steve (05/03/83)
#R:pegasus:-32100:zinfandel:16600001:000:41 zinfandel!steve May 2 13:01:00 1983 Yes, but not in quantities less than 10.
avak@inmet.UUCP (12/16/83)
#R:shell:-15100:inmet:6200005:177600:143 inmet!avak Dec 14 11:32:00 1983 I would like a copy of your utility. Please send to: Arra Avakian Intermtrics, Inc. 733 Concord Ave. Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Thanks!
rich@cfib.UUCP (03/01/84)
#R:cbosgd:-98200:cfib:7400002:177600:1 cfib!rich Feb 28 09:34:00 1984
guest@hplvle.UUCP (guest) (09/18/84)
I would prefer a more generic category, since I run CP/M-86 and am considering an upgrade to Concurrent DOS. How about net.micro.8088 as suggested? David L. Rick hpfcla!hplvla!drick
james@inmet.UUCP (11/27/84)
I have bought a couple of Leading Edge PC's for company work. I have been very happily surprised at the quality of the hardware and the documentation. (first thing to check on a compatible is the user manual- can you get real hard core technical info: port addresses, logic diagrams, etc) The h/w is made by Mitsubishi (here comes Japan, Inc.). Very nicely done- circuit boards are solid, the components are of good commercial quality. They have a couple nice features like the 7.16 Mhz clock, and an onboard realtime clock. The machine (monochrome version, hard disk) is COMPATIBLE. I haven't found anything reasonable that doesn't work, with one exception noted below. Works: Lotus, MS Flight simulator, Supercalc, PC-DOS (as opposed to MSDOS), MS Project, Wordstar Doesn't work: Concurrent PC-DOS (DRI's new multitasking version of CPM/86. I don't know yet if this is the LE or the s/w. Warning: The color graphics version seems to have some compatibility problems. I get the impression the graphics board comes from a different vendor, and is not of as high a quality as the rest of the stuff. Good points: The fast clock (makes Flight Simulator much smoother) Quiet, fast floppy drives with self-eject doors. Comes bundled with MSDOS 2.1, and LeadingEdgeWordProcessor. Generally sold with 256 k, which means a memory option board bundled in, with space for chips up to 640k. They advertise a 1 year warranty and a hotline, but I have yet to need to test these. Bad points: Rumors abound about the financial stability of Leading Edge. Very noisy fan (I would just replace it). A keyboard that mimics the horrible layout of the IBM, with not such a nice touch. Bottom line: I think the LE is the best buy of the moment in PC compatibles, the price is unbeatable. We get the hard disk mono version for about $2400. James Triplett
grayson@uiucuxc.UUCP (01/10/85)
While I am not an expert on Fancy Font, I have used it a few times. It is
easy to use, and relatively inexpensive. It also has a facility for
creating your own fonts which I haven't tried but should allow you
to make any special characters you want. The major drawback of the
program is that it is very, very slow during printout. I have used it for
making signs and notices with few words per page, and it sometimes
takes 3-5 minutes to print out one page! If you are only using it for
drafts, you will be unhappy with the speed.
Carol Livingstone
{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!graysonjohnl@ima.UUCP (01/30/85)
I've also heard that IBM isn't shipping any more ATs. On the other hand,
our dealer said today that he just got one in stock, with hard disk even.
The hard disk definitely has problems. Another one of ours bit the dust last
week, getting increasing numbers of read errors to the point that it became
unusable. Reformatting with the advanced diagnostics did NOT help.
I've heard vague rumors that there is a logic error on the controller board
that leaks a little write current when reading, but nothing concrete. IBM,
of course, claims that everything is just fine. This is the most confusing
situation I've run into in a long time.
John Levine, Javelin Software, Cambridge MA 617-494-1400
{ decvax!cca | yale | bbncca | allegra | cbosgd | ihnp4 }!ima!johnl
Levine@YALE.ARPAjbn@wdl1.UUCP (02/02/85)
There are two serious problems with the PC/AT. 1. The 20MB hard disk tends to crash. One user with about a dozen systems reports that about 1 in 4 dies in the first 60 days. 2. The high-density floppy drive is not downward-compatible with the old PC drive; disks written on the AT are usually unreadable on the PC. The problem seems to stem from the narrower tracks written with the high-density drive. IBM has withdrawn the hard disk version from sale due to ``parts availability problems'' (per Wall Street Journal).
