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Subject: Re: Telecommuters, Remote Workers
From: johnnie@mtcons.almanac.bc.ca (John Wilkinson)
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 02:06:38 PST
Organization: MT Construction, Nanaimo, B.C.

9138827a@levels.unisa.edu.au writes:


> I would be very interested in, and would greatly appreciate a response
> from those who are telecommuters, to the following questions. If you
> are not a telecommuter but know of others who are it would be
> appreciated if you could pass this on to them:
>  
>  
> Q1      Does the organisation to which you telecommute provide any
>         library and information services which are accessible to you
>         online? (eg catalogs, reference assistance, databases, literature
>         searches, document delivery services, organisation information
>         such as daily bulletins and administrative gazettes.)
>  
>         If yes:
>  
>         (a) What services are provided?
>         (b) How useful are these services to you?
>  
> Q2      (a)     What is the nature of the organisation to which you
>                 telecommute?
>  
>         (b)     If you sometimes commute physically to your organisation,
>                 how frequently do you do this?
>  
> Q3      What are the particular information needs that you have as a
>         telecommuter?
>  
> Q4      What basic information services do you consider should be
>         provided by an organisation for its telecommuters? (see Q5 for
>         additional and desirable services)
>  
> Q5      What additional information services would you perceive as being
>         highly desirable for an organisation to provide for its
>         telecommuters?
>  
> Q6      Are there any further comments you wish to make regarding the
>         information needs of telecommuters?
>  
> Q7      Would you like a summary of the results of this survey E-mailed
>         to you?
>  
> Respondents can be assured that individuals and organisations will not
> be identified in any report or summary of this survey.
>  
Hello Bronwen

I don't quite fall into the category because I'm self employed but thought
I'd answer anyway. I am a telecommuter in the fact that I get to work from
home and don't have to report to an office every day. My work is in the
construction field where I figure how much lumber it takes to build a house
from a set of blueprints. I do this for several companies as a transparent
behind the scenes person but am considering an offer by my major client
to work exclusively for them and that is where the second part of your
question comes into play. If I do take them up on this one thing I will
ask of them is to install a terminal here so that I can follow the jobs
and thereby make my estimating a little tighter. The above mentioned
Building Supply has a point of sale system with two yards and could supply
this info quite easily. As an aside I regularly use my Fax/modem to give
the on-the-road salesman an extra copy of my work ( which he has a habit
of misplacing ).
A real life example of telecommuting, but not in the strictest sense.
Good luck with your studies

..John Wilkinson


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: mllang@snobol.cs.psu.edu (Matthew Lang)
Subject: Video card/Monitor incompatable???
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:22:37 GMT

Hi, I'm having a problem with my video that's driving me crazy.  I have a 
SVGA card (True color) based on Cirrus GD-5422 chip and a Packard Bell
1024x768 monitor (non-interlaced).  The problem is that the picture shifts on
my screen when I switch video modes.  Some examples:
640x480 -- looks fine
800x600x64k -- Picture is shifted to the right, off the screen
800x600x256 -- picture is centered but really small (half-size)
etc.
I had this problem before so the company said I could try a new video card and
this is what I got.  About the same result as before (This is my second card
and my second monitor, same problems)  The manufacturer (WANG -- about the 
worst service I have ever received said "It's an incompatability between your
monitor and the card).  I still find this hard to believe.  Can anyone help???
I would appreciate any ideas!!!!
Matt 
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From: lrxi00@icts01.Kodak.COM (James Nonnemacher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Problem with Sysgen Ext. Drv
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:50:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co

I'm having a problem with a Sysgen external 3.5" drive on a Compaq 386/25. The problem is really the
way Norton Desktop for Windows interacts with the drive. When first loading, Norton tries to read from
the drive and gives an error messsage to the effect that it can't access the drive; you click on
cancel, then later on you can access the drive.

Any ideas what's going on?
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From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: Wanted -- Postscript Convertion program
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:46:20 GMT

In <1992Nov8.183431.22620@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu> wkwong@lyapunov.eng.ohio-state.edu (Waihon Andrew Kwong) writes:


>Greeting,

>I'm looking for a document to Postscipt convertion program. I usually
>type papers up using wordprefect and I would like to convert the output
>to postscript file so that I can print it throught the postscript
>printer in school.

>Does such a convertion exist in any ftp site?

Why don't you just define your printer to be a Postscript printer and
then print to a file?  

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From: mramesh@cbnewse.cb.att.com (m.ramesh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Interleaving in hard disk
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:53:17 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T

I was reading the DOS 5.0 manual and somewhere in optimization it talks about
adjusting interleaving on the hard-disk to achieve higher speeds.  It says
there is a program available to adjust interleaving -  anyone has any idea
what that software is?

Also how do I know if my 256k cache is working or not?

Thanks for the help.

ramesh
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From: brogers@pro-storm.cts.com (Brian Rogers)
Subject: Re: 486 vs. 386
Organization: ProLine [pro-storm] -- Dallas, TX -- 214/644-5113
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 03:38:55 CST

In <1992Nov9.212859.11586@csx.cciw.ca> hcp@csx.cciw.ca (H.C. Pulley) writes:

>Every time the CPU speed increases (and memory and hard disk sizes, etc.) the
>software requirements increase to fill the gap.  It never fails!
>
>If you don't ever change your software, I guess you'll never need to upgrade 
>your hardware either (unless your usage increases, but that's another story).
>If you have version X of a piece of software you can bet that version X+1 will
>need more CPU time, and more memory, and more disk space...

Harry,

        I haven't been prgramming so long, but from what I've heard this has
ALWAYS been the case!  An eternal truth about software or something.  You've
heard it said that computer scientists have a tendency to allow the problem
to expand in complexity until it completely fills the time available...? 
Well,...  Since computer programmers have been around, and they first saw
that there were slicker and slicker virtual memory methods, better and better
hardware, etc... their programs have just continued to expand in complexity
until they fill the clock cycles available to them.  :)  
        Eternal truth of software design or not, I know of at least one
person (my uncle) who has grown rather disappointed in the habits younger
programmers have developed because of the freedom 256k / 4.7Mhz systems
allowed them when they were learning.
        To boil it down though, memory gets cheaperr and systems get faster. 
At the same time, programmers produces more diverse programming utilities
for the less skilled to use -- thus the birth of the para-programmer.  The
para-programmer has actually been around for years, but we've just recently
thought of the term.  Para-programmers write less efficient code...  but who
cares on a system this fast?  So they go on and write utilities and
development tools for the next generation of para-programmers.  If it weren't
for the occasional paradigm shift, I'd hate to think what quality of software
would be produced today!


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From: ma90alb@brunel.ac.uk (Ashley L Brandwood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Any experience with StarJet SJ-48 ink jet printer?
Date: 5 Nov 92 10:01:58 GMT
Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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Seyamak Amin (seamin@icaen.uiowa.edu) wrote:
: Hell all,
: 
: I would like to hear about people experience with StarJet SJ-48 ink jet printer
: (from Star), specially:
: 
: How is the quality of printouts (compared to a 24-pin printer)?
: How is the quality (workmanship) of the printer itself?
: Is Star a reliable source for printers?
: How the above printer works under Win 3.1?
: How compatible it is with Epson and IBM?
: Does it have any problem with regular papers?
: How is the availability of accessories?
: Overall, how better/worse the above printer is compared to the following
: printers:
: 	- CANON BJ-10EX
: 	- DECjet 1000
: How much is the reasonable price for this printer?
: And, any other experiences/comments.
: 
: Thanks in advance.
: 
: -Seyamak Amin
: -seamin@icaen.uiowa.edu

Firstly, incase you had not noticed the StarJet 48 *IS* a Cannon BJ-10Ex with a diffent badge.

Quality:  As expected from an buble jet.
Star reliabilty: Usually very reliable.
Windows: as good as the driver for it (same driver in essence as BJ10-EX)
Compatibility: not sure, but high probablity.
Uses standard paper (no tractor feed).
accessories such as batteries, power supplies, Cut sheet feeder are all available.
don't know about DECjet 1000, but as I said it is a rebadged BJ10-EX.

