waashk/20ng huggingface dataset:
Here's the situation:  At home, I have MS Word for windows but no printer.  At work, I have windows + a postscript printer, but not MS Word.  So, I configure my machine at home to use a postscript printer, and use the print to file option, which produces a nice postscript file, which I then bring to work.  My question:  how do I print this postscript file through the print manager at work? If, for example, I select print from the file manager, it treats the postscript as a text file, and gives me several pages of postscript gibberish.  I know that I can open a DOS window and do:  	 copy file.ps com1:  which does work, but seems not to multitask very well -- other applications run rather slowly and often pause for 10's of seconds.  There ought to be a way of passing the postscript file to the Print Manager, but if there is, I can't find any mention of it in the documentation.  Anyone know how to do this?
In article <1pq66v$kkt@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, raymaker@bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Raymaker) says: > >Is anyone aware of existing ipx/netx software for WindowsNT or >is attachment to Netware a FUTURE release? >please respond to internet mail: raymaker@bcm.tmc.edu >thanks >  I believe the beta version of the service is available via ftp on  ftp.cica.indiana.edu in pub/pc/win3/nt called something like nwnt.zip  There is an INDEX ascii file there, which lists the programs in that directory and what they do.  unfortunately this beta will also disable netbeui and tcp/ip over your primary nic, so if you really want to run it, get yourself an extra nic and bind it to that.    Otherwise wait for next release, like I am.
dil.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Dave Laudicina) writes:  >Has anyone experienced a faint shadow at all resolutions using this >card. Is only in Windows. I have replaced card and am waiting on  >latest drivers. Also have experienced General Protection Fault Errors >in WSPDPSF.DRV on Winword Tools Option menu and in WINFAX setup. >I had a ATI Ultra but was getting Genral Protection Fault errors >in an SPSS application. These card manufactures must have terrible >quality control to let products on the market with so many bugs. >What a hassle. Running on Gateway 2000 DX2/50. >Thx Dave L  Might the problem not be with the video monitor instead?  Many of our monitors, as they age, develop shadows on white and bright colors.
I've heard about Ottomenu which should be a good desktop on Windows 3.0/3.1 .  Can anybody tell me where I can get it ? It should be on CICA in /pub/pc/win3/util but it is not.  It is also not an WUSTL,SIMTEL and a great number of other sites.  Just post it or mail me.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 				Andreas Gloege 			Kazmaierstr.48 (bei Klarmann) 				8000 Muenchen 2 				  089/508336 		  email : gloege@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE
Does anyone have any information or better, first-hand experience, of the new Epson bubblejet printer - Stylus 800??  I'm particularly interested in hearing how well it works under Windows; I presume that a special printer driver is required - is it supplied as standard? Is it able to print everything that a standard Postscript laserprinter could??  Many thanks for any replies - George
I have an EISA machine and I just do not understand why most EISA video cards only match the performance of their ISA counterparts. For instance, the EISA Orchid Pro Designer IIs-E is only about as "fast" as the ISA Diamond SpeedStar Plus, which isn't what I would call "fast."  I don't understand why EISA video cards aren't, as a group, on the same level of performance as Local Bus cards, given that EISA video cards have a 32 bit bus to move data around, instead of ISA's 8 bits.  Since they are not, why would anyone (me included) pay a higher cost for a EISA video card when its performance is no better than and often worse that a much cheaper ISA video board, such as a Diamond SpeedStar 24X? From PC Magazine's (I think) recent report, I know that ATI makes a pretty fast EISA video card, but it's around $500, which is just about double what my wallet will allow me to spend. And, for $500, I could get a Diamond Viper and still have $100 left over (of course, I'd have to get a Local Bus mother- board too...)  Can anyone shed some light on my confusion/frustration?