bill@absolut.UUCP (03/09/85)
>I have seen many references to arguments to command.com, but I have >not been able to find them metioned in any of the manuals. Specificly >I have seen -c and -p. Does anybody knows what all the arguments are and >what they do? -- >Yosef Gold >...{philabs,cucard,pegasus,ihnp4,rocky2}!aecom!gold ---------- Typing command at the DOS system prompt loads a secondary commmand processor. The -p or /p argument tells the secondary command processor to become permanent in memory. (i.e. The new command processor becomes the primary and there is no way to return to the the original command processor.) The -c or /c argument allows you to pass a string to the secondary command processor and to return to the original processor by typing "exit" at the DOS prompt. (e.g. C>command /c chkdsk -- loads a secondary command processor and executes the chkdsk program.) The secondary command processor inherits the environment of the original processor, path etc but any changes to the secondary processor are not passed back to the original when the secondary is "exited". I am only aware of the /c and /p arguments. Hope this helps. William Gibbs {ucbvax!cbosgd!ima!cfib, decvax!cca}!absolut!bill Absolut Software 617-232-8377 2001 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02146-4227
davee@hpgrla.UUCP (davee) (03/16/85)
Which version of XENIX is this? 3.0 or 5.0? Does anybody have any idea what the availability of this is? Dave Ellis / HEWLETT-PACKARD hpda!hpfcla!hpgrla!davee
shanks@teneron.UUCP (07/09/85)
In article <205@geowhiz.UUCP> schuh@geowhiz.UUCP (David Schuh) writes: >Has anyone ever had this message pop up on your screen in about >20 point high letters. After which you must hard reboot? > > > PARITY CHECK 1 <Details of the problem follow at the end of this article> I too have seen this problem recently when running a particular program. The program runs in one of the graphics modes and at the time of the parity check is writing characters out to the screen. The screen clears and the message "PARITY CHECK 1" appears at the upper left corner of the screen. The message is in characters appropriate for a 40x25 screen. No string follows the message to tell me where to look for a bad memory chip. My suspicion is that this program (which I copied off an RBBS) is doing something to cause the system to generate this message. Perhaps it is running through some interrupt vector which causes this message. The message always appears at the same place in the program. I do not believe that my memory chips are failing since neither the power on self test nor the advanced diagnostics can detect any problem with the computer's memory. My computer's configuration follows: IBM PC/XT (256K RAM on motherboard) Quadram Quadcolor board (an IBM Color Graphics Adapter look alike) AST Six Pack Plus (384K RAM, serial, parallel, clock, joystick) IBM Asynchronous Communications Adapter Any ideas as to how this message could be generated *without* an actual memory failure? Is it possible for software to cause a parity error (deliberately or accidently) without a hardware failure? Any suggestions will be appreciated. >What does this mysterious message mean, these crashes seem to happen >randomly, but I'm sure there related to something we can fix. >The grubby details: > > 1) PC with Enhanced color, 8087, 256Kb. > 2) Kinetic Systems Camac interface card (2925) > 3) 50 wire cable to the camac crate controler (also Kinetic) > >We are trying to narrow this thing down, it could possably be the >2925 card, but it seems unlikely as in operation it works beautifully. >However when I run the diagnostics provided with the pc, and enter >0 for run diagnostics, the disk just spins and spins, but if I take the >card out, Hunky Dory, any ideas? > >I thougth that the location was bad and we were getting rf interference, >but that does not seem to be it. Could glitches comming through the >cable cause this kind of crash? > -- Dave Shanks ..!tektronix!reed!teneron!shanks Teneron Corp. 6700 SW 105th Suite 200 Beaverton, OR 97005 (503) 646-1599
phil@amd.UUCP (07/10/85)
>addresses). Serious MMUs start to translate the address before AS >anyway, so it actually helps to not have to latch the address, since >as fast as the CPU can drive it, the MMU can start looking it up, rather But you can't use the address until it is valid, which is the definition of AS anyhow. You also seem to be confusing latch and register. A latch such as the 74373 allows data to flow through it while enabled and holds its output while disabled. A register such as the 74374 stores its input on a clock edge. On the 8086, for example, you would use a 74373 and the address would be available at the time it was valid from the uP plus the prop delay of the latch, which is comparable to the prop delay of the address buffers you would need in a real system anyway. ALE (address latch enable) is not the gating item it would be if a register were used. If a 74374 were used, the address would be available a prop delay after ALE went inactive, which in turn is some setup time after address is valid. -- This is only my opinion and an unofficial one at that. Phil Ngai (408) 749-5720 UUCP: {decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.ARPA
jim@randvax.UUCP (07/11/85)