Don't know what US price is like, but UK is #200 inc. tax

Ashley
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: stancad@woods.ulowell.edu
Subject: 286 memory manager
Organization: University of Lowell
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:10:15 GMT

Can anyone out there recommend  a memory manager for the 286? I heard qram is
not reliable! What I need is something that would let me load devices &tsrs
high into ems(expanded) memory! Shareware or commercial, It doesn't matter!
Thanx in advance!

Scorpion
From: swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Significant price rise on RAM?
Date: 10 Nov 92 15:51:26 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <4690045@pollux.svale.hp.com> dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low) writes:
>There are two ways to price goods, purchase cost + margin or replacement
>cost + margin. When the two costs are the same the two methods are

No, there is only one way to price goods: "How much would someone be willing
to pay me for this thing???"

If a decision is made to impose heavy duties, this creates an impression that
the item may be more difficult to obtain, causing consumers to be willing to
pay more for the item.  Retailers experiment with raising the price, looking
for how high they can go before it affects their sales volume.  As long as
people are still buying, they are going to keep raising the price.  Once they
reach the consumer's objection point they will back off on raising the price,
because they want to keep selling.
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From: sasbge@unx.sas.com (Gantt Edmiston)
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 how to get thru?
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 03:50:58 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

robl@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Rob Laddish) writes:


>I think it depnds on who gets your call. Some of their sales people seem
>real slimey, some seem nice. I was able to get all my questions answered
>via email. Try gatway@aol.com, it worked for me.
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Did you mean:  gateway@aol.com  ??  Just checking.
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From: lmiller@scum.ssc.gov (Lee Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: View Newer Gif
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:22:47 GMT
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory


  I recently downloaded some new gif files.  I was able to view them on my
  sparc station using xv  (x view)  but when I tried to view then on my pc 
  I was not able to  I using vuimg and xtg (XT Gold)  Are there any new 
  tools out there to allow me to view the newer gif files.  


   Thanks  lmiller@slug.ssc.gov

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: c89ponga@odalix.ida.liu.se (kand. Pontus Gagge)
Subject: Recommendations: QEMM386 vs. 386MAX
Keywords: QEMM386,386MAX,memory manager
Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 04:35:43 GMT

Does anyone have any recommendations or views on the relative merits of
these memory managers? Information on some superior alternative? I need
the advice to buy one; I've given up on the MacroSloth(tm) HIMEM/EMM386.
Please mail your comments to me; I'll summarize any responses in, say,
a week's time. Premature thanks!
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From: P.A.Brooks-Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk (P.A. Brooks-Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Caching controllers <Was: RE: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc>
Date: 12 Nov 92 13:44:41 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


In article <1992Nov11.092901.1644@msus1.msus.edu>, csas400@msus1.msus.edu writes:
>In article <dpn2.65.721007601@po.CWRU.Edu>, dpn2@po.CWRU.Edu (Damien P. Neil) writes:
{Stuff deleted}

>To make a long story short "if you get a caching
>  disk controller YOU LOSE THE OPTION of where the memory gets used."

I dissagree. I have a IDE chaching controller on my new PC (486DX-33). At first I was dubious of the benefits of a hardware chache over the software option, but not now.....
The main advantage is that your main CPU is not burdend with the mundane chache control functions and can get on with pushing Windows (or whatever) along.
It is particularly noticable to me when I'm compiling, I save then compile my source code, with the IDE chache this is done in parallel, software chaching could not do this.
A further advantage is gained if you use "write-back chaching" (disk writes are chached as well as reads). If you use software chaching and your machine crashes (not so unusual even under Win 3.1) bang goes your new data... This does not happen in hardware chaching.

Obviously this is MHO.........


Peter.

P.A.Brooks-Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk
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From: jav2d@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jason Adams Vanvalkenburgh)
Subject: Re: cheap PC and pirated DOS/WINDOWS
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 01:49:28 GMT

I was once in the retail computer business, run out of my home while
I was in high school (I'm now in college).

In terms of price competetiveness, I could beat anyone's hardware
prices.  But where the difference came was in software...

Legal copies of Dos and Windows could cost more than $100 combined because
I could not deal in quantity.  Large volume suppliers could beat my prices
by bundling TONS of software with their systems that cost them substantially
less than what I would pay.

