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From: dj@godot.co.uk (DJ Walker-Morgan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: Re: Need some PC-application on Sun
Date: 27 Jul 92 12:33:32 GMT
Reply-To: dj@godot.co.uk
Organization: MicroMuse - The SPARC dudes

In article 712061697@freyr, bjl@loki.pttrnl.nl (Ben Lippolt) writes:
>Well, my subject says it all. I'm a Sun addict, but must run some
>specific applications. What I'm looking for are the following programs which
>should be able to run under generic X (openlook is OK, but not if they
>use NeWS; I want to run them on X-terminals):
>
>* Word for Windows 2.0

Nope, but WordPerfect for Unix 5.1 will be a Motifised beastie with all the
gadgetry you probably want (What, ain't nroff good enuf? B) )

>* Excel 3.0, or Excel 4.0 for Windows

You'll have to talk to Microsoft won't you.... well until (bonk ow... NDA lands on
head)....

>* Corel Draw 2.0 for Windows MS Designer

Yes, I run Corel Draw 2.0 almost everyt day. It's a direct port to SPARC.
Contact Corel or Prior Data Sciences.

>* MS WinProject 3.0 or CA Superproject 2.0 for Windows

Pass.... what's Project "management"? B-)



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From: navarro@azur.enet.dec.com (Jean Navarro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: SQL C++ and Motif
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:08:37 GMT
Reply-To: navarro@azur.enet.dec.com (Jean Navarro)
Organization: vbo.dec.com


    
    We have a project wich was written on ULTRIX RISC (BSD) and based on
    SQL (Ingres) ,DEC C++  and DEC MOTIF , now we are willing
    to port this software to a SunoS system ,so here come some questions
    to who ever has experience in this domain:
    
    1)which potential problems could be risen from such port ?
    
    2)what are the alternatives available on SunOS to the ingres SQL 
    implementation (price/differences).    
    
    3)Same question for C++ .is C++ available on SunOS ,if yes is it based
     from the ATT version ?,what is the price.
        
    4)Which version of MIT X11 does openwindow supports,and what are the usual
    problems meet when using a motif application and display its on a Sun
    system.      
    
    Thanks
    
    Jean NAVARRO                   navarro@azur.enet.dec.com
    Digital 
    Valbonne
    France
   
	
Xref: sparky comp.sys.sun.apps:1480 comp.sys.sun.hardware:3550
From: dennett@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Charlie Dennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: SUMMARY: Using an HP DeskJet 500C with NeWSprint
Date: 26 Jul 92 15:15:27 GMT
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY

A few days ago I asked about using an HP DeskJet 500C with NeWSprint.
(It supports the 500 but not the 500C.)  I'd like to thank Russ Engle
of Sun who told me about the archive server np-archive@sun.com
(although there is doubt as to whether the archive server works!),
Brett Hogden (brett@world.std.com) who told me about an ftp site, and
Ross Porter (ross@turock.psych.upenn.edu) who told me about a second
ftp site.

The ftp sites as as follows:

	ftp.msstate.edu		/pub/sun/newsprint/djc
	ftp.rpi.edu		/pub-write/NeWSprint/djc.tar.Z

Both of these have the same drivers.  It includes a patch so that the
printer name is correct upon installation.

There is one more small change to make.  Thanks for this one goes to
Richard Berlin of Sun.

Once the printer is installed (using add_np_printer), a .param file is
created in the spool directory.  In that .param file you will find a
line like this:

	HANDLER_INTERFACE=; export HANDLER_INTERFACE

I had to change this to read:

	HANDLER_INTERFACE=BPP; export HANDLER_INTERFACE

since the printer was attached to the bpp interface of the sparccard.

Quick installation instructions.  Unload the tar file into the
printer_classes directory and run add_np_printer.  I was able to print
the tiger's head color postscript file that comes with Openwindows.  We
tried to print a color FrameMaker file, but could not at first.  I had
to assign a font license to the printer (I removed it from the
Sparcprinter and put it on the 500C for the test.  Guess I'll have to
get a second license for the 500C.)