In article <206@geowhiz.UUCP> schuh@geowhiz.UUCP (David Schuh) writes: > Does anyone have the number for the IBM technical support people? I speak > of the number that they dont give out to non dealers. I have hardware > questions that the local people cant answer. The tech support number for HARDWARE ONLY was 1-800-428-2569 last year some time. I haven't tried it lately. I don't think they have a similar number for software. The people on the other end were well-informed, but weren't able to help with my PCjr problem; they gave me a number in Boca to call (not toll-free), where I eventually got my problem taken care of. -- Jim Gillogly {decvax, vortex}!randvax!jim jim@rand-unix.arpa
tj@utcs.UUCP (07/11/85)
At the risk of being the 7000'th person to tell you this, have you got the drive jumpers setcorrectly. With two drives and an un twisted ribbon cable you must have drives one and two jumpered as drive 1 and drive 2 respectively. If you have the ribbon cable that is not twisted then the drives are both jumpered the same. From what you say about it working fine as drive one alone it then Cassette Basic when both are plugged in it sounds like the two are fighting. If it works fine as drive one AND your ribbon cable has the twist in it then just plug the original in as well WITHOUT CHANGING ANY JUMPERS ON THE FLOPPY DRIVE. If the ribbon cable is not twisted then you have to change one of the drives to act as drive 2. The twist I mention is really obvious. the ribbon cable comes from the controller card, to a drive connector then to the second drive connector. If between the two drive connectors the ribbon cable is cut and four conductors are flipped over then it has the twist. t.jones
cramer@kontron.UUCP (07/12/85)
> Before purchasing GEM for an IBM-PC I've been trying to find out whether > I can access GEM from within COBOL applications (specifically the Application > Environment Services (AES) subroutine library). So far I've met with brick > walls from all my enquiries. > > Does anyone out there know if (and how) I can get around this - possibly > by using C to actually get at the GEM goodies? I'd be grateful for any ideas > or past experiences, > > Thanks in advance, > Paul Middlehurst > > UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!reading!cybavax!paul I attended the GEM ISV Seminar some months back. GEM comes with bindings for linking C and Pascal programs to AES subroutines. They don't support every compiler that's available, but they do support their format, and Microsoft's format at least. If you can call C from COBOL, you should be able to build a C function that accesses the AES subroutines, and then call the C function from COBOL.
jeffm@mmintl.UUCP (07/12/85)
* After posting a previous followup about the ATT 6300, I received some mail, some of which was from ARPAnet people. Unfortunately, we have problems getting there from here so please excuse this posting. The 640x400 graphics capability of the 6300 is the same as that of the monochrome IBM PC. In general, the 6300 color and mono displays look much better than those of IBM, in my opinion. Jeff ************************************************* * Jeff Miller * * Multimate International Corp. * * 52 Oakland Avenue * * East Hartford, CT 06108-9911 * * UUCP: * * ...!seismo!utah-cs!utah-gr!pwa-b!mmintl!jeffm * ************************************************* *
mwf@mtgzz.UUCP (07/13/85)
Remote Systems Inc of VA make a line of devices called secureware for the PC. These consist of a (in ADAPSO terminology) a keyring, a carrier that communicates to your serial or parrallel port into which you plug keys. The key is some kind of device that has your serial number on it. (Call Arly Wright (703) 734 8250) Another version plugs directly into an expansion slot. I am not very impressed with the security offered by these (expensive) devices. I think a programmer armed with DEBUG could defeat them given a little time. They do offer the user the ability to make back up copies though. I am not sure which gives me more more pain using this device or having software copied. A recent report I read said that the only effective hardware security device was something that was an integral part of the program, such as a mouse controller used because your software uses that kind of device. Life is unfair things are much easier for hardware manufacturers.
stv@qantel.UUCP (07/13/85)
I'm looking for a clock/memory board, too. What about this "Tall Tree
Systems J-RAM" board I've seen in the ads? It is the same price,
features, etc. as everyone else, except you can expand it to 2Meg
instead of the 640k maximum AST and everyone else has. Why would
anyone buy anything else? This is a serious question, since I
just bought my PC-compatible a couple of weeks ago.
--
Steve Vance
{dual,hplabs,intelca,nsc,proper}!qantel!stv
dual!qantel!stv@berkeley
Qantel Corporation, Hayward, CAgjs@faust.UUCP (07/27/85)
Framework includes a utility which converts 1-2-3 spreadsheet files into Framework files. It is called TRANS123, and is documented in README.FW on the Utilities disk. Make sure you have lots of space for the generated file. Framework spreadsheet files are 4 to 7 times larger than equivalent 1-2-3 files. If TRANS123 runs out of disk space, it produces a zero length output file and no message. -- George Snyder -- Intermetrics, Inc. -- inmet!gjs --
patrick@ISM780B.UUCP (10/26/85)
We don't have uu*code. How can I get hold of this stuff?
Patrick Curran
INTERACTIVE Systems Corp.
