HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: birchall@pilot.njin.net (Shag)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: GeoComm and high-speed modems.
Date: 20 Aug 92 16:49:32 GMT
Organization: Screaming in Digital, the Queensryche Net Digest

danh@ranger.cray.com (Daniel Hendrickson) writes:

>Another point I would like to make is that the V.32bis modems have an
>interface which supports rates much faster than 14.4K.  The number 57.6K
>seems to ring a bell.  This is due to the data compression making most
>throughput faster than the data rate.

Yes, they do support theoretically higher data speeds.  There are two main
speeds of high-speed modems - v.32 [9600] and v.32bis [14400], and two main
compression schemes - mnp/5 [2x] and v.42bis [4x].  It works out something
like this:

			v.32	v.32bis
	no compression	9600	14400
		mnp/5	19200	28800 (_not_ used)
		v.42bis	38400	57600

Many 14400 modems let you set things up so that they'll only accept v.42bis
compression, and not mnp/5.  I don't know whether the command to do that is
consistent enough between modems to have it as an option in GeoComm - or,
for that matter, in any terminal program.  

Ideally, selectable baud rates would include 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 14400,
19200, 38400, and 57600 [and maybe 4800, for some reason ;)]

Would that still all fit in the options box? :)

-Shag
-- 

     Freedom belongs to only those without video screens for eyes and mouth.
		- Queensryche
From: wagner@bodie.cs.unc.edu (Michael Wagner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: An SDK in 1993, did he say?
Date: 13 Aug 92 13:18:24 GMT
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In article <1992Aug12.131555.16060@eng.umd.edu> jeff@eng.umd.edu (Jeffrey Frey) writes:
> hire a few more programmers and cut the time scale.  

Read Fred Brooks's book "The Mythical Man Month" (I think that's
the tile; anybody who knows anything about software engineering
will be able to give it to you).  In general, adding programmers 
to a project that is behind schedule makes it get more behind!  
The more programmers you add, the behinder you get...
The book contains a number of case histories of this, and some 
possible explanations as to why.   Overall it's a fascinating
book, explanations and case studies (largely from the business
world) to back up lots of counter-intuitive comments about
software engineering.  I think there was a short article making
some of the same points called "No Silver Bullets", or "No More
Silver Bullets".

Mike
wagner@cs.unc.edu
From: ACDH083%SAUPM00.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU (Nabil)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: What kind of bitmap is FULLMOON.BIT?
Date: 18 Aug 92 15:07:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: grot.498



          Shag!!.. About your Background Image creation Dream..
It has already been made become true by geoworks..

Two ways I can now think of.. which I used to convert lots of Pictures
to Background including my Picture - An ugly SRI LANKAN..

Method 1.
a. Make your image file as PCX or TIF  ( Stick with 16 colors or lesss )
b. Open geoDraw and import your image into a file.
c. Select the image and Copy it to ScrabBook ( Edit-copy )
d. Open Preferences
e. Select the Option 'Use Scrabbook as back ground.)
f. Give a filename when promted.
g. Be happy and say a Thanks to me..

Method 2. For 256 color images..
a. Use PCLIB??.ZIP ( which is avvailable in Simtel20 under MSDOSGEOWORKS
   to convert 256 color images to 16 color and scaled images.
b. Use Method 1.

U can use Method 1 to make some TEXT as Backgrounds too using GEODRAW.
I tried and look like a News Paper on the wall.. Fantastic.

I am now thinking of finding a way to randomely select   backgrounds which will
 contain Thoughts and notes.. or even pictures of friends..
but dunno still what to do..
Is there anything in the geo.ini that tells about the Background?
Did not look at that when writing this..
Nabil ( Actual Name-  Nasir Haniffa )
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: cjl9333@usl.edu (Legrand Chervit J)
Subject: using doc icons on pcgeos rel 1.0
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 12:50:40 GMT

recently a friend of mine purchased a leading edge computer and
this came bundled with pcgeos rl 1.0. what i would like to know
if there is a way to use doc icon icons with this release and how
to do it. i tried the example that came with the icons but geos
does not recognize them.  

any help would be appreciated.   thanks
From: johnm@cory.Berkeley.EDU (John D. Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: GeoWorks license question
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:14:08 GMT
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley

In article <1992Aug20.075430.1@acad3.alaska.edu> sxfield@acad3.alaska.edu
writes:
>A question about software licensing:
[...]
>I'll be coming into possession of a notebook computer soon and I was wondering
>- some software licenses allow installation on both a notebook/laptop and a
>desktop PC under the theory that only one computer is actually in use at any
>time.  As I interpret the GeoWorks license, it could be taken either way.
>If necessary, I'll delete the GeoWorks from the desktop, because I think it
>would be just the ticket for the notebook, but if I could get a judgement call
>here, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks, Dennis.

