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From: hm@opus40.ix.de (Harald Milz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT IS STACKING THE DECK!
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:04:21 GMT
Organization: iX-Redaktion


In article <5381@sumax.seattleu.edu>, khamer@sumax.seattleu.edu (Little Kenny Hamer) writes:
|> In article <rdippold.719001794@qualcom> rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
|> >
|> >They're just using their position as "OS" provider to give them a
|> >boost in their applications sales.  As far as Microsoft dirty tricks
|> >go, this is pretty mild.
|> >-- 
|> 
|> If that is  the case in any substantial way, then perhaps you
|> could point out a major Microsoft application that is so clearly superior
|> to all competitors in speed and functionality?  DOS is a leader because it
|> has been the standard OS for intel-based personal computers for a long
|> time.  Windows stands out because it is one-of-a-kind.  Someone else
|> _could_ have made a great DOS pseudo-multitasking system and windowing
|> system, but MS got there first.
|> 
|> Is Word beating all competitors, in any incarnation?
|> 
|> Is Excel?  Is any other of their DOS or Windows apps so much better than
|> the best competition that one might think there was some unfair advantage?
|> 
|> Keep in mind that when DR-DOS 6.0 had problems with WIN 3.1, Microsoft
|> sent them the info to help fix the problem.  They didn't have to.  It is not
|> their product.  But they did (It was good business, not out of the goodness
|> of their hearts).
|> 
|> Microsoft makes very good software.  They are very successful.  Why is it
|> that so many people seem to think because they are successful they must be
|> cheating?  Every programmer friend of mine who has read about the
|> so-called "special cheat functions" has expressed a lot of doubt that
|> using them would amount to much of an advantage.  Microsoft has lot of
|> competition, and some of them are doing just fine.  We are hardly in
|> danger of stagnation at the moment.
|> 
|> In fact, NT, OS/2, and the assorted flavors of user-friendlier(sort of)
|> *nix will probably make the whole issue of undocumented calls in DOS and
|> Windows pointless, in a couple of years.  New OSs = New programs!
|> 
|> 
|> -Ken
|> 	khamer@sumax.seattleu.edu

The question whether MS makes good programs or not was not asked. The problem was always that MS added several functions to make their programs work - starting with the first real-world TSR PRINT.COM which needs INT 28h (DOS idle call) and INT 27h (Keep program) to run. Other software developpers had indeed to dis-assemble all that code to know what was going on.
-- 

|Dipl.-Ing. Harald Milz                   |    EMail:		hm@ix.de |
|iX - Multiuser Multitasking Magazin      |    FAX:    +49 511 547 47 33 |
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: thot@desert.in-berlin.de (Marcus Klische)
Subject: S: Windows 3.1 Driver for Summasketch MM1201
Organization: Private Site
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 16:43:14 GMT


	Hello

	I am search for a driver for Summasketch Digitizer under
	windows 3.1.
	There is a driver in the packet, but this is only a driver
	for win 3.0
	If I want to install this one, the setup-programm ask me
	where is the oem-driver.

	Question one. can someone send me the driver ???

	Question two. Can I use the 3.0 driver, if I modify
	an existing oem-file from a graphioc-card ???

	Thanx for advance !!!

	Marcus
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: brown@NCoast.ORG (Stan Brown)
Subject: Re: Mixing portrait & landscape in WfW2.0?
Organization: Oak Road Systems, Cleveland Ohio USA
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 13:33:00 GMT

In article <#bxzf#m@rpi.edu> kudla@acm.rpi.edu (Robert Kudla) writes:
>
>- print the first page out, stick it back in the printer and print the
>  second page on top of it to simulate an overlay effect; unfortunately,
>  I seem to have bad luck with lasers when I feed paper back into them
>  after printing once.  

If you can't come up with a software solution and have to feed the
paperthrough twice, here are some suggestions:

It makes a big difference which side you print on when you do this.  Be
sure that printing is happening on the side of the paper that is marked
(on the packags) "print this side first".  Also, if your laserjet has an
input tray, use that rather than the manual feeder.   You may also want
to smooth out the leading edge of the paper by running your thumbnail
across it on a hard surface before its second trip through the printer.