Santa Monica, CA.
(213) 453-8649
decvax!cca!ima!patrick
{uscvax|ucla-vax|vortex}!ism780!patrickamc543@uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU (12/20/85)
/* ---------- "xmodem protocol description" ---------- */
I am sure you have seen this before, but if anyone has info describing
the Xmodem protocol, I would greatly appreciate it if you could send
me the info.
ihnp4!hound!5132ts2
/* End of text from uiucuxa:net.micro.pc */
Ward Christensen, inventor of Xmodem, is system operator of a bulletin
board. This board's phone is 312-545-8086 (300/1200/2400 baud), and Ward
can direct you to any info you could possibly need about Xmodem.
I posted this since many might be interested.
Aaron Contorer
amc543@uiucuxarandy@chinet.UUCP (Randy Suess) (01/04/86)
>Ward Christensen, inventor of Xmodem, is system operator of a bulletin >board. This board's phone is 312-545-8086 (300/1200/2400 baud), and Ward >can direct you to any info you could possibly need about Xmodem. > >I posted this since many might be interested. > >Aaron Contorer Ward is also a regular caller of this system, a public access unix system and is the moderator of a couple of groups in the PicoSpan conferencing system running here, cbbs and protocols. His address is ..!ihnp4!chinet!ward Randy Suess (Authors of the original bbs, CBBS) -- .. that's the biz, sweetheart... Randy Suess chinet - Public Access UN*X (312) 545 7535 (h) (312) 283 0559 (system) ..!ihnp4!chinet!randy
todd@trsvax (02/12/86)
To print the screen from BASIC, a short assembly language program will do the trick. The assembly language routine is embedded in a string, and should work with any MS-DOS BASIC. To use it, just say GOSUB 900. 900 ' Dump screen using INT 5 910 A$ = CHR$(&HCD) + CHR$(&H5) ' int 5 instruction 920 A$ = A$ + CHR$(&HCB) ' far return instruction 930 ENTRY!=PEEK(VARPTR(A$)+1)+256*PEEK(VARPTR(A$)+2) 940 CALL ENTRY! 950 RETURN This information has been provided by an individual. ... canonical disclaimer ... Todd Milburn Tandy Corp.
kadie@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (02/14/86)
I have Xenix set as my active partition. To
get to DOS on the harddisk, I have a floppy in
the A drive with my CONFIG.SYS file and an
AUTOEXEC.BAT like:
---------------------------
c:
autoexec
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So, to run DOS I have the A drive door shut, to run
Xenix I have the A drive door open.
- Carl Kadie
U. of Illinoiscarl@hpcnof.UUCP (02/16/86)
/***** hpcnof:net.micro.pc / omen!caf / 3:14 am Jan 27, 1986*/ *** NAK THIS LINE *** The latest versions of the *nix and VMS XMODEM and YMODEM file transfer programs sb and rb have been posted to net.sources. The manual pages have been extensively revised. Sb and rb transfer files with YMODEM programs including YAM, Pro-YAM, IMP, MEX, and others. YMODEM with 1k packets, and especially YMODEM-g streaming protocol are more efficient than standard XMODEM, twice the throughout downloading from Xenix at 9600 bps. -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf CIS:70715,131 Author of Professional-YAM communications Tools for PCDOS and Unix Omen Technology Inc 17505-V NW Sauvie Island Road Portland OR 97231 Voice: 503-621-3406 TeleGodzilla: 621-3746 300/1200 L.sys entry for omen: omen Any ACU 1200 1-503-621-3746 se:--se: link ord: Giznoid in:--in: uucp /* ---------- */
mikey@bbimg (04/07/86)
As for the physical mouse, RS sells a mouse for COCO that plugs into the joystick port. Tandy uses a voltage devider for their joysticks, Blue uses a current sense. The Tandy mouse should work on the IBM if you just cut the ground off the pots in the mouse and install the proper connector. mikey at bbimg
mikey@bbimg (04/10/86)
I just set up an AT and used type 'F' (i.e. type 15) This means other. mikey at bbimg
mikey@bbimg (04/17/86)
> When 360K floppies are written by a 1.2M drive, however, > they are not always perfectly readable on a 360K drive. > It helps if the floppy was formatted on a 360K drive. WRONG!!!!!!!! The problem is the narrow head width of the 1.2 meg floppy drive lowering S/N when read on a 360K drive. DO NOT format on a 360K drive and then write on a 1.2M unit, this is the quickest way to insure that the diskette will have problems when returning to a 360K unit. To make the diskettes readable on a 360K unit, BULK ERASE them FIRST, then FORMAT (40tk mode) and WRITE to them on the 1.2M unit. THEN use the 360K unit to --->>> READ THEM ONLY!!!!