Hope this helps.  The curious might also want to explore the archive
server.  Send an email message to np-archive@sun.com and put any
command in either the Subject: line or the message itself.  The command
"help" is a good one to start with.  Another good command to try is
"send index".  (without the quotes)

Charles Dennett          | Rochester Distributed Computer Services
Mail Stop 01816          |   Customer Technical Support Services
Eastman Kodak Company    | ---------------------------------------
Rochester, NY 14650-1816 |       Internet: dennett@Kodak.COM
From: jpd@discovery.msu.edu (Joe P. DeCello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: Alphatronix read/write optical scsi device.
Summary: Need help w/ scsi device
Keywords: optical rewritable scsi help
Date: 22 Jul 92 16:10:19 GMT
Reply-To: jpd@discovery.msu.edu
Organization: Michigan State University

We have a client here, which I just set up a Sun4c-IPX for, who
has an Alphatronix INSPIRE magneto-optical drive which uses 5.25
650MB (~300 each side) rewritetable cartridges.  They have these
scsi devices hooked up to a PC or something now.  When I called
Alphatronix about hooking it up to the Sun, they said it would
cost over $1,000 for the software utilites, a new eprom (prom?)
and the scsi cable.

Does this sound reasonable, does anyone know of an alternative
way.  They just want to archive weather information on these and
they don't have the money to pay for something like this.

This is for the Geography department here at Michigan State University.
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From: mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Markus Stumptner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: Re: No more floating licenses for FrameMaker?
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:37:57 GMT
Organization: DB and ES Subdivision, TU Vienna

From article <5578@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at>, by mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Markus Stumptner):
> [...]  Has there been a
> global change of policy by Frame Technology, or are we just dealing
> with a distributor who wants to make some fast money?

Well, it appears that this is fairly close to the truth: All answers
(in this group and per email) that I received were unanimous in
stating that floating licenses are still being sold, and won't go
away.  And yes, I did post this question because I could not believe
that a company would willingly eliminate a feature that probably made
a lot of potential customers decide in their favor.

Thanks to all who replied.

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Xref: sparky comp.sys.sun.apps:1452 comp.sys.sun.hardware:3496
From: brown@ftms.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Re: Using an HP Deskjet 500C with Newsprint
Date: 22 Jul 92 16:47:42 GMT
Reply-To: brown@ftms.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Other Hangout

In article <1992Jul21.184943.6688@kodak.kodak.com> dennett@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Charlie Dennett) writes:
<
<So, can I use the 500C with Newprint and get color output?  If so,
<how.  (The sparcprinter is driven from the lpvi port of the sparccard
<and the 500C from the parallel port.)

A NeWSprint 2.0 driver needs to be written for the 500C.  If you do it, or
find one, please let us all know, since there are a few others in the same
boat.

Personally, I think that HP dropped the ball on this one.  They should have
released the printer with a NeWSprint 2.0 driver.
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From: welch@nervous.cis.ohio-state.edu (Arun Welch)
Subject: Re: Looking for Sun based hypertext system (?)
Originator: welch@nervous.cis.ohio-state.edu
Organization: OSU-LAIR
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 03:48:26 GMT

You might want to take a look at NoteCards, originally from Xerox PARC
but now sold and supported by Venue. You can get a demo copy or
literature by calling (800)-228-5325 or sending mail to
aisupport.mv@envos.xerox.com.  NoteCards actually runs on a variety of
platforms, and is binary compatible across all architectures.

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From: IFF291@DJUKFA11.BITNET (Stephan Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: WANTED: Infos on color separation progs
Date: 30 Jul 92 13:54:50 GMT
Organization: KFA  Forschungszentrum Juelich


Somebody without access to newsgroups asked me to look around for
recommendations on color separation programs for Sun workstations.

If you happen to know about any kind of product related to this field,
please drop me a line. Even if you can only supply the name of the
product and some address for further inquiries, that's fine.

Thanks for any hints,
Stephan

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From: eric@homebase.vistachrome.com (Eric Brunson)
Subject: Re: FAQ? CD Music Player?
Keywords: CD music player 
Organization: Vista-Chrome Incorporated
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:36:43 GMT

eric@homebase.vistachrome.com (Eric Brunson) writes:

>Is there a PD control application that will let me play a cd in my ROM drive
>available on an ftp site? ( know I'll have to use headphones, that's a given ).

>Please reply by email - greenpeace sez, "Save the Bandwidth!"

>also, I'll post a summary if anyone _emails_ a request for one.

>Thanks...

>-- 
>Eric Brunson               These opinions are mine alone,
>eric@vistachrome.com         but they could be yours for a low monthly fee!
>          "Well, H.I., you're young and you've got your health,
>				  what do you want with a JOB, anyway?"

Thanks to all the people who replied to this.  The summary of responses
were:

1.   There is a suntool that is in the demos directory.

2.   There is a PD app called XCDplayer that I downloaded and am very happy
with.  It is in several places, including ftp.uu.net:/packages/X/contrib and
export.lcs.mit.edu:/contrib.  The latest update seems to be Sept 7, 1991.

3.   A couple of people offered to write me one.

Thanks to everyone, and I hope this is of use to others out there.