Yeah, I brought up a number of issues regarding the license agreement the
GeoWorks uses for it's products.  Last I heard it was being revised.

You might want to give customer service a call, ask them about your
particular situation and pester them about a clearer license agreement.
:-)  Of course, I didn't tell you that.  :-?  :-)

Hope this helps,
	John D. Mitchell
	johnm@cory.Berkeley.EDU

P.S.	Just me sticking my foot in my mouth again.  GeoWorks speaks
	for itself.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)
Subject: Re: GeoWorks, and EGA
Reply-To: doug-taylor+@osu.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 17:53:42 GMT

A followup to my own post:

In article <1992Aug18.122455.21899@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> I wrote:

>The problem may be that it's an IBM brand EGA board.  I seem to
>remember that they don't have sufficient onboard memory or something.
>Does anybody else remember this, or am I just dreaming?

Ah, yes, I'm remembering more clearly now.  The mists are parting and
I see ... an IBM EGA board with ... 60? ... no, 64k of video RAM.  I
see PC/GEOS requiring ... is it 128k? ... yes, definitely 128K of
video RAM for EGA mode.  Doug the omniscient sees all, tells most of
it, and remembers very little. :-) :-) :-)

Please, somebody tell me I'm not just making this all up!  Am I
remembering correctly that IBM EGA's have only 64k on board and that
GEOS requires 128k?

-- 
   Doug Taylor                         |   Nothing real can be threatened.
   The Ohio State University           |   Nothing unreal exists.
   doug-taylor+@osu.edu                |            - A Course in Miracles
From: sxfield@acad3.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: GeoWorks license question
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:54:30 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks

A question about software licensing:

I have GeoWorks Pro installed on my PC at home.  I'm the only one who uses it,
and now that my boy has gone back to college, I'm the only one who uses the PC.
My wife is not actually a technophobe, but she just has no patience with
computers that don't operate like the computer on the Enterprise...
I'll be coming into possession of a notebook computer soon and I was wondering
- some software licenses allow installation on both a notebook/laptop and a
desktop PC under the theory that only one computer is actually in use at any
time.  As I interpret the GeoWorks license, it could be taken either way.
If necessary, I'll delete the GeoWorks from the desktop, because I think it
would be just the ticket for the notebook, but if I could get a judgement call
here, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks, Dennis.
From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Re: Com2 in GeoComm
Date: 13 Aug 92 12:14:59 GMT
Reply-To: doug-taylor+@osu.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University

In article <492@grot.ca41.csd.mot.com> ACDH083%SAUPM00.BITNET@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU (Nabil) writes:
>
>I asked this question before also..

I responded to this message before.  Maybe you didn't see it.  The
only advice I have is to make sure that the interrupts are set OK.
You do this in the Computer section of Preferences.

>Please.. Anyone succeeded using com2? I am using Mouse in com1
>I can't swith my mouse to Com2 as I do not have proper plug ( or whatever )

I'm using a mouse on COM1 and a modem on COM2 and I've never had any
problems.
-- 
   Doug Taylor                         |   Nothing real can be threatened.
   The Ohio State University           |   Nothing unreal exists.
   doug-taylor+@osu.edu                |            - A Course in Miracles
From: birchall@pilot.njin.net (Shag)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: SDK makes instant gurus of everyone?
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:03:08 GMT
Organization: Screaming in Digital, the Queensryche Net Digest

harvey_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:

>>	Of course, if GeoWorks isn't working on this, but someone _else_ [read:
>>third-party vendors!] is, I'd like to know that _someone_ is, although by no
>>means should John feel obligated to say who. :)
>>

>When the SDK is released you'll be able to fill the hole yourself... :-)

Wait a minute... This is a feature I hadn't heard about the SDK before... 
It's actually going to make people who thus far have only programmed in
BASIC into Object Assembler programming gurus?  Wow, that's pretty neat.
Can John tell us about what kind of algorithms Geoworks is going to use
to instill such knowledge in its customers?  Will there be a cyberchip
included with the shipment?