<<<---. When a 360K unit writes, it puts down a wider track than the 1.2M unit. Since the 1.2M unit leaves some of this when it writes (it double steps) when the 360K units try to read, it reads a NARROW data channel with a NARROW trim erase band, with the OLD DATA causing noise around the track! This is also the problem with the 80 track drives as used in the Tandy 2000. There is the possibility that if both drives are in perfect alignment, formatting on the 360K will lay down a guard band that the 1.2M will EXACTLY center in when it writes, but this is the real world, I don't believe in tooth fairies or units that might be 'perfect' just because they work once. Understand how floppys work, they lay down a wide band of data, then a trim erase (DC) comes along and clips the sides of the data band so that there is a data track with a 'silent' buffer on either side. The head reads wider than just the data track and the 'guard bands' are needed to be 'silent' for higher S/N ratio. Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
ejb@think (04/28/86)
In article <3101@sunybcs.UUCP> ugstantn@sunybcs.UUCP (Amy Stanton) writes: >In article <1048@h-sc1.UUCP>, damora@h-sc1.UUCP (jesarielle damora) writes: >> We recently ordered a variety of equipment from PC Network. >> >> They were horrible. They quote 2-3 week delivery on items they >> don't really expect for 2-3 months. Having rushed an incomplete >> WordPerfect they insisted on replacement (not credit) even with a > >I've had great luck with PC Network. I've placed three orders and >everything came in sooner than they promised and their prices >are great. Ditto. I think they are great; the LONGEST time I've been waiting was one month last summer for 512k worth of 256k DRAMS (at $64 postpaid!!!). But there have been SO many "horror" stories... It's weird how a lot of people have had awful experiences, but I guess I'm not the ONLY satisfied customer... Will I buy from them again? Certainly - my next purchase will be the $59 I/O Plus II clone... --Erik -- Erik Bailey -- 7 Oak Knoll (USENET courtesy of ihnp4!think!ejb Arlington, MA 02174 Thinking Machines Corp. ejb@think.com (617) 643-0732 Cambridge, MA) It takes thought to make a program that thinks. But it takes work to make a program that works.
reintom@rocky2 (04/29/86)
Sorry for heresay, but...
A friend of mine sent them an order and a money order to pay for
it. They said they never received either. Yes, you could argue it
was his fault for sending an untraceable form of money, but I
thought I should add this for the record.
He lost $250.
Tom Reingold
Rockefeller University
New York City
{seismo|ihnp4}!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!reintomd25001@mcomp.UUCP (05/21/86)
>>The tendency of netters to refrain from capitalization is unfortunate sometimes. >IBM sells some inexpensive, unsupported software under the name "Professionally >Developed Software". That's PERSONALLY Developed Software. ^^^^^^^^^^ Carrington Dixon mcomp!d25001
mikey@bbimg (05/21/86)
Not to dampen the bubble or kill a sale, but RS has their new controller for $39 here in Boston. They only provide cassette port software for the coco. The new unit you 'program' with times to turn on and off and I think it has it's own internal battery for backup. At that price, I think it's 'Sold Out When Gone'. Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
mikey@bbimg (06/05/86)
>> 5. Disk drives: Can the 1.2 Mb disk *accurately* read,write and format >> 360K disks. > > The 1.2 MB drive (just like the AT's 1.2 MB drive) can read, > write, and format 360 KB disks. However, if it writes or formats > one, that disk can no longer be reliably read in a 360 KB drive. BULLSH*T!!! Get this right people! It's been discussed OVER AND OVER!!!! The ONLY problem with the 1.2 meg drive writing 360K diskettes is if you OVERWRITE on a diskette with a 1.2 meg drive and there was previous info on the diskette written with a 360K drive. If you bulk erase the diskette before formatting and writing it with the 1.2 meg unit, the amplitude on the media will be slightly lower, but there is no significant difference in reliability in a properly operating and aligned system. If you were doing mass distribution, I'd recommend the 360K drive just to get the little extra edge 'cause you can never tell how bad the customers equipment may be. Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
p40001@mcomp.UUCP (06/07/86)
I recently talked to **Microport Systems** who currently offer a
$500 UNIX System V/AT for the PC/AT. They told me that they were
working on porting their package to run on a PC or XT with a 286
add-on card, and that they would probably sell the card/UNIX combo for
around $1000 or slightly above.
Their UNIX package at ca. $500 includes the Runtime package,
Developer's package, and Text Processing package, with a 2-user
license. A license upgrade for up to 8 users is another $100, and
Berkeley Enhancements are yet another $100.