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          "Well, H.I., you're young and you've got your health,
				  what do you want with a JOB, anyway?"
Xref: sparky comp.sys.sun.apps:1437 comp.sys.sun.hardware:3454
From: dennett@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Charlie Dennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps,comp.sys.sun.hardware
Subject: Using an HP Deskjet 500C with Newsprint
Date: 21 Jul 92 18:49:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: kodak.1992Jul21.184943.6688
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY

My client has a 4/670 and Newsprint 2.0.  It already has a Sparcprinter
which works fine.  She also has an HP Deskjet 500C.  Note the "C" in
the name.  This is a printer that takes either a black ink cartridge or
a 3 color cartridge.

The Newsprint software supports a Deskjet 500 (no "C") which I assume
is similar to the 500C but only supports a black ink cartridge.  I
installed the 500 from the newsprint cdrom and tried to use it to drive
the 500C printer.  If the 500C has a black ink cartridge installed, it
prints fine.  If I exchange it for a color cartridge and then try to
send something to the printer, the printer moves the print head to the
center of its travel and flashes the change cartridge light at me.  If
I then swap back the black one, it prints fine.  I've tried this by
printing both a regular text file and a color postscript file.  (I used
the tiger's head that comes with Openwindows.  I know it's in color
because I've printed it on another color printer.)

So, can I use the 500C with Newprint and get color output?  If so,
how.  (The sparcprinter is driven from the lpvi port of the sparccard
and the 500C from the parallel port.)

Charles Dennett          | Rochester Distributed Computer Services
Mail Stop 01816          |   Customer Technical Support Services
Eastman Kodak Company    | ---------------------------------------
Rochester, NY 14650-1816 |       Internet: dennett@Kodak.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
From: htodd@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Helen Todd)
Subject: Help/Info about vpath needed....
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:08:25 GMT

Could anyone point me in the direction of documentation/info about this.
Or, perhaps, suggest another program that does the same sort of thing?

Thanks
-Helen
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From: gaffur@fluffy.pci.upmc.edu (ehsan-ul gaffur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: DOS Commands
Summary: DOS Commands from Unix Command Line
Keywords: DOS Command SPARCstation
Date: 22 Jul 92 14:53:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: blue.3510
Distribution: comp.sys.sun.apps
Organization: Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Is there a programme that will allow users
on a SPARCstation to issue DOS commands from
the Unix command line?  We are looking for
a way to issue simple one line DOS commands
to basically read from and write to a DOS
diskette in the SPARCstation's floppy drive.

Please reply directly to gaffur@crx.pci.upmc.edu.
Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Ehsan-ul Gaffur
Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
200 Meyran Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
From: dave@hgc.edu (Dave Raines)
Subject: How to change the size of OpenLook buttons?
Keywords: OW3.0, DevGuide 3.0, button size
Organization: The Hartford Graduate Center
Distribution: usa,ba
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 23:49:38 GMT

How do you change the size of buttons?

I appologize for asking this because somebody just asked this last week.
The answer seemed easy enough, but alas, I didn't save it, and I 
can't find the article(s) anywhere. (I even grep'ed through 
/var/news/spool/comp/sys/sun/...).

I'm using OW3.0, SunOS 4.1.2, and DevGuide 3.0. The .G file has
width and height fields, but changing them doesn't have any effect.
I've tried both gxv and golit, and the resulting C code doesn't seem
to reference these numbers anywhere.

If someone would please send me any hints, it would be graciously accepted.

Dave


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
From: flt@jonty.uucp (Logan Thomas)
Subject: Help NIS can't find master server
Organization: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 09:18:03 GMT

Hi there
	If  you type in ypwhich on my master server, it returns
	a node name for a slave-server.  Is there a command or
	something, that verifies ypmaster,ypserver,and ypclent.

	Thanks in advance......
 


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From: rhb@hotsand.cnet.att.com (Richard H. Brandwein +1 908 949 2135)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: SunPC 800x600 64 color drivers?
Date: 24 Jul 92 20:38:56 GMT
Reply-To: rich.brandwein@att.com
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs - Holmdel, NJ
Originator: rhb@hotsand


The driver supplied by Sun with SunPC only supports an 800x600 display
with 16 colors and the product notes mention that Video 7 display
drivers, mentioned in the user's manual, shouldn't be used.

There seems to have been a Video 7 driver for 800x600 with 256 colors
and 1024x768 with 16 colors.  Has anyone had any success installing
a better driver?

Rich Brandwein
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From: sbradley@scic.intel.com (Seth Bradley)
Subject: Help Desk Software Sought
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Intel SCIC, Beaverton, OR
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 19:06:47 GMT

I am searching for a software package that will provide "help desk"
service.  This would provide a graphical customer interface (preferably
both X based and Mac based.  If it didn't have a Mac interface, it would
need to have an ASCII one.).  An RS6000 version would be a big plus.
This software would allow users to submit problems, get answers 
back from the help desk, see where their problem is in the queue, 
allow them to peruse a database to view other problems
submitted and solved, and to allow reports to be generated.  I'll 
sumarize if there's any interest, and thanks in advance!  
-- 
Seth J. Bradley
Internet: sbradley@scic.intel.com   UUCP: uunet!scic.intel.com!sbradley
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"A system admin's life is a sorry one.  The only advantage he has over
Emergency Room doctors is that malpractice suits are rare.  On the other
hand, ER doctors never have to deal with patients installing new versions
of their own innards!"  -Michael O'Brien
From: pek@logos.res.utc.com (Paul Kirschner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: Re: Will SoftPC or SunPC use Sun CDROM with std. MSDOS software?
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:26:26 GMT
Organization: UTC
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

wilker@hopf.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) writes:
: Will MSDOS under SOFTPC access the SUN CDROM as though it were a
: PC type CDROM?
: Will it execute software off the CDROM ?
: 

YES and YES.

as root:
$ mkdir /cdrom
$ mount -rt hsfs /dev/sr0 /cdrom

in DOS:
C:\> net use g: /cdrom

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From: wilker@hopf.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
Subject: Will SoftPC or SunPC use Sun CDROM with std. MSDOS software?
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:53:58 GMT

Will MSDOS under SOFTPC access the SUN CDROM as though it were a
PC type CDROM?
Will it execute software off the CDROM ?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
From: rariss@awds.wx.gtegsc.com (Rushdi A. Ariss)
Subject: Re: Anyone used Liken???
Organization: GTE Govt Sys, IIPO, Weather Sys Engr
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 01:33:17 GMT

In article <HUGUES.92Jun26231847@gna.gna.org> hugues@gna.org (Hugues Lafarge) writes:

>In article <1992Jun17.155539.16628@resumix.portal.com> dfc@resumix.portal.com (Dan Currie) writes:

>>      Path: gna!corton!mcsun!uunet!portal!resumix!news
>>      From: dfc@resumix.portal.com (Dan Currie)
>>      Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps
>>      Date: 17 Jun 92 15:55:39 GMT
>>      References: <1813@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
>>      Sender: news@resumix.portal.com
>>      Reply-To: dfc@resumix.portal.com
>>      Organization: Resumix Inc., Santa Clara CA
>>      Lines: 22

>>      In article 1813@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP, sna@prophet.pharm.pitt.edu (Stewart Abramson) writes:
>> 
>> We are considering using a program called "Liken" on our Sun Sparcstation.
>> This program is supposed to be very easy to set up and use, and is supposed
>> to allow one to run several different Apple Mac programs on the Sun.
>> 
>> The question is, has anyone used this program and does it work as advertised??

>>      I just got the latest version of Liken, 1.2, last week. It seems to work
>>      well.  You can even resize the window to be 1152x900, which is nice because
>>      then I can run olvwm and have one entire screen be a mac.

>>      The downside is that it doesn't support color, system 7.0, sound, or
>>      appletalk networking. I talked to the support people about this, and they
>>      said that color and sound are in the works.

>>      The good points are that I every mac program that I have tried to run worked
>>      well, it seems to run fast, and printing seems to work well.

>>       
>>      ---
>>              Dan

>Could you please tell us where you got Liken, is it a public domain,
>shareware, or commercial product?
>Is there an ftp site where one can download it?

>Thanks in advance.
>--
>Hugues Lafarge         hugues@gna.axis-design.fr or hugues@gna.org
>Voice          +33 1 40 35 20 20


I'd also like to know where I can get Liken.  Please mail me the response.

Thanks!

Rushdi A. Ariss		rariss@wx.gtegsc.com  or rariss@vax.csun.edu
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From: sinkwitz@ifi.unizh.ch (Rainer Sinkwitz)
Subject: Re: Any textedit users out there?
Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science
Distribution: usa,ba
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 15:35:02 GMT


In article <2188@unet.UUCP>, maine@maine.unet.com (Dennis J. W. Maine) writes:
> Anyone know the answer to this textedit question?
> 
> maine:42>textedit -Er on file
> textedit: Too many files specified.
Same for me

> maine:43>textedit -readonly file
> textedit: -readonly is not a valid option.
The valid option -read_only works fine for me.


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