-Shag
-- 

     Freedom belongs to only those without video screens for eyes and mouth.
		- Queensryche
From: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de (Rudi Ferrari)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: An SDK in 1993, did he say?
Date: 15 Aug 92 21:23:00 GMT
Organization: Magic Point of C.O.N. Project Cologne  *FRG*
X-Comment-To: wagner@bodie.cs.unc.edu (Michael Wagner)


 > Read Fred Brooks's book "The Mythical Man Month" (I think that's
 > the tile; anybody who knows anything about software engineering
 > will be able to give it to you).  In general, adding programmers
 > to a project that is behind schedule makes it get more behind!
 > The more programmers you add, the behinder you get...

Sounds interesting. Could you please find out the real name of
the book, and if possible, the ISBN?

Thanx

      ____
Lambo/Rudi                     >>> internet: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de <<<
~~~~~

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: chad@visix.com (Chad K. Bisk)
Subject: Re: An SDK in 1993, did he say?
Organization: Visix Software Inc., Reston, VA
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 01:24:46 GMT

In article <72166830@p7.f512.n242.z2.fidonet.org> Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de (Rudi Ferrari) writes:
Path: visix!uupsi!psinntp!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!mips!darwin.sura.net!Sirius.dfn.de!Urmel.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE!dfv.rwth-aachen.de!sungate.fido.de!p1.hippo.fido.de!con.fido.de!Rudi_Ferrari
   Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 23:23:00 +0200
   From: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de (Rudi Ferrari)
   References: <14461@borg.cs.unc.edu>
   Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
   X-Comment-To: wagner@bodie.cs.unc.edu (Michael Wagner)
   Organization: Magic Point of C.O.N. Project Cologne  *FRG* 
   Lines: 17


    > Read Fred Brooks's book "The Mythical Man Month" (I think that's
    > the tile; anybody who knows anything about software engineering
    > will be able to give it to you).  In general, adding programmers
    > to a project that is behind schedule makes it get more behind!
    > The more programmers you add, the behinder you get...

   Sounds interesting. Could you please find out the real name of
   the book, and if possible, the ISBN?

   Thanx

	 ____
   Lambo/Rudi                     >>> internet: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de <<<
   ~~~~~

   ---


The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
ISBN 0-201-00650-2

			-- Chad
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 23:26:00 +0200
From: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de (Rudi Ferrari)
Subject: GeoWorks' future (was An SDK in 1993, did he say?)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
X-Comment-To: chuck@melmac.Harris-ATD.com (Chuck Musciano)
Organization: Magic Point of C.O.N. Project Cologne  *FRG* 


 > be usable 486 boxes under $1,000.  Why run GeoWorks when you can upgrade
 > to a much better machine (with Windows bundled in, no less) and have
 > access to thousands of programs?

Because, with Geos you will stay with your machine when the next update
comes, with OS/2 or Windows you have to buy a new machine to use the
new features.