Sorry I don't have their address with me right now, , but I've seen
references to this product elsewhere in this newsgroup. Email me if
you can't find the address elsewhere.
-----------------------------------------------------
Wolf N. Paul, 290 Dogwood, Plano, Tx. 75075
UUCP: { convex, infoswx, texsun!rrm }!mcomp!p40001
BIX: wnp Phone: (214) 578-8023 W.U.ESL: 6283-2882brian@prism.UUCP (06/10/86)
I didn't look over all of your code, but one thing to remember with
current version of DOS's :
DOS IS NOT REENTRANT - that is, you can't call a dos function from an
interrupt service routine unless you are sure that
the interrupt routine did not interrupt dos. (dos doesn't do internal things
cleanly).
brian
----
brian {mit-eddie, ihnp4!inmet, wjh12, cca, datacube}!mirror!brian
Mirror Systems 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02140
Telephone: 617-661-0777 extension 141
(((((((( * ))))))))
---hjp@umree.UUCP (06/10/86)
Put me down for 'scuzzy' and does anyone know where SASI, SCSI, et al REALLY came from? Hardy ihnp4!wucs!umree!hjp
pavlov@hscfvax.UUCP (840033@G.Pavlov) (06/11/86)
In article <-217497@bbimg>, mikey@bbimg writes: > > > > The 1.2 MB drive (just like the AT's 1.2 MB drive) can read, > > write, and format 360 KB disks. However, if it writes or formats > > one, that disk can no longer be reliably read in a 360 KB drive. > > BULLSH*T!!! Get this right people! It's been discussed OVER AND OVER!!!! > The ONLY problem with the 1.2 meg drive writing 360K diskettes is if you > OVERWRITE on a diskette with a 1.2 meg drive and there was previous info > trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey I can't be that "definitive" about it, having seen some results that were less than optimal. I would suggest including a 360kb drive; provided the controller is already there, one can be purchased for <$85. (PC Connection sellss CDC's for apx. $79.). greg.
ddrex@gorgo.UUCP (06/15/86)
> I know I'm gonna regret asking these questions because I'll > get TONS of mail. You MIGHT get tons of mail if you included your net address in the body of your message. There are at least a few of us out there at sites that use the notes system (doesn't display addressing info from the header), and don't have adequate disk space to support a pathalias data base. I haven't the slightest idea where 'cwruecmp.UUCP' might be, or how to get mail there. Please, people, include an address in your message, relative to some back-bone site. David Drexler struct where { UUCP .... .. .. .. ihnp4!occrsh!gorgo!ddrex ARPA .... .. .. .. ihnp4!occrsh!gorgo!ddrex@berkeley.arpa USnail .. .. .. .. POB 1214 Bethany OK 73008 FidoNet . .. .. .. Sysop, 147/1 (405) 728-2463 2400/1200/300 /* The bbs for programmers & collectors of source code */ /* NOT a UN*X/Fido gateway! */ } David_Drexler;
ddrex@gorgo.UUCP (06/25/86)
/* Written 5:30 pm Jun 17, 1986 by misha@daisy.UUCP in gorgo.UUCP:net.micro.pc */
/* ---------- "where is DOG and ARC source?" ---------- */
I would also like to get the DOG (Disk Organizer?) program discussed
in this group. Which BBS can I download it from? Does it come with
sources? Has it been tested for Trojan Horseness?
Also, are the sources for the popular ARC program available and if so
then from where? Do its authors have a BBS online (phone number?)?
I may want to port it to UNIX. Thanks for all possible info!!!
misha
--
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NAME: Michael Umansky (misha)
E-MAIL: ucbvax!hplabs!nsc!daisy!misha
WORK:
Daisy Systems Corp.
700B Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94039-7006
(415) 960-7166 (work)
HOME:
94 Cassia Ct.
Hayward, CA 94544
(415) 886-4805 (home)
/* End of text from gorgo.UUCP:net.micro.pc */
Both are available on:
SOURCEry System bbs
FidoNet 19/0
[405] 728-2463
2400/1200/300 bps
hours: 7:30am thru 2:20am
DOG from there is safe. I haven't used it yet, but I've been told that it's
as good as the disk optimizer from the DoubleDos people, which I do use fairly
often.
The author of ARC is Thom Henderson, of System Enhancement Associates. He runs
FidoNet 1/1, phone number (201) 472-8065. ARC source has scads of his
proprietary 'macro' language embedded in it, the rest is CI-C86. He'll provide
ARC source for $25 (purely PD - copy it freely), but he sells the 'macro'
package for $100. Many, many people (myself included) will be grateful if you
hack it up to run under unix.
