ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (04/23/91)
Tue 23-Apr-91: Released an update of my FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) /pc/ts/tsfaq20.arc. Some rewriting of a few of old answers. There is one new item in the Turbo Pascal questions section concerning ansi codes in writes. There is now a pointer to a comp.binaries.ibm.pc postings archive site by Bob Sloane in the quotes section. I have included my preprecorded answer (fax.txt) to faxed inquiries. And so on. For those who may not be familiar with this collection, it gives information on things like how to find programs and get them, how to go about in the UseNet news, and a section on Turbo Pascal, etc. To get the instructions for downloading this collection of FAQs you are welcome to email me for the prerecorded garbo.uwasa.fi instructions. TSFAQ20.ARC Frequently asked questions & ans Filename Comment Date Time -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- FAQ.INF Document (a readme) 04-23-91 08:32:34 FAQ.NWS News announcement about tsfaq 04-23-91 08:03:14 FAQNEWS.TXT Q&As relating to UseNet news 04-23-91 07:47:54 FAQPAS.TXT Turbo Pascal questions & answers 04-23-91 07:48:00 FAQPROGS.TXT Questions answers about programs 04-23-91 07:48:04 FAQUOTE.TXT Postings and email of interest 04-22-91 20:46:18 FAX.TXT Our response to faxed inquiries 04-23-91 10:10:58 PD2ANS.TXT Q&As on uwasa.fi archives & more 04-23-91 13:46:30 READMAIL.INF ReadMail setting for FAQ reading 04-16-91 21:18:10 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 03-30-91 10:23:20 VAASA.INF Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa 02-02-90 11:52:54 ---- ------ ------ ----- 0011 181001 93207 49% -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) What does "Subject: Re: none" mean in the news? 2) Why "Reply by email, I don't read this group" gets flamed? 3) What is an appropriate maximum length of a signature? 4) Can someone point me to a list of ftp sites? 5) How do I extract from comp.binaries.ibm.pc binary postings? 6) Should I offer to email this utility I have at my disposal? 7) Someone email me a .zip extractor (or something equally common) 8) How should I react to "a dying boy's last wish"? 9) How should I react to crackpot messages? 10) How should I react to abusive email? 11) How do I submit my PC program to the binaries? 12) May just go ahead and I post binaries in non-moderated groups? 13) What is cross-posting? How do I do it? 14) Where can I find the net rules? 15) I just posted to a wrong newsgroup. Should I explain it next? 16) Where to put test postings? 17) What is archie (see item #4)? 18) Why do you answer so tersely? It sometimes seems rude. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) How do I disable or capture the break key in Turbo Pascal? 2) How do I get a printed documentation of my students' TP runs? 3) What is the code for the weekday of a given date? 4) Need a program to format Turbo Pascal source code consistently 5) Can someone give me advice for writing a tsr program? 6) Why can't I read / write the com ports? 7) What are interrupts and how to use them in Turbo Pascal? 8) Should I upgrade my Turbo Pascal version? 9) How do I execute an MsDos command from within a TP program? 10) How is millisecond timing done? 11) How can I customize the text characters to my own liking? 12) How to find the files in a directory and subdirectories? 13) I need a power function but there is none in Turbo Pascal. 14) How can I create arrays that are larger than 64 kilobytes? 15) How can I test that the printer is ready? 16) How can I clear the keyboard type-ahead buffer. 17) How can I utilize expanded memory (EMS) in my programs? 18) How can I obtain the entire command line? 19) How do I redirect text from printer to file in my TP program? 20) Turbo Pascal is for wimps. Use standard Pascal or C instead? 21) How do I turn the cursor off? 22) How to find all roots of a polynomial? 23) What is all this talk about "Pascal homework on the net"? 24) How can I link graphics drivers directly into my executable? 25) How can I trap a runtime error? 26) How to get ansi control codes working in Turbo Pascal writes? ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) How do I capture text from the screen to a file? 2) How do I redirect the output from the screen to the printer? 3) How can I direct all output to a file instead of the printer? 4) Where can I get VT102 emulation codes? 5) Problems with Procomm or Telix VT102 emulation. 6) Is there a program to convert Pascal to C? 7) I need a bigger cursor for my laptop. 8) Where to find a source code for detecting which CPU my PC has? 9) Can anyone recommend me a good linear programming package? 10) Where can I find sources for Unix z-modem? 11) Where can I find sources for Unix arc, lharc, zip, and zoo? 12) How to delete non-empty directories fast? 13) I can't run this file I got with a .zip (.arc etc) extension. 14) What is the best archiver? 15) What is the best text editor? 16) Am I safe against viruses if download files from FTP sites? 17) Where can I find a program to expand the keyboard buffer? 18) How to make z-modem transfer between a Unix mainframe and my PC? 19) Where can I find Unix-like utilities for my MsDos PC? 20) How can I hide files and directories? 21) Which is better, Procomm Plus or Telix? 22) How can I restore the original screen when a program muddles it? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Re: How do I contribute to the archives? Q: Re: Need a printer output grabber Q: Re: SIMTEL20 via RPIECS.BITNET Q: Re: "A Search For Truth": another case for sci.parapsychology Q: Re1: Doubts on TP 6.0 updatating being worth the while Q: Should I upgrade my Turbo Pascal version? Q: Re2: Doubts on TP 6.0 updatating being worth the while Q: Re3: Doubts on TP 6.0 updatating being worth the while Q: Don't post binaries in non-moderated newsgroups Q: Re: About .hqx files Q: Re: Pascal to C converter wanted Q: Equal compression, LHA is faster Q: Pointer to The Compression Sources Listing Q: Server for missing c.b.i.p parts. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun