS/2 is finally shipping.
Micrografx makes some nice programs, but they are among the worst when
it comes to spreading desinformation about availability. I was told by
some Mx prepresentatives in the first half of november that Designer
3.1 was shipping, but then it turned out that they had been
misinformed by Mx.

Back in 1988 or 1989, I bought Designer 2.x for Windows (or maybe it
was 1.x). Inside the box was a note saying that they also had an OS/2
version available, and that one should send in the form to get it. I
sent in the form, but did not hear anything from Mx. And it turned out
that this program did not exist. (A year later, they did put aout an
OS/2 version, whcich was a very bad port of 2.x Windows version - it
was almost like an early beta version sold for full price.)

If you take a look at Micrografx 1990 catalog, you will find that they
mentions OS/2 versions of 3 of their programs as if they are available
(Graph Plus, the forerunner of Charisma, Draw Plus - forerunner of
Windows Draw and PM Draw, and Designer). But these OS/2 versions have
never existed.

I like Micrografx programs, but not their desinformation.

Olav Torvund
University of Oslo
Norway
Olavt@jus.uio.no
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.dcom.modems
From: paul@tct.com (Paul Levin)
Subject: TE/2 settings for ZyXel ??
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:04:12 GMT


Does anyone have the setting for TE/2 for the ZyXel 1496E ??
May I please have a copy ?

Also, does anyone have a very inexpensive (or free) fax program 
that will work under OS/2 (native, VDM or windows) with the ZyXel ?

I can get PMfax for $99.  Does anyone have much experience with that program ?
-- 
From:  Paul Levin   paul@count.tct.com   813-532-2239 (work, 9-5 EST)
    --> Jesus loves you, and died for you; thank Him today. <--
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Simple OS/2 Graphics App
Date: 2 Jan 93 19:50:13 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <Mark_Morrill-161292113953@mac84082.educ.ualberta.ca> Mark_Morrill@itc.educ.ualberta.ca (Mark Morrill) writes:
>I need a simple OS/2 graphics application that can read
>  a) full screen os2 bmp's
>  b) Macintosh PICT, TIFF, or TGA files
>  c) Windows bmp's
>All it needs to write is os2 bmp's.

Try Galleria 1.2, available (soon) via anonymous ftp from
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.

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sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637       | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
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From: mikel@networx.com (Mike Lempriere)
Subject: Re: YEE F**KIN' HA - SP Finally Installed
Organization: NetWorx
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:37:07 GMT

Jason Ari Goldstein (jg3o+@andrew.cmu.edu) wrote:
: Hey now,
: 
: Well, it turns out that because I had a second monochrome video card
: installed the service pack wasn't happy.  Well, since I blew my
: monochrome monitor a couple of weeks back I had no qualms about not
: installing for 2 monitors.  Any way, it installed no problem with the
: exception of it isn't in 1024x768 mode.  How do I get it to change? 
: Thanks.
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Just to let you know, I'm using Trident SVGA and an old monchrome with
OS/2 2.0 and the CSD.  It does work.  In case it might help, the following
is extracted from my config.sys.

rem --- Display settings ---
DEVINFO=SCR,SVGA,D:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
rem DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VMONO.SYS
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA,VIO_MPA
SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVHSVGA)
SET VIO_MPA=DEVICE(BVHMPA)
From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: QIC-80 TAPE BACKUP PROGRAM WANTED
Date: 2 Jan 93 20:18:37 GMT
Reply-To: sip1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago

In article <1992Dec25.185411.62270@cc.usu.edu> slq56@cc.usu.edu writes:
>Is there yet available a tape backup/restore program that will recognize FAT
>and HPFS for OS/2?  I own a Summit SE250; it's QIC-80 compatible.  Any info
>you can provide will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

Hopefully you've seen the other posts about BackMaster.  This software
will be available shortly for $49.95 (introductory price).  You can
download a demo of this software from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu via anonymous
ftp.  Look in /pub/uploads, and check the /pub/os2/00Index file for
location (if it has been moved).