HI there!  I have a few games that I'd like to run under Windows 3.1 and can't get the PIFS adjusted right.   For example Wing Commander.  In my DOS Prompt, I have more than 620K available for programs.  This is enough to run WC. So I build a PIF giving WC a couple of megs of extended memory etc.. and run  it.  WC prompts: "Loading Wing Commander..." and then a message about  "Using extended memory..." etc... and then my screen goes black (just before the opening scene-the orchestra-would have appeared.)  I also have a pool game that does almost the same thing.  It opens up and prompts me for what kind of video driver I have.  (CGA, EGA, etc...)  I respond EGA and the screen goes black.     On both of these a ctrl-alt-del getss me back to Windows.    Has ANYONE run Wing Commander under Windows?  Or has had the problems I describe and fixed them?   HEre's the rest of my setup:  	400MB Disk Free           8MB memory   ~5 free during WIN session         386DX-25         Respond here or on E-Mail.   If anyone else needs this info, send me mail in a couple of days, and I'll forward the replies to you.  --  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Clinton A. Pierce   | Cartesian Bear = Polar Bear after coordinate transform clintp@world.std.com |
I would like to know about the current fax software available for Windows.  Does it take a 9600 baud fax/modem or 14.4K ?  Please respond with info.  Thank you very much
In article <C5DHtF.D7p@news.rich.bnr.ca> gal@bnr.ca (Gene Lavergne) writes: >I really gives me pause to ask this: > >When I first heard of Windows-NT I was surprised by the name because >it immediately occurred to me that it sounds like a Northern Telecom >product.  Did anyone else notice that? > >By the way, BNR (see address below) is an R&D subsidiary of NT.  See >what I mean? > >| gal@bnr.ca (Gene A. Lavergne) | In all of opera, I most identify | >| ESN 444-4842 / (214) 684-4842 | with the character of Elektra.   | >| PO Box 851986, Richardson, TX | That often worries me.           | >| USA 75085-1986 | Opinions expressed here are mine and not BNR's. |  Windows NT or WNT can also be derived by the next letter in the alphabet of VMS - same as HAL and IBM. You might recall that the chief architect of VMS is also chief designer of WNT.  Rajiev Gupta
I have uploaded the Windows On-Line Review shareware edition to ftp.cica.indiana.edu as /pub/pc/win3/uploads/wolrs7.zip.  It is an on-line magazine which contains reviews of some shareware products...I grabbed it from the Windows On-Line BBS.  --
In article <765461d518325t9@infoserv.com> hfeldman@infoserv.com (Howard MITCHell Feldman) writes: >In <1993Apr19.211044.28763@guinness.idbsu.edu>, lhighley@gozer.idbsu.edu (Larry Paul Highley)  wrote: >>  >>  >> Is there a utility out there that will let me use filenames longer than >> the standard 8.3 format.   > Yep, it's called OS2!
ludes@hubcap.clemson.edu (Larry "Ludes" Ludwig) writes: > [stuff deleted about Microsoft] > bferrell@ant.occ.uc.edu (Brett Ferrell) writes: > >If you think that windows is useable, you must not use it much.  Windows  > >version of "crash protection" is wearing a helmet while computing.  The arir > >(air) bag is an expensive add-on. > >Brett  > You must of read too many OS/2 advertisements.  "Crash Protection" is such > a marketing gimick, it isn't funny..  Out of 4 months of using Windows on my  > new machine I've only had it crash ONCE, and I don't have a "run of the mill" > configuration.  Wow, what did you use it for?  Single-tasked word processing? I have 8 files loaded right now and a 29-MB virtual machine (12MB of RAM). My friend down the street gripes that he can't even format a floppy in the background.  Many unix people love OS/2 because they are used to multi-tasking systems.   > Microsoft is not a leader in innovation, but they certainly know how to  > build a better mousetrap.  Now, what's wrong with that??   Too bad they hold a gun to the mouse piper while they throw mice at their "new" trap, trying to get it to work. :)   --------------------------------------------- |kenton+@CMU.EDU | OS/2 FIXES BROKEN WINDOWS |
I know that there is a list of the best shareware and public domain programs for Windows at the cica ftp site, but unfortunately it is a year old.  The list author made it sound like the list was going to be updated every month.  Is it still being updated?  Does anyone else compile a similar list?   Also are there any individual suggestions as to what the best shareware/public domain programs are?  I'm interested in good software in just about every category (please try and include the ftp site and exact file name, if possible, in your post).  Thanks,  Sam   -- siockman@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc Subject: Hiragana/Katakana TT fonts Keywords: hiragana, katakana, TrueType, Japanese   Where can I obtain TrueType hiragana and katakana (Japanese phonetic character) fonts?  (note: I can receive mail at the address in the header, but I cannot send.)