Are you printing every copy of your newsletter on the laser printer, or
printing a master copy and then photocopying the rest?  If the latter,
why not make a transparency of the landscape logo, and then do your
"pasteup" in the photocopy machine?
-- 
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems                      brown@Ncoast.ORG
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
From: sgw@boy.com (Steven Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: ATM fonts problems
Date: 12 Oct 92 05:04:35 GMT
Organization: Beach Systems / RTFM UN*X Solutions, Sunnyvale, CA, USA


 (Van Dao Mai) writes:
>Since I upgraded to 3.1 I always had some problems.
>    - A fresh installation of Win 3.1 does not have ATM fonts control 
>      panel.
Install Win3.1 First.  Then install ATM.  Are you running ATm 2.0
or later?  You should be. 

Yes,  ATM works fine with 3.1

----
 Steven Warner  (34W 36L)
 sgw@boy.com    [ ess gee double you at boy dot com ]
   "...anything but a hayse modem..."
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: rb450@rbhp65.rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Guenter Schwaninger)
Subject: SYSTEM.INI & WIN.INI entries
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:37:30 GMT
Organization: TH Darmstadt



Hi netlanders,

I'd like to get some detailed information on some sections and entries
in WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI.

I don't know the meaning of the following entries:

SYSTEM.INI:

[386enh]
HighFloppyReads=
Global=
Local=

[boot]
display.org=

[display]
svgamode=

[RebootExclude]

[Debug]
OutputTo=NUL

-------------------------------------------

WIN.INI:

[Compatibility]

CCMail=0x0008


[Network]
Restore=


Any help is greatly appreciated, especially descriptions and allowed
values of these entries and sections.

Thanks in advance, Guenter


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From: cfs@cowpas.waffle.atl.ga.us (Charles Stephens)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: PC speaker driver
Date: 8 Oct 92 05:49:54 GMT
Organization: COW Pastures

8804320@clement.info.umoncton.ca (JONATHAN ROBICHAUD) writes:

> 
> 
> Hi there, 
> 	Does anyone know any Anonymous FTP sites where I could find the
> drivers for the PC Speaker (for Windows 3.1)?
> 
> 	It's a lot cheaper for me than dowloading by modem from any BBS.

        In the future, please refer to the comp.os.ms-windows.misc FAQ.
The semi-official FTP site is ftp.cica.indiana.edu

--
Charles Stephens,
cfs@cowpas.waffle.atl.ga.us
From: DHBHM@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu (Bruce H. McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: slow exit from windows - getting worse
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:29:42 GMT
Organization: University of Florida, NERDC

In article <jcmorris.717792633@mwunix>
jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) writes:
>jw@mdf.mitre.org (Joe Whalley) writes:
>>Using windows 3.1 and Norton 2.0, I find that exiting windows is taking
>>longer and longer -
>>the screen goes black but the disk drive grinds for 30-60 seconds before
>>returning to the dos prompt.  What could be going on here?
>Are you running on a PS/2?  If so, have you modified your SYSTEM.INI
>file to include under [386enh] the entry:
>
>   InitPS2MouseAtExit=false
 
I had this problem on my PS/2 with an IBM mouse.  If you do set up the option
above, your mouse may not work for any DOS apps after you exit Windows, and
far as I can tell there's no way to reset IBM's mouse driver.  I've since
gone back to my old faithful Logitech, whose driver can be reinitialized.
 
One other interesting bit of trivia.  We've got several 8570-081s that do
not have the hanging-mouse-reset problem, and three 8570-161s (including
mine) that do have the problem.  According to musoft, it's BIOS revision
dependent.  Flaky (but then, that's Windows, right? :-) ).
 
Bruce H. McIntosh    brucem@neufhou.mail.ufl.edu            Jesus has risen!
                     bhm@cis.ufl.edu
                     dhbhm@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
 UF Housing user support on IBM Aggravation System/400 :-)
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil)
Subject: Re: Visual Basic Newsletter
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 03:48:31 GMT

Do it!

Go for it!

Sharon
oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu
From: markd@silogic.uucp (Mark C. DiVecchio (K3FWT))
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: mscdex says 'incorrect version of DOS'?!
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:26:16 GMT
Organization: Silogic Systems, San Diego, CA

In article <JYL.92Oct12095245@burgess.eng.sun.com> jyl@toss.eng.sun.com writes:
>This problem is a bit esoteric, but any help will be greatly appreciated:
>
No, common.
>I have a 486/33 with Win NT installed, doing dual boot. I am trying to
>install a CD Rom for use with DOS and Windows 3.1, which is the second
>alternative in my dual boot setup.
>
>The hardware: I have an Adaptec 1542B with an external Sony CD Rom
>(CDU-8something) and another disk. The CD Rom is unit 6, the external disk
>is unit 1, and another internal disk is unit 0.
>
>What I did: I have installed ASPI drivers for the Sony CD Rom no problem,
>and I got the ASW-410 ASPI CD Rom module for DOS Version 2.1 Rev A P/N
>481189-01 from the Adaptec BBS. The driver for the Sony CD Rom installs
>fine and finds the CD Rom, but when I try to run MSCDEX (found in the same
>package) it says
>
>	'incorrect version of DOS'
>
>and refuses to load.
>
>Any clues? Any help would be appreciated, I have no idea what's wrong.
>Anyone else seen this problem?

The manual I received with my NEC CDR-74 describes this problem.

Solution:
	into config.sys:	device=setver.exe
	then reboot
	at dos prompt:		setver mscdex.exe 4.01
	then reboot

-- 
Mark DiVecchio, Silogic Systems, 619-549-9841                       K3FWT
-----   9888 Carroll Center Road, Suite 113, San Diego, CA 92126    -----
markd@silogic.uucp                             BBS 619-549-3927
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From: senior@bcrki69.bnr.ca (Dan Senior)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: C7 simply will not run.
Date: 9 Oct 92 18:32:09 GMT
Reply-To: senior@bcrki69.bnr.ca (Dan Senior)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada

In article <1992Oct9.140731.1@dion.trl.oz.au>, duke@dion.trl.oz.au writes:
> In article <1992Oct7.141416.12655@cs.mcgill.ca>, storm@cs.mcgill.ca
(Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) writes:
> > 
> > 
> > I installed C7 yesterday, and everything seemed to be fine -- Until I tried
> > to use it.
> > 
> > When I typed cl under windows, I got run-time error R6914 -- It was
complaining
> > that it couldn't find something.386. 
> > 
> 
> It is asking you to load 386MAX, an extended memory manager, which gives DPMI
> support. It is 3rd party software and should be bundled in your package.
> 
> Alternatively you can run Windows and open a DOS session, and DPMI will be
> provided by Windows.  If you prefer to use QEMM as your memory manager, 
> Quarterdeck now have a free update to give DPMI support.  I have it.
> 
> Peter Duke
> 
I think Peter is on the right track, but the error message is actually 
saying it cannot initialize device "something.386"; I guess it was vmcpd.386.
You don't say which version of windows you use; I am on 3.1 so can only say
that on 3.1 you have to be in enhanced mode to get dpmi services; it wont
work in standard mode. Of course, it's faster in dos, and then you need
to be running something which provides dpmi, eg 386max. 
Also, I'm confused as to why you were "typing cl under windows"; I use pwb
and use the build option to compile; it may be that by typing cl (to do a
compile directly?) you were missing some of the compile options that
pwb build puts in by default.
Finally, you may be better asking for advice in
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,
where real programmers go :) I'm just a novice at this!
Good luck,
Dan
My views are my own; BNR does not necessarily agree; my wife never does.
From: gt6746a@prism.gatech.EDU (Slapman de Funk)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Qemm and swapfile question
Date: 14 Oct 92 23:12:07 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


     OK guys, here's my problem:  I just recently upgraded from
Windows 3.0 to Windows 3.1.  After finishing setting up, I 
rebooted my computer.  When it started booting Windows it said
that there was a memory conflict at address B000.  I tried loading
it up with Win /d:x, but that didn't work.  Then I tried with
Win /d:v, but that didn't work either.  Finally I had to block 
out a chunk of memory so that windows would run.  This finally
worked, but now I have a huge chunk of memory blocked out just
for windows, that Windows doesn't even use all of.  But if I don't
block out the whole thing, windows won't load up.  I am using Qemm
6.02 as my memory manager.  And since I had to block out that
chunk of memory, all the other memory resident program I had take
up more memory than they used to.
     My other problem seems to be that now that I have screwed
with the memory, I have a 7.5 meg hard drive swapfile that takes 
up most of the last unused portion on my hard drive.  What the
hell?  
     I would be greatly appreciative of anyone that could help me.
Thanks in advance.

Lawton Brown
gt6746a@prism.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: luis@informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Luis M. Garcia Suarez)
Subject: A lot of questions ?!?
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Organization: RWTH Aachen
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 16:43:16 GMT

I've some brief questions:

1) Is there a front-end to ftp and telnet for Windows 3.x?

2) How can I convert Norton Desktop groups (*.qag) into Progman groups
(*.prg)?

3) I'm using a '366-33MHz with 4MB memory and I'm thinking about to install
more  memory to increase the speed of Windows. Does this really improve the
performance of Windows?

Thank's!

==============================================================================
Luis M. Garcia Suarez                   e-mail:
luis@informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Aachen University of Technology                         tel.: ++49 241
8021434
Ahornstr. 55                                            fax.: ++49 241
8021429
D-5100 Aachen
From: khamer@sumax.seattleu.edu (Little Kenny Hamer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: MICROSOFT IS STACKING THE DECK!
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:21:57 GMT
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA

In article <rdippold.719001794@qualcom> rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>
>They're just using their position as "OS" provider to give them a
>boost in their applications sales.  As far as Microsoft dirty tricks
>go, this is pretty mild.
>-- 

If that is  the case in any substantial way, then perhaps you
could point out a major Microsoft application that is so clearly superior
to all competitors in speed and functionality?  DOS is a leader because it
has been the standard OS for intel-based personal computers for a long
time.  Windows stands out because it is one-of-a-kind.  Someone else
_could_ have made a great DOS pseudo-multitasking system and windowing
system, but MS got there first.

Is Word beating all competitors, in any incarnation?

Is Excel?  Is any other of their DOS or Windows apps so much better than
the best competition that one might think there was some unfair advantage?

Keep in mind that when DR-DOS 6.0 had problems with WIN 3.1, Microsoft
sent them the info to help fix the problem.  They didn't have to.  It is not
their product.  But they did (It was good business, not out of the goodness
of their hearts).

Microsoft makes very good software.  They are very successful.  Why is it
that so many people seem to think because they are successful they must be
cheating?  Every programmer friend of mine who has read about the
so-called "special cheat functions" has expressed a lot of doubt that
using them would amount to much of an advantage.  Microsoft has lot of
competition, and some of them are doing just fine.  We are hardly in
danger of stagnation at the moment.

In fact, NT, OS/2, and the assorted flavors of user-friendlier(sort of)
*nix will probably make the whole issue of undocumented calls in DOS and
Windows pointless, in a couple of years.  New OSs = New programs!


-Ken
	khamer@sumax.seattleu.edu
From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Need Screen Blanker for W
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:34:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 

RJ.Anyways, I need a screen blanker which will run under Windows.  Our new
  .system is active just about 24 hours a day, and I can't afford to leave
  .an image on the screen permanently and burn those brand new non-interlaced
  .phosphors.  :-)

Gee, why not double click on the control panel and use the one built-in
to Windows?
---
 . KingQWK 1.05 # 97 . OUCH!...  Got my floppy caught in my PKZipper.....
From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Icon gravity app?
Date: 13 Oct 92 08:58:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) 

KB.I don't like the way iconised apps always drift to the bottom left of my
  .screen.  I'd like them to drift to the right and go up the side.