-- 
Timothy F. Sipples      | Read the OS/2 FAQ List 2.0h, available from
sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu | 128.123.35.151, anonymous ftp, in /pub/os2/all/info
Dept. of Econ., Univ.   | /faq, or from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET (send "HELP")
of Chicago, 60637       | [Read the List, THEN post to ONE OS/2 newsgroup.]
From: p_quinn@pavo.concordia.ca (QUINN, PAUL)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Commanche Overkill
Date: 1 Jan 93 23:55:00 GMT
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


	There is a helicopter game called Commanche Overkill (or something like
that).  My friend has this game but cannot get it to run uner OS/2.  
	Has anyone successfully done it?

Please send solution by e-mail to:p_quinn@pavo.concordia.ca

Paul
p_quinn@pavo.concordia.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: jhesse@netcom.com (John Hesse)
Subject: SimLife don't run under OS/2
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 04:50:10 GMT

FWIW, SimLife, by Maxis, does not work under OS/2. This is disappointing
as both SimAnt and SimCity do run jes' fine and SimLife looks like a winner.

Attempting to run it generates a protection error. 

So, I tried it under DOS, courtesy of OZ's dual boot feature. No go. Seems
the warning in the README file was valid. I have a Logitech cordless mouse, 
it hangs with this mouse ("the problem is NOT with your mouse" they say).


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From: tom@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Tom Aurand)
Subject: Quicken for windows
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 22:16:42 GMT
Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College

Has anyone successfully installed Quicken Version 2 for Windows on OS/2 2.x ?
The install program wants to replace .../win*/system/commdlg.dll which is
locked/in-use during normal operation of winos2.  Manually installing
Quicken for Windows does not seem possible with their compression/decompression
FILENAME.QZ$ business.

Thanks for your help!
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Merry Christmas and HAPPY OS/2
From: ghdai@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: 24 Dec 92 02:35:55 CST
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City
NNTP-Posting-Host: vax1.umkc.edu

Hi, OS/2 users:

One suggestion:  Copy the file "IBM1S506.ADD" on 2 of 14/16 CSD back on Diskette 1
of GA version.  Otherwise, you might encounter "FDISK unseccessful" message when
you try to re-install your OS/2 for some reason like necessary re-partition.  The
"IBM1S506.ADD" file of the GA version cannot recognize some clone disk controllers.

Believe me.  I had this problem on two no-name 486 machines already.  Called IBM,
and above is their solution -- very helpful and successful.


Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: kspousta@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Kevin Spousta)
Subject: Re: Netware Lite help
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:58:15 GMT

brown@chinchilla.ir.ucf.edu (Bill Brown) writes:

>It's $30 from Novell or free from IBM (I think).   You need to set up 
>Virtual IPX for DOS VDMs from the Install program.  If you aren't using 
>a real Netware server on your net, you may have to rem out the NWREQ.
>SYS, NWDAEMON.EXE, and NWIFS.IFS lines in your CONFIG.SYS. Then, from a DOS 
>box (you may have to use the DOS_VERSION setting to fake a real DOS 
>version), you can run CLIENT and NET.  This will work for at least one VDM, 
>maybe more (thanx to VIPX).  If you want to use SERVER, you will need to get 
>the patch at ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (NETWLSRV.ZIP) and apply it to SERVER.EXE 
>before you can run it from a VDM.  Keep in mind that you still won't be able 
>to access NWLITE servers from OS/2 sessions, but it's a real cheap way to 
>turn your OS/2 machine into a file server.

>Hope this helps,

Welp, running the net in a DOS session is just fine with me..  It'd be real niceto get the network drives working under PM since I run FAT vs. HPFS (I know, I know... <grin>) and a LOT of my apps/utils are on the servers..