I tried to install a foreign language Windows application that required a file named WINNLS.DLL.  I checked all of my WIndows 3.1 installation disks for this file, but could not find it.  Does anybody have any idea what this file is for and where one could get it from?
In article <1993May16.135022.27516@gps.leeds.ac.uk> csympc@scs.leeds.ac.uk (M P Conmy) writes: >In article <C716uq.II3@feenix.metronet.com> jack@feenix.metronet.com (Jack Hudler) writes: >>In article <twalls.02vo@ncc1701d.demon.co.uk> twalls@ncc1701d.demon.co.uk (Tim Walls) writes: >>> >>>But I don't want to have to run blasted Windows every time I want to delete >>>a tree - it is absolutely ludicrous to load a hog like that just to delete >>>some files!  It would be like requiring a crane to change the tyre on a car. >> >>Then why don't you download som of the public domain utilitys the do exactly >>what you want an shut up. > >Why should he have to?  This sort of thing should be included.  How about >the millions of people who don't have access to pd libraries over networks? > >Just because people can work around it, doesn't mean that something shouldn't >be done to remedy the situation. >  These are perfectly valid points and I agree. I'm glad we (MS) are starting to remedy this situation with DOS 6 (and it will get better in future  releases). You do need to be aware of some history, however. In the  mid-late 80's, MS's point of view was that OS/2 was going to take over the world and DOS would be phased out. As such, resources for DOS (and windows, for that matter) development were mostly redirected to OS/2. The theory was to keep just enough resources on DOS to support people until they started using OS/2, so utilities and such for DOS fell by the  wayside.  Then Windows 3.0 hit the market, OS/2 flopped (1.x, at least...2.x seems to be doing a little better, but its future is still cloudy), and people either stayed with their DOS (3.x and 4.x) apps or moved to Windows. About that point in time, MS made its decision to drop OS/2 for DOS/Windows in the short term and Windows/NT in the long term. DOS 5, much improved over DOS 3.x and 4.x, was the first result of MS's refocussing on DOS and Windows. Version 6 takes things somewhat further and I suspect future versions will offer even more in terms of "real" OS features (I work on NT and have no real clue about what my coworkers over in DOSland are doing, but I do know that there are a heck of a lot more of them than there were a few years ago).  	...Dave
An earlier article in this newsgroup made reference to WinQVT/Net version 3.4. Realy? Where? I tried archie with no luck. It's probably just a typo. But I sure would like to get one if it's real as I too have a printer problem in WinQVT.
In article <C5JBKF.9B8@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) writes: >In article <1993Apr06.185638.12139@metrics.com> tomh@metrics.com (Tom Haapanen) writes: > >>Has anyone used a Hercules Graphite adapter?  It looks good on paper, and >>Steve Gibson gave it a very good review in Infoworld.  I'd love to get a >>real-world impression, though -- how is the speed?  Drivers?  Support? > >The PC World reviewers found out that the Herc people had hard-coded >Winbench text into the driver. Clever, no? In any case, the Winbench >results are pretty much inflated.  But the impressive performance of the Graphite was not its Winmark, it was its Wintach result (esp. the paint performance). Judging from the Wintach tests, I can hardly imagine that there is a cheat driver for it.
In article <C6Aw83.H7v@csn.org> richardf@teal.csn.org (IrieMon) writes:  >dmittleman@bpavms.bpa.arizona.edu (Daniel Mittleman) writes: >:     I am running Win 3.1 with NDW 2.2 on a 486sx with 8 meg of memory and a >:     6 meg perm swap file and am getting exceedingly frustrated that my >:     applications are not giving back system resources when I close them. >: >I've noticed this also.  The way it was explained to me is that Windows >does not clear the upper memory blocks after a program is done.  Anyone >out there know if this is why? >   There was a post about something similar a while back.  It seems windows does *not* take it upon itself to free up any sys. resources an applllication is using when that application is done.  That job is left entirely to the application.  that is, the application has to clean up after itself when it quits.  Anyone out there know if there is a utility for windows which  will clean up sys. resources when an application quits (mother.zip???).  peace, Mickey
In article <C5y66r.FGp@cs.mcgill.ca>, bjcon@cs.mcgill.ca (Brendan NEWMAN) says:  >Hi, I have a trident TVGA-8900 video card and need the updated >drivers for Win3.1 where can I get them from an ftp site.   I have the same card, TVGA-8900c. When I checked, the latest driver for windows 3.1 is dated Aug. 92 in garbo.uwasa.fi in /win31/drivers/video. If you find a better version (updated) please let me know, Thanks.