David Drexler
{ihnp4,cbosgd}!occrsh!gorgo!ddrexddrex@gorgo.UUCP.UUCP (07/14/86)
/* Written 8:07 am Jun 26, 1986 by shapiro@oucs.UUCP in gorgo.UUCP:net.micro.pc */
/* ---------- "Async. Comm. routines in C or TURBO" ---------- */
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
I am desperately seeking PUBLIC DOMAIN or SHAREWARE async. communications
routines for use with TURBO Pascal or C. I realize that there are several
libraries available for purchase but would prefer PD versions.
If you can help me with this I would appreciate it. Also, If you can make a
a recommendation about the quality of the libraries that are available for
purchase it would be helpful.
Thanks.
Brian Shapiro
Ohio University Computing and Learning Services
Information Center
Athens, Ohio 45701
/* End of text from gorgo.UUCP:net.micro.pc */
There is a reasonable collection of such things on a bbs that I help run.
Give us a call, and take a look.
SOURCEry System, FidoNet 19/0
[405] 728-2463
Hours: 7:15am thru 2:30am
Resident SOURCEror,
David Drexler
{ihnp4,cbosgd}!occrsh!gorgo!ddrexberger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (08/02/86)
There's a display called the Genius that has 55 lines. I don't have the supplier's address on hand, however.
berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (08/02/86)
There are a variety of software cp/m-80 emulators too, that don't require a V20. You'll still have to deal with the Northstar hard sector format, though.
berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (08/02/86)
If it doesn't use RST instructions or hardware specific features, then it can probably be run under one of the commercial or public domain CP/M emulators available for the PC. You'll need some way to transfer the software from the Northstar hard-sectored disk format, since the PC hardware can't handle that, even with a different device driver.
berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (08/05/86)
What kind of flow control are you using on the Sytek LocalNet boxes?
berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (08/05/86)
The original "baby blue" board was very disappointing when I tried it. You have to run a ms-dos program to add a header to your cp/m file, and there are a lot of things that won't run. I found a couple of cp/m software emulators that were more suitable and substantially cheaper. I'd be interested in the name of the program you're offering to send. People might find it available on local BBS's, if only they knew what to look for.
berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (08/05/86)
If it's really critical, you might have some success with one of the commercial reformatting services that advertises in Byte. I was quoted $ 55 per disk to translate our Xerox 860 word processor f les to WordPerfect format.
epb19@uiucuxe.CSO.UIUC.EDU (08/08/86)
/* Written 11:03 pm Aug 3, 1986 by ross@isis.UUCP in uiucuxe:net.micro.pc */ /* ---------- "garbled screen with Autocad on PC'S" ---------- */ I have a PC's Limited 286 machine, running at 6 or 8 megahertz. It's hooked up to a Universal Graphics II card and a "FlatScreen" B&W monitor, also from PC's Limited. When I try to run Autocad, the menu screens are fine but any displayed images are garbled - complete junk on the screen. The monitor/ graphics card successfully run the "test.exe" program supplied with the graphics card. The card is in Hercules mode, and Autocad is configured for a Hercules card. The machine has a 80287 installed. HOWEVER, when I replace the monitor with an Amdek 310A, all is fine - perfect images. What gives ? Any help would be appreciated. Tech support at PC's limited is trying to feed me a line that " maybe the FlatScreen monitor isn't designed to run Autocad, or else it's a bug in Autocad ". This sounds fishy to me..... /* End of text from uiucuxe:net.micro.pc */
mikey@bbimg.UUCP (09/02/86)
Make sure ANSI.SYS is loaded and then use the key translation feature. I use it all the time to redefine Fn keys, but I never tried doing the return key. Adding the 0D 0D 0A is easy, just redefine for 13,13,10 but I'm not sure how to look for the CR. You can try: echo ^[[13;13;13;10p Put that line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The ^[ is the escape character. This changes 0D to 0D 0D 0A. If the 0A is being put in later, take off the ;10 in the line above. Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
mikey@bbimg.UUCP (09/02/86)
If the media descriptor byte is correct, you could read them on a Tandy 2000. Maybe that is where they came from? DOS 3.2 has the ability to read these diskettes. It requires a driver that you can get on the IBM SIG on Compuserve. I'm not sure, but I think the driver looks for the T2K media descriptor byte, so you might have to use debug to look at the first sector and change it. I don't have my info in front of me (it's at home) but I think the descriptor byte is in the first sector on the diskette, in any case, it's the sector with the NAME that starts on the 4th byte in ASCII text like Tandy557 or IBMxxxx or something. The media descriptor byte should be about offset 22, and for IBM they were all F8 through FF. Tandy T2K used E8 I 'think' for 80 tk diskettes. I used to know what all the bits meant, I'll look them up and post if anyone is interested. Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