First, I'd get a faster machine, my ICONS just seem to get there 
instantly! :-)  "Joke alert, joke alert!" <- for the idiots that don't
recognize a joke when they see it.
---
 . KingQWK 1.05 # 97 . If at first you don't succeed, Format C:
From: brehonyt@ul.ie
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Looking for wysiwyg Postscript Viewer for Win3.X
Date: 8 Oct 92 16:18:18 GMT
Organization: University of Limerick, Ireland



I am looking for a good postscript viewer for Windows 3.x, wysiwyg ( what
you see is what you get) if possible. Is there a freeware/shareware PS
viewer available through anynomous somewhere ?. Thanks in advance.

Tom.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+    Tom Brehony, CSIS Dept,       +       Ph : +353-61-333644 Ext 5024     +
+    University of Limerick,       +       Email :brehonyt@ul.ie            +
+    Ireland                       +              brehonyt@itdsrv1.ul.ie    +
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: paulr@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Paradise drivers for 3.1
Date: 16 Oct 92 11:44:33 +1000
Organization: Monash University - Australia.

Would anyone know of an ftp site where I might find screen drivers for a
paradise card for windows 3.1 ? Thanks in anticipation.
From: dbasinge@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Mike Basinger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Windows 3.1 on a 20386DT Flexcashe machine
Date: 15 Oct 92 21:37:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.Bw6Mq3.8Hx
Distribution: usa
Organization: Indiana University

I'm having trouble installing Windows 3.1 on a 20386DT Flexcashe
workstation (don't ask me, I never seen before either). Does anybody
have experience working on this type of machine, and have they got
Windows to work on it.

Mike
-- 
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Computer Specialist	dbasinge@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu
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Indiana University	Phone: (812) 855-1562	Fax: (812) 855-4983
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: jakerjor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jan O Akerjordet)
Subject: Problem with Norton Backup's Tape Support
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:46:03 GMT

Hi Folks,

	Yesterday I bought the newest version of Norton 
Desktop 2.0.  It now includes support for QIC 40/80 tape backup 
drives.  I quickly installed the program on my computer running 
Windows 3.1, and started a backup of about 30MB of files.  
After about half of the job was done it gave me an error 
message looking like this:  

Command transmission unsuccessful.
Reference: 83-01-1634-0

I called Symantec tech support and was adviced to change a 
statement in the "ndw.ini" files that deals with the type of 
tape drive you have.  It was changed from 6 to 4.  That was 
supposed to take care of the problem.  It didn't and called 
back.  This time the fix was to edit the "system.ini" file so 
that the virtual device drivers added by NDW (they were in 
capital letters) to the beginning of the "386 Enh" section.  
That didn't work either.  Once again I called back and was now 
told to disable the Windows "smartdrive" statement in the 
"autoexec.bat" file, and then try it by running Windows in both 
standard and enhanced mode.  It worked for both modes.  I then 
activated "smartdrive" again and what do you know; the error 
message was back.

Conclusion: 

I called back to Symantec and asked what the fix 
was.  They didn't know other than to write down my concerns and 
then hopefully get back to me.  There is a reason for concern 
when a program doesn't work with "smartdrive," since most users 
of Windows are using it.  BTW, Central Point Backup doesn't have 
that problem.  

Has anyone else experienced this?

Ps.  I am running a Gateway 2000 486, 33MHz system.


Jan Ove
-- 


Jan Ove Akerjordet	E-Mail: jakerjor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
2229 Hedgerow Rd. 	Phone : (614) 451-8320 (home)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Adlib or Sound Blaster - Which one?
Organization: Foxes 'R' Us - Seven locations to serve you
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 06:34:20 GMT

paul@ace.acadiau.ca (Paul Steele) writes:

>I want to get better sound output on my PC.  I'm primarily want it for games 
>but also in Windows 3.1.  Should I spend more and go with Sound Blaster, or 
>will an Adlib card be adequate for games/windows use.  I am not interested 
>in midi stuff.

The SoundBlaster will do anything the AdLib will do, and it will also
play digitized sound effects.  It's also the de-facto standard.  Get the
SoundBlaster.

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