Just my opinion

      ____
Lambo/Rudi                     >>> internet: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de <<<
~~~~~

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From: mmannan@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu (Mohammed Mannan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Sending Break Signal
Date: 21 Aug 92 05:41:53 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Northeastern University, Boston MA. USA 02115

How do I send a Break signal from GeoComm?


Thanks,

mmannan.
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: tgc54@cas.org ()
Subject: Re: Launcher problems
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:31:46 GMT

In article <70156403@p7.f512.n242.z2.fidonet.org> Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de (Rudi Ferrari) writes:
>
>
> > (1) My keyboard would lock up after running most (but not all) lunchers and
> > returning to the GeoWorks Professional screen. All keys EXCEPT F2 would beep
> > at me when hit, including the ALT, CTRL and SHIFT keys.  The F2 key behaved
>as
>
>Oops, that is strange. Do you running the 1.1beta version of launchmaker?

Rudi,

  Thanks for the response.  I forget which version I'm using (its at home, not
  here), but its not a beta version.  Since I posted the message I noticed that
  when I'm returned to GeoWorks File Manager after running most launchers, the
  window is not "selected;"  if I click either mouse button anywhere in the
  window, it gets selected (title bar goes dark) and my keyboard is OK again!
  Annoying, but I can live with it.

  Thanks again.

  - tom -
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)
Subject: Re: geoworks on tv
Reply-To: doug-taylor+@osu.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 12:49:34 GMT

In article <77787@ut-emx.uucp> teddy@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Teddy Iglehart [Ted E. Bear]) writes:
>Recently I wrote a letter to a syndicated computer
>show called the "Computer Guy" based in Houston, Tx.
>
>The letter along with the FAQ list drew enough attention
>to GeoWorks that they will have a special on it with
>a representative from the company.  

Wow.  Does that mean my li'l ol' FAQ might make it on TV?  Aw shucks!
:-) :-) :-)


-- 
   Doug Taylor                         |   Nothing real can be threatened.
   The Ohio State University           |   Nothing unreal exists.
   doug-taylor+@osu.edu                |            - A Course in Miracles
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
Subject: Seeing Banyan Drives
From: FTHOMAS@AZ.intel.com (FLOOD THOMAS; 45692 SP1-83; PE IS MY LIFE)
Date: 12 Aug 92 02:39:07 GMT

OK, I've been listening in on this list since it's beginning, and I finally
have a question that I gotta ask. I'm using Pro here at work, and I am hooked
into a Banyan network. I can print to the network printers( BTW, printing to
the Apple NTX postscript printer is faster then to the HP  Laserjet II), but
Geos doesn't see the network drives. Now I see that several people can use both
Novell and Banyan drives. Is there something special that needs to be done, or
is network support supposed to be automatic? I would like to see the network
drives, so that I can cut back on my windows use.

						Flood
			
P.S. ( I've been preaching Geos pretty hard here, but the dearth of apps
make it a hard sell.)

Flood "yes that's my real name" Thomas
Intel MSPD --I'm not exempt, so nothing I say counts anyway!--
fthomas@ch3.intel.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 22:15:00 +0200
From: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de (Rudi Ferrari)
Subject: Launcher problems
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
X-Comment-To: tgc54@cas.org ()
Organization: Magic Point of C.O.N. Project Cologne  *FRG* 


Hi Tom!

 > (1) My keyboard would lock up after running most (but not all) lunchers and
 > returning to the GeoWorks Professional screen. All keys EXCEPT F2 would beep
 > at me when hit, including the ALT, CTRL and SHIFT keys.  The F2 key behaved 
as

Oops, that is strange. Do you running the 1.1beta version of launchmaker?

 > (2) Is there any way to have the system ask for parameters when using  > 
launchers? I know that you can set a "dosParameters" string in the GEOS.INI

No, because you launch the dos program from an icon.
If you start from GeoManager a dos program direct (eventually with an
Icon specified in geos.ini :-), you can define (I suppose it works, I
never test it) that dos program with parameters or "?", which will ask
always after parameters. This should be done like

[fileManager]
dosParameters = {
   arj.exe = ?
   xyz.com = /e
}

But launchmakers will not make attention at this.
(I didn`t really test it, perhaps I will in a few days)

 > (3) How exactly do I make a "DOS prompt" launcher?  That is, I want to
 > together!)  Will simply calling COMMAND.COM do this?

Yep! I do so, and it works wonderfull!

 > Any help in any of these areas would be greatly appreciated!

Hope it helps :-)

bye
      ____
Lambo/Rudi                     >>> internet: Rudi_Ferrari@con.fido.de <<<
~~~~~

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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
From: harvey_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Subject: Geos at Computing 92.
Reply-To: harvey_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 02:07:32 GMT

Well, we have recently come to the end of our largest national computing show
(or at least the wellington showing) and I was quite inpressed with geoworks
showing there.  They had a place on the IBM stand (of all places) and had a
couple of computers there showing off how much better it was than windows.

I was also pleased to see that one of the retailers also has a couple of PC's
running GEOS, situated right next to the enterance!  I don't know haw many
copies the sold (they had a show special on) but having expected nothing I was
pleased with the turnout.

Congratulations to the NZ distributers of GEOS.
From: stan@rti.com (Stan Schneider)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vxworks
Subject: re: VME backplane speedup
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 21:36:53 PDT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.112.16
Originator: daemon@vxw.ee.lbl.gov

>> Submitted-by cnaka@amd-1s.hac.com  Thu Aug 20 17:01:28 1992
>> Submitted-by: cnaka@amd-1s.hac.com (Cary Nakamura)
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 	I have a VME-based system which is sending data between
>> 	a Motorola MVME167 ('040, 33 Mhz) and a second board using
>> 	an '030.  The VxWorks sockets mechanism of data transfer
>> 	between two processes, each running on a different VME board
>> 	is too slow for the amount of data I am transferring.
>> 
>> 	For example, has anyone implemented a way to use the 167s DMA 
>> 	transfer capability to boost data transfer?

We have a little "shared memory server" that will allow your boards to export &
import shared memory segments.  All it does is allocate memory that both sides
can use & communicate the address; the actual transfer is up to you.  It's not
elegant, but...

        -- Stan


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From: ishikawa@ds5200.personal-media.co.jp (Chiaki Ishikawa)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vxworks
Subject: Different Dealership?
Date: 17 Aug 92 14:23:19 GMT
Reply-To: ishikawa@personal-media.co.jp
Organization: Personal Media Corp., Tokyo Japan


Hi. I work for a Japanese software house. I have just returned from a
summar vacation and met someone today on business. He told me that a
different dealer will handle VxWorks in Japan in the future.
Does anybody know this is true.
(I am NOT a current user of VxWorks. But, some of my customers do and
I may want to be updated on the support policy change, etc..)
Does anyone know?

---
 Chiaki Ishikawa,  Personal Media Corp.,  MY Bldg, 1-7-7 Hiratsuka,
 Shinagawa, Tokyo 142, JAPAN. FAX:+81-3-5702-0359, Phone:+81-3-5702-0351
 UUNET: ishikawa@personal-media.co.jp
From: sjk@strl.labs.tek.com (Steven King)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vxworks
Subject: Looking for Intel UART drivers
Date: 19 Aug 92 16:40:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: gvgspd.1996
Reply-To: sjk@strl.labs.tek.com
Followup-To: comp.os.vxworks
Organization: Tektronix, Inc.  Beaverton, OR

Has anyone in the VxWorks community written a tyCoDrv.c for the Intel 82510 
or 83c152?   If so, can you share it?

Thanks!

Steven

sjk@strl.labs.tek.com
From: nora@wrs.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.vxworks
Subject: users group meeting
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 15:40:40 PDT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.112.16
Originator: daemon@vxw.ee.lbl.gov

Dear VxWorks User,

We are pleased to announce the 1992 VxWorks Users Group meeting.  It will
be held on Friday, September 18 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Boston
MA.  Sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until approximately 5 p.m., with
a break at noon for lunch.   

The meeting agenda will include:
	 	WRS Update							
	 	VxWorks 5.1 Presentation / Q&A
	 	Vendor Presentations
	 	Birds of a Feather Discussions

Todd Brackett, a Senior Design Engineer in the Laboratory Division of
Interferometrics Inc., has volunteered to chair the meeting.  He is
responsible for digital engineering (hardware and software) projects within
Interferometrics and consults with other Interferometrics personnel on
various government and commercial projects.  In this role he acts as the
principal architect for a number of VMEbus/VxWorks based systems.  Prior to
working for Interferometrics he worked primarily in the medical
imaging/networking arena for a number of firms in the Northeast.

The registration fee will be $50 at the door (cash, check, Visa and
Mastercard accepted), or $40 if you send us your check by the RSVP
deadline, September 4.  Please make checks payable to the VxWorks Users
Group.   Please include your name, title, company, address, phone and fax
numbers.  Send to Nora Patterson,  Wind River Systems, 1010 Atlantic Ave.,
Alameda, CA 94501.

If you need hotel reservations, call Windom Travel at 1-800-938-5900.  To
receive the special discounted rate, please make your reservations as soon
as possible, and be sure to let them know you are with the Wind River
Systems group in conjunction with the BUSCON East trade show.

The Sheraton Hotel and Towers is the official hotel for the BUSCON East '92
trade show held at Hynes Convention Center September 15-17, 1992.   Come
see us at booth #111. 

If you have any further questions please contact me at Wind River Systems,
800/545-WIND or by e-mail at nora@wrs.com.  We're looking forward to seeing
you there!

Sincerely,
Nora Patterson
Marketing Communications
Wind River Systems, Inc.