I did get the OS/2 2.0 requestor a couple of days ago and I'm going to attempt to get it working this weekend.  (Nice project for the 1st day of the year)
I wish to use the OS/2 machine as a CLIENT only.  (This is MY baby, I'm not
gonna share it with anyone.. ehhehe)  I'm still having problems excluding the
c800-cbff range in a VDM.  I keep getting unused areas from cb00-dfff and the 
net drives still won't map..  I can run the NET util and 'see' the 4 servers just fine, but still can't access them..

 
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: rommel@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Kai-Uwe Rommel)
Subject: Re: Zmodem from within CKermit... how to ? (was Re: CKermit - help!)
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:36:24 GMT

In article <1992Dec20.232155.4722@spcvxb.spc.edu> benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu writes:
>> Hmm, if you want to receive with Z-Modem, you have to send it with
>> Z-Modem on the other side too. If, on the remote side you are
>> connected to, you call kermit and tell it "send filename", it sends
>> with kermit protocol. Better type "sz filename" on the remote host,
>> return to local command mode with Alt-X and type RZ.
>> 
>> Kai Uwe Rommel
>> 
>When I type sz at the kermit prompt and hit the spacebar to type the filename, 
>the system responds with a "bad command verb SZ" (or something like that). I 
>can't even give the system the sz command. So now what do i do? Someone said
>that my systems administrator needs to compile the zmodem protocol and put it 
>on the VAX. Is that true and how do I get the source code for him? He'll do it, 
>but i need to know what i'm talking about first.

You don't need to use kermit on the remote side at all for zmodem. Just
use the system command "sz filename" to send from your command line. If
not installed, the admin needs to get the zmodem sources and
compile/install. I don't know at the moment where to get them, but I saw
them posted in comp.sources.misc/unix some time ago, so he can find them
at any of the archive sites of these groups.

Kai Uwe Rommel

/* Kai Uwe Rommel --- rommel@informatik.tu-muenchen.de */

DOS ... is still a real mode only non-reentrant interrupt
handler, and always will be.                -Russell Williams
From: merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: OS/2 2.0 extended file attributes backup assistance utility ??
Date: 25 Dec 1992 13:02:44 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: neuro.usc.edu

I'd like to backup my OS/2 2.0 FAT partition using my Archive Viper
150i tape drive and the standard DOS backup software supplied with
that drive running in a DOS full screen session.  However, it seems
the extended file attributed might not be saved via this procedure.

Is there a utility to backup/restore extended file attributed to/from
a standard dos file which would then be backed up/restored via anmy
standard DOS based FAT backup utility?  Available via ftp?

Thanks, AJ

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Principal Investigator
Neuroscience Image Analysis Network
HEDCO Neuroscience Building, Fifth Floor
University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520
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From: chris@hfglobe.intel.com (Chris Houghton)
Subject: Re: Os/2: Leave It Runni
Organization: Intel Corporation
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 21:34:21 GMT

In article <19921220164310.h198@hosp.med.umich.edu> h198@hosp.med.umich.edu  (Gene Mangum) writes:
>In Article <724941570.1@ttlg.ttlg.UUCP> "Stephen.Anderson@ttlg.UUCP (Stephen Anderson)" says:
> 
>  [Stuff Deleted]
> 
>> hardware or software wise due to not shutting down.  In fact I perfer not to
>> shutdown OS/2 because I HATE that damn
>> "Lets_Start_Everything_You_Have_Ever_Used"  feature (I used it call it a bug). 
>> That drives me nuts!  I know that a CTRL-SHIFT-F1 stops it... but I should not
>> have to wait around for it... 
>> 
>> Does anyone know of a way to kill that so-called feature...?
>> 
> 
>  From memory, add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS:
> 
>        SET RESTARTOBJECTS=RESTARTFOLDERSONLY
> 
>  If this doesn't work, I'm pretty sure it's in the FAQ.