One way around this was to purchase upgrade packages (for DOS 5, Windows,
Excel, and the like with cheap upgrades).  But this had its problems because
the registration material asked for upgrade info.  You were little better
off with pirated versions (which I did not sell or install).

Gradually I got out of the business for just this reason:  without pirating
software it was difficult to compete, especially with hardware prices falling
faster than my inventory turnover.  I suspect these two factors contributed
to the sudden closing of a lot of clone-shops.

-jason v.
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From: puetter@pe.chalmers.se (Johan Puetter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: PostScript font containing phonetic characters
Keywords: Font phonetic
Date: 12 Nov 92 14:19:26 GMT
Reply-To: puetter@pe.chalmers.se
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SWEDEN

I am looking for a PostScript (or TrueType) font package containing phonetic characters. (preferably freeware, but commercial packages also of interest)

Please reply to bengtk@thep.lu.se as I am not reading  News regularly

Thanks!

Bengt Kjvllerstrvm
Theoretical Physics, Lund University, Sweden
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From: akm@atlantix.cs.uoregon.edu (Anant Kartik Mithal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: PC Tools 8.0-No Windows apps!
Summary: new PC Tools for Windows in the works
Date: 12 Nov 92 04:10:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Nov12.041037.9386
Organization: University of Oregon Computer and Information Sciences Dept.


This week's infoworld said that the beta of PC Tools for windows will
be demo'ed at COMDEX. The article said that the new product is 75%
what you get from the windows tools in 7.1, and 25% new stuff. Some of
the functionality they mention you can already get from things like
bigdesk and top desk.

cheers,

kartik


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: tamara@glia.biostr.washington.edu (tiny t)
Subject: Re: Help about communication via nullmodem cable
Organization: Dept Biological Structure-University of Washington
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:44:29 GMT

Hi,

I am looking for the most excellent remote programs. PC to
PC. I would be very happy if there was no problem running
under OS/2 but would settle for DOS.

This is for a large corporation which does NOT and will not
use public access or shareware software. 

Also would like to hear folks experiences using PCPLUS (procomm
plus) as remote-type software package. I also need their (procomm Plus)
phone number. Can't find it around here . Thanks so much for
any and all replies ahead.


Tamara


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
From: chuckc@fc.hp.com (Chuck Cairns)
Subject: Re: Caching controllers <Was: RE: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:59:46 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.6 PL6]

: >To make a long story short "if you get a caching
: >  disk controller YOU LOSE THE OPTION of where the memory gets used."
: 
: I disagree. I have a IDE cache-ing controller on my new PC (486DX-33). At first I was dubious of the benefits of a hardware cache over the software option, but not now.....
: The main advantage is that your main CPU is not burdened with the mundane cache control functions and can get on with pushing Windows (or whatever) along.
: It is particularly noticeable to me when I'm compiling, I save then compile my source code, with the IDE cache this is done in parallel, software cacheing could not do this.
: A further advantage is gained if you use "write-back cacheing" (disk writes are cached as well as reads). If you use software chaching and your machine crashes (not so unusual even under Win 3.1) bang goes your new data... This does not happen in hardware chaching.
 
This is not necessarily true! Certainly there are cases where a software crash
can occur and the hardware controller will save you. BUT a power glitch, for 
example (unless you have a an UPS) could just as easily lose date on the card 
as in main memory.  Non-volatile hardware cache would be super.

Don't confuse adding more CPU power ( i.e.  the CPU on the controller)
with a direct hardware cacheing "advantage".  If you spend X dollars
more for a cacheing controller, what extra CPU power could you have
gotten instead.  Buying the faster CPU instead gets you the power to use in a
broad range of areas not just to move bytes onto the disk.  This is also
why I am a fan of SCSI with bus-mastering.  Here the CPU doesn't ((may
not )have to move the bytes at all since the SCSI card does all the
work.  Moreover, one can have several seeks/writes/reads all in process
at once.  

In short, probably the most effective is to add memory and CPU speed
with straight IDE and then go SCSI if you need more performance.

My $.02,
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