In article <downs.220.735423628@helios.nevada.edu> downs@helios.nevada.edu (Lamont Downs) writes:     >>So good that there isn't any diff whether or not ATManager is turned    >>on or not. Is it worth it to run ATM at all? Especially with these    >>better printer technologies ... and TT?    >    >There are some fonts that are only available as PS fonts.  If you    >have a PS font that you want to use, use ATM.  Otherwise, it is    >a waste of system resources.    >     -----Or, if you need to use a service bureau and they're only set up to use    Type 1 fonts. From what I've heard (pure hearsay) the results of outputting    TT fonts as Type 1 is _not_ as good as using high-quality Type 1 fonts in    the first place.  Unless you `print' to file with the correct resolution set for the final output device (image setter).  A problem with TT fonts in Windows is that they do get converted to T1 format OK, and the hinting is even used while this is done, but the resulting T1 fonts are NOT hinted.  The result is that they WILL work fine on a device of the resolution assumed by the printer driver when the PS file is generated, but they will not look good when printed at a different resolution.
>Microsoft is the largest software company on the planet, yet I cannot think >of even *ONE* computing concept that they innovated and brought to market >before anyone else.  Xerox-PARC/Apple, Osborne, NeXT, GNU and others have  >been pioneers and led the way to the future of computing.  What has >microsoft done to be a technological leader?  I posted this question before, >but I got nary a reply.  I make the challenge now to anyone who can come up >with something-especially Microsoft employees.  I get no response this time, >I guess it pretty much assures me that there is none--which is what I >suspect anyway. > Really when you come down to it who cares. I just hope MS keeps doing what they do best getting usable productive software to the masses. Thx Dave L
In article <1993Apr17.224402.92@kirk.msoe.edu>, narlochn@kirk.msoe.edu writes: > I have two questions: >  > 1) I have been having troubles with my Wordperfect for Windows. >    When I try to select and change fonts, etc. some of the text >    disappears.  I tried to center two lines once, and the second >    line disappeared.  I can not find the error, and I do not >    know how to correct it. >  > 2) Is this the right newsgroup?  Where should I go? >  > E-mail prefered... >                                > '/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/''/'  I know you said E-mail preferred but because this is a common problem with WPWin I'll post it here.
Is there a way to use the mouse when running a DOS app (windowed) in win 3.1?  When you window a dos apps (in enhanced mode), I can see where the mouse cursor was, but it doesn't work!  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you
I think somebody posted some info about a biobliography program one or  two months ago. I don't rember the detail. What I'd like to have is one  software to organize the literature I'm refereing for scientific  publications. The functions I'd like would be  a. able to do data-base managment b. able to print with special formats for different journals Any info would be appreciated. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yi-Ming Wang    Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame wang.29@nd.edu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I am having a really bothersome problem using the MSDOS prompt in Windows 3.1 to open a dos box.  When I am done with the dos box, I cant get back to windows. If I do Alt enter to shrink the box or use 'exit' to close it, the screen goes black and I have to control-alt-delete until I kill windows.  I get a couple of screens about app not responding.  I think things are still alive under the black screen because if I alt-tab to cycle through the running apps, I get flashes of text but then the black returns.  This persists even if the machine is powered on and off.  I am working with an app developed using Borland's 3.1 application frameworks and c++.  It seems to work fine.  Hardware is a 486 with 16meg ram; not on a network.  Video is a TSENG  vga.  dos 5.0.  I reinstalled windows a couple of time but the problem comes back.  I am using temporary swapping for virtual memory.  I would really REALLY appreciate any hints anyone might offer.  Thanks,
jenk@microsoft.com (Jen Kilmer) writes:  [much BS deleted for brevity]  >Again, my point was that not all microsofties are here to "sell"  >readers on our products (which would conflict with the "no-ads"  >philosophy of usenet).  Nor do we necessarily have access to info >that others have.  It certainly smacks of that! Remember the "POLL" that you quoted saying that you had seen a 95% of users being satisfied with DOS 6.0? Care to recall how unbiased the sample set was? That post sure looked like FUD....and coming from a microsoftie .... well, it sure seemed like something was not on level.  Advocacy is GOOD - but spreading FUD to advocate your favorite OS is very  unethical - especially when you have a vested interest in the success of that OS.  >I also get tired of people assuming that microsofties are, like, >members of the BORG.  That is because their actions seem to invite this opinion - never seen more  defensive people in my life. Moreover, many of their posts seem to encourage this too, IMHO.  Seriously speaking, it is a shame that MS techie employees get the heat for MS's actions - most of which are perpetrated by the Management and marketing. I am sure that they ARE very talented etc ... I have not doubts about their  abilities, just about the ethics of their marketing practices.  Divya --  Divya
Software that comes together with the VideoBlaster is designed to work together with the SoundBlaster (from the same manufacturer).  Since I do not own a SoundBlaster: is there a possibility to use the PC Speaker driver to play audio files for the VideoBlaster (.AVI = audio video interleave files) ?  I think what I should have is a device driver for the Media Player that controls the PC Speaker Driver instead of the SoundBlaster card (something like MCISPKR.DRV).  Has anybody heard of such a driver? Or am I on the wrong track?  Any information on this appreciated!  (Please send e-mail, since I don't watch this group regularly.)
