PRAKASH@SUVM.BITNET ("Sriprakash Partha Sarathy [x-3071]") (09/09/88)
Finally something was mentioned on Signum..
Questions:
1. Has any one tried using a European (UK specifically) version of
Signum on an US version of the 1040 ?
A READ ERROR appears when it tries to put the menus up on the screen
2. Is there any support for this package in the US ?
3. Has anyone have a working version of this package in the US ?
thanks in advance
prakash
[prakash@suvm .. bitnet]alderaan@netmbx.UUCP (Thomas Cervera) (09/12/88)
In article <8809091325.AA11358@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, PRAKASH@SUVM.BITNET ("Sriprakash Partha Sarathy [x-3071]") writes: > Finally something was mentioned on Signum.. > Questions: > 1. Has any one tried using a European (UK specifically) version of > Signum on an US version of the 1040 ? > A READ ERROR appears when it tries to put the menus up on the screen Yes, I tried to use Signum II on a UK machine. The R/E you found is caused by dirty direct-TOS-accesses of SIGNUM (especially the Editor (and its fast scrolling) using seperate pure code routines (AES would be too slow)). So, the only way is to boot the german RAM TOS from a system disk. But then, it works fine, as I can say on my experiences. The only problem : you must also use a german keyboard layout, because SIGMUN is working with scan codes, that is, because of some triple-defined keys (ALT, CTRL). But if they sell the SIGNUM II package in U.S., it will run also on U.S. ROMs and U.S. keyboards, of course. -- alderaan OP RKOpdp (RSTS/E) FB Mathematik/Informatik RKO Berlin Dieffenbachstrasze 60-61 1000 Berlin 61
klute%trillian.irb@unido.uucp (Rainer Klute) (09/14/88)
For those of you who are interested in Signum! and want more info here is the developer's address: Application Systems Heidelberg Postfach 102646 D-6900 Heidelberg West Germany Tel. (+6221) 300002 Disclaimer: I have no relations to the above firm except as a very satisfied customer. Rainer Klute +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Rainer Klute | klute@trillian.irb.informatik.uni-dortmund.de | | University of Dortmund | UUCP: klute@unido.uucp | | Dept. of CS | (...uunet!mcvax!unido!klute) | | P.O. Box 500500 | BITNET: klute@unido.bitnet | | D-4600 Dortmund 50 | | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Federal Republic of Germany | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+