Close but no seegar!
SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY
There's the ticket.

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From: msaletni@jade.tufts.edu (Michael J. Saletnik)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: WordPerfect to Postscript?
Date: 31 Dec 92 15:39:13 GMT
	<C04M5u.Jzw@sci.kun.nl>
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA

And on another note, have you or anyone else had problems using
WordPerfect for Windows under Win-OS/2 using the ATM fonts from
Hobbes?  Everything works fine for me until I print to a postscript
printer.

The driver is supposed to download the font, but for certain fonts,
such as Mistral, Civitype, and Shelley-Volante-Allegro, the download
becomes utter garbage.

But if I print to a Deskjet or Laserjet (ie, a rasterized printer), it
works fine.

Under PM it works correctly, but that's because (at least with the
demo version of DeScribe) it rasterizes all the fonts, even when going
to a postscript printer.  Very stupid.  Makes the postscript file huge
and slow.

'nuff ranting.  Happy New Year!

						Michael
--
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michael@binkley.ext.tufts.edu msaletni@pearl.tufts.edu
Manager of Computer Resources, Dept. of Civil Engineering
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
From: mfraioli@grebyn.com (Marc Fraioli)
Subject: Re: GNU Utilities
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 21:39:13 GMT

In article <1hvr0kINNm3t@tamsun.tamu.edu> bdubbs@cs.tamu.edu (Bruce Dubbs) writes:
>I just downloaded GNUSED.ZIP from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu.  When I try to
>run sed, I get an error "Can't find EMXLIBC".  Now I suspect this is
>the EMX C Library DLL, but I don't know for sure.  Its not in the SED
>Zipfile and I can find no reference to it.
>
>Can some kind soul tell me where this file is located?  Thanks.
>   -- Bruce
>
>--
You are correct, that is exactly what it is looking for.  The whole EMX
development system is available via anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu
in the directory /pub/os2/2.0/programming/emx-0.8e .  You probably need
to get emxdev.zip, but it may be in emxlib.zip, I forget (I think
emxlib.zip only contains source, but I can't remember).  Hope this helps
you out, and hope the ftp-os2 folks haven't moved the directory on
me:-).  

-- 
Marc Fraioli
mfraioli@grebyn.com	        	(So I'm a minimalist...)
From: jfarley@eis.calstate.edu (John Roger Farley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Problems with TE/2 sometimes
Date: 29 Dec 92 16:52:31 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

I have noticed that TE/2 will not completely exit if an editor has a file
open in the background.  When I go to the editor and release the file then
TE/2 will be gone from the task list.

John Roger Farley
jfarley@eis.calstate.edu
From: ear@wpi.WPI.EDU (Mr. Neat-O [tm])
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: Re: Microsoft Access & Help
Date: 23 Dec 92 04:52:34 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu

In article <8222@news.duke.edu> eaj@acpub.duke.edu (Edward A. Johnson) writes:
>I installed MS Access in a WIN-OS/2 session. It appears to work fine
>except I cannot access (<g>) the help facility. All I get is "This
>version of help file is not supported" It appears to be an Access error
>message since its window is labelled "Microsoft Help" superimposed over
>the WIN-OS/2 Help window. IBM OS/2 tech support doesn't have anything in
>its DB about the problem. However, "Access" is hardly a specific search
>string ;=).
>	-Ted-

It may in fact be a bug in Access.  According to a trusted source working at
a major software retail outlet, Microsoft Access was released with many,
many bugs intact simply because Microsoft wanted to beat some competitor's
equivalent program to market (don't remember which one, sorry).  Supposedly,
Access even crashed during it's demo at Comdex.  Thus, you might just try
giving Microsoft a ring about the problem.

P.S.- BTW, at the above mentioned software store, I noticed almost an entire
shelf of new books all about OS/2 ranging from how to use it and optomize
performance to how to write device drivers for it in C.  Needless to say, I
was impressed.

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