In article <1r8anlINN60g@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca> ewoo@unixg.ubc.ca (Emile Woo) writes: >program manager but it seems that everytime I install something new that >makes a new group, it promptly disappears after I turn of windows!  (1) Did you check that a new *.grp file was actually created in your Windows     directory? (2) Are you _turning off_ your computer when windows is running rather than     closing Program Manager?
>The deskjet is SLOW.  This is in comparison to the other printers I >mentioned.  I have no idea how the bubblejet compares. > >The interface between Win3.1 and the printer is just dandy, I've not >had any problems with it.  I just bought a BJ-200 printer a couple of days ago.  I compared it to the  sample print of an HP DeskJet 500 and knew that the HP wasn't for me.  The  BJ-200 is pretty fast and really prints with good quality.  I can compare it  with the HP LaserJet IIID PostScript and they look almost identical ( depending on the kind of paper).  I don't have problems with the ink not  being dry, it seems to dry VERY fast.  Probably within a second.  Since  Canon is giving a $50 rebate until the end of May, it is really a good buy.   --- Sean Eckton Computer Support Representative College of Fine Arts and Communications  D-406 HFAC Brigham Young University Provo, UT  84602 (801)378-3292
--   My wife is a physiotherapist and she is looking for some cliparts of skeleton and male/female body.  We're currently using Windows Draw  which can import all kind of graphic formats.  Therefore, anything will do.  Please advise of the existance of any freeware or commerical source that we can turn to.  Since I don't normally read this newsgroup, please responds via e-mail.   Thanks in advance.
In article 737316832@CHEMICAL.watstar.uwaterloo.ca, GMILLS@CHEMICAL.watstar.uwaterloo.ca (Phil Trodwell) writes: >Hi, I'm desperately seeking a (preferably shareware) program to assist in  >the architectural layout of a house floorplan.  Does something like this  >exist other than basic CAD programs? > >Please e-mail; I don't always get to the news before it expires. > >Thanks in advance, > >Phil Trodwell  >  The best I've seen is Visio. Runs under Windows. It's not shareware however.  ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Williamson aka wwilliam@polaris.orl.mmc.com                  Orlando, Florida
I'm trying to install WordPerfect 5.2 for windows on my computer.  I'm running a 386sx25 w/ 2meg ram and a 4meg virtual mem setting for windows.  I keep getting errors when I try to run WP52.  It tells me that I don't have enough memory or disk space (since I have 47megs free on the HD, I'm assuming that I don't have enough memory).  Can anyone tell me what it takes to run this beast?  Thanks.    ___________________________                                                    /___________________________)   |    >> Stealth Dave >>    /      [@@@>    DESTILL@MTU.EDU   |__       ________________/    / ***** / (  /         If you are caught using this address, internet   / ***** /____/          will deny any responsibility of its use.  This  / ***** /                E-Mail will self-destruct in 10 seconds... /_______/
Greetings from green New Zealand...  We are looking for a Windows 3.1 Font that will allow "macrons" (a hypen) over vowels -- in both UPPER and lower cases. This is so we can use Maori characters in Windows applications.  Thanks in advance -Stuart Inglis