mikey@bbimg.UUCP (09/02/86)
FASTBACK is indeed worth the money, but it is BACKUP protected! I've heard that the next release won't be, so I may order a copy for myself, but I REFUSE to spend any money on any protected software. Dongles are marginally acceptable. FASTBACK in it's current form only took a friend about 45 minutes to bust (longer than LOTUS 1.0, less than Telecommuter 8.3, WAY LESS than the new AUTOCAD!) Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU (09/05/86)
>Problem #1 >I can not do any file transfers with a >BSD 4.2 unix system. I have tried many different Procomm configurations >but none seem to work. Does anyone know the magic combination? depends on which kermit you are running on the BSD side. i use C-Kermit 4C(057) with procomm2.3 all the time with no problems. there ARE a couple gotchas, tho. i have to run procomm with even parity (xxxx-E-7-1) to do terminal emulation without greek. (i tried using the translate table to convert all the >=0x80 characters to ascii; this made the screen readable, but the terminal emulation wouldn't work -- ie, escape sequences were mis-interpretted). remember to change this to no parity (xxxx-N-8-1) before a transfer. >Problem #2 > Procomm's Alt-H does hang up my Qubie internal modem but it does >not detect that the hangup was successful. I have tried all the CD >masks 1-128 that are allowed and it still doesn't work. Any suggestions? i had the same problem until i changed the switches on my hayes 1200b to make it raise and lower DCD properly. if procomm sees DCD high after an ALT-H, it will assume the hang-up failed. wayne hamilton U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL UUCP: {ihnp4,pur-ee,convex}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!hamilton ARPA: hamilton%uiucuxc@a.cs.uiuc.edu USMail: Box 476, Urbana, IL 61801 CSNET: hamilton%uiucuxc@uiuc.csnet Phone: (217)333-8703 CIS: [73047,544] PLink: w hamilton
mikey@bbimg.UUCP (09/08/86)
We use the Intel Buble board here, not for speed (not bad) but because we need NON-VOLITILE storage that won't get destroyed if the machines are wheeled around while on. (We would DESTROY fixed disk very quickly!) They seem very reliable, they CAN be booted from with a patch to the OS, and they are transparant to the system. They look just like another drive. We've benn having a boot problem with new AT's with 3.1, but all that hapens it the user has to hit the F1 key to get by a message that the RAM isn't correct, the board still works. We're trying to work that little bug out now. Are they worth it? For our application, YES. As a replacement for RAM or a HD unit? (At over $1000 a pop for 1/2 meg?) It's up to you! Mike Yetsko trsvax!techsup!bbimg!mikey
d25001@mic.UUCP (09/10/86)
> Digital ignored the personal-computer revolution that was sparked >by IBM with its introduction of its PC five years ago, and the >announcement of the VAXmate is an important step toward getting into >the game, said John Dean, an analyst for Montgomery Securities Inc. >in San Francisco. OH? Does he mean that the ill fated DEC Rainbow was just DEC's way of ignoring the PC revolution? So much for truth in press releases. Also, is it legal/moral to quote a whole AP story on the net? Carrington Dixon UUCP: { convex, infoswx, texsun!rrm }!mcomp!mic!d25001
gt6294b@gitpyr.UUCP (SCHEUTZOW,MICHAEL J) (09/13/86)
>> Digital ignored the personal-computer revolution that was sparked >>by IBM with its introduction of its PC five years ago... > > OH? Does he mean that the ill fated DEC Rainbow was just DEC's way >of ignoring the PC revolution? So much for truth in press releases. > The world may have been better off if the Rainbow had never been produced; I never had much luck with them. The school where I did my undergraduate work had a roomful of them intended to be used as word-processors. The problem was that each of their disk drives were aligned differently, so that people almost always had to use the *same* computer. (This was true from day1, so it wasn't just overuse) Beware if they didn't -- tracks could get written to slightly different place (I assume) because the file usually got trashed, so that neither the original machine or the "new" one could read it. It was not pleasant explaining to a neophyte(sp) user that his/her file was gone. I also object to disk drives that make an incredible amount of noise (if you ever used one you know what I mean). I disliked Apple drives for the same reason (hearing that CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK as it when to track zero should make anybody cringe!) Oh well. The good old days. Flames to /dev/null please. Mike S.
jdo743@uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU (09/22/86)
Should be possible. I use Flight Sim on a color monitor. I don't have an XT, but I don't see why that should make any difference. Do you have a Hercules card? If so then you may need the hercules version of Flt Sim.
berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA (09/23/86)
Do you have an older version? My impression is that the latest version gives you color, but earlier versions don't.