Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL ("Info-IBMPC Digest") (04/11/91)
Info-IBMPC Digest Tue, 9 Apr 91 Volume 91 : Issue 89
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
Creating an image of a floppy in a disk file (3 msgs)
Mirror Sites
OBERONM.ZIP - Oberon-M(tm) compiler, lib mods, docs (v1.0)
port redirection
Re: Is there a 'nroff' clone that accepts 'ms macros'
Today's Queries:
A Good 'Fast' Backup for Hard Disk Available?
BARCODE standard wanted
Billing for Time/Cost program Needed
Educational childrens games
PCX <==> CGM Conversion Utilities Requested
Importing Apple II disk images -> PC
Ooptional EPROM on PC's
Encapsulated postscript files/Not Encapsulated Files
programming (Adaptec) SCSI host interface
Reading BBC Micro-Floppy Disks with PC
Source Code for Kyoto LISP Available?
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Date: Thu Apr 4 11:33:51 BST 1991
From: Mike O'Carroll <mike@elec-eng.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Creating an image of a floppy in a disk file
The "dd" utility supplied with the MKS toolkit can do this. It can
also be used to save/restore a hard disk image from a file (as long as
the device containing the file is bigger than the saved image :-).
Of course you may not want to buy the whole kit just for this! It is a
fairly easy matter to read/write a disk raw, sector by sector, using
interrupt 13. You have to know the number of tracks, sectors, etc.
I have some bits of assembler and C lying around somewhere if you're
not happy about doing this yourself.
Mike O'Carroll, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,
The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
E-mail: @ukc.ac.uk:mike@ee.leeds[.ac.uk]
uucp: ...!mcsun!ukc!lena!mike OR mike@lena.uucp
earn: mike%ee.leeds@earn-relay.ac.uk
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Date: 4 Apr 91 17:18:05 GMT
From: msa3b!kevin@gatech.edu (Kevin P. Kleinfelter)
Subject: Creating an image of a floppy in a disk file
Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.mil writes:
[...]
>We would need a solution where a one-to-one image of a floppy can be
>created in a hard-disk file, from where it can be copied to the new
>floppy disks. The result should be that a DISKCOMP between the original
>disk and a floppy recreated from the hard-disk file yields that the
>floppies are identical.
[...]
Easy solution. Requires programming. See the "biosdisk" function in
the Turbo C reference manual. Microsoft seems to call it "_bios_disk".
It is documented much better in the Turbo C manual. If all you've got
is the MS manual, you'll need a BIOS reference as well.
You can use this function to read/write by sector to the floppy. You
can even format as well as copy to the floppy.
Kevin Kleinfelter @ Dun and Bradstreet Software, Inc (404) 239-2347
...gatech!nanovx!msa3b!kevin
Warning: There seem to be multiple 'msa3b' nodes on Usenet, and it is
nanoVX, not nanovAx.
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Date: Thu, 04 Apr 91 23:34:37 EST
From: Mohit Chadha <MCHADHA@SBCCVM>
Subject: Creating an image of a floppy in a disk file
> We need to duplicate a number of DOS floppies (Campus licensed piece
> of software) several hundred times. We would need a solution where a
> one-to-one image of a floppy can be created in a hard-disk file, from
> where it can be copied to the new floppy disks.
A shareware program called COPYQM by Sydex does exactly what you want -
make mutlitple copies from one pass of a diskette. The file is
probably at SIMTEL in PD:<MSDOS.DSKUTL> and the latest is named
COPYQ225.ZIP
--- Mohit Chadha
Bitnet: mchadha@sbccvm Internet: mchadha@ccvm.sunysb.edu
CompuServe: 70132,1546 Tel : (516)669-5218
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Date: Fri, 5 Apr 91 14:31:24 CST
From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
Subject: Mirror Sites
In Reply to this Note From: Kinney <BAUGHMANKR@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU>
>What are the internet addresses for the Simtel-20 mirror sites?
You can access the simtel20 collection via wuarchive.wustl.edu
(128.252.135.4) either via anonymous ftp or NFS. For information about
NFS, send a human-readable inquiry to archives@wugate.wustl.edu.
The simtel20 software is on the mirrors subdirectory. -David-
# david@wubios.wustl.edu ^ Mr. David J. Camp #
# david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu < * > +1 314 382 0584 #
# ...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david v "God loves material things." #
# "Priests and Playboys agree: Be Vulnerable." #
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 12:36:01 CST
From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
Subject: OBERONM.ZIP - Oberon-M(tm) compiler, lib mods, docs (v1.0)
In Reply to this Note From: <E. Videki>
[text deleted]
>Oberon is the 2nd generation programming language past Pascal (and is
>the next step past Modula-2). It cleans up most of the difficulties of
>Modula, while giving a clean, simple way to do just about anything in a
>type-safe way. The definition comes from Niklaus Wirth, at ETH in
>Zurich (who of course defined its predecessors).
[text deleted]
Does Oberson allow type casts, like C? The lack of these in Pascal is
IMHO the single biggest flaw in the language. If they are available in
Oberon, I would have no reason to use C. -David-
# david@wubios.wustl.edu ^ Mr. David J. Camp #
# david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu < * > +1 314 382 0584 #
# ...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david v "God loves material things." #
# "Priests and Playboys agree: Be Vulnerable." #
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Date: Fri, 5 Apr 91 14:28:48 CST
From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
Subject: port redirection
In Reply to this Note From: David Leiser <KDBG100@bgunve.bgu.ac.il>
>This is not really about copy protection, tho' it sure looks like it.
>Read on! I have two programs that require for running that a plug be
>plugged in the printer port. With the printer itself, that makes a
>daisychain of three elements.
>Considering that (distance (computer-wall))<Sigma(3 elements) I am
>looking for a way to convince either the security check or the real
>printout stream to go to another parallel port (I have two) I could not
>work it out with lptx.
I suggest that you buy a short 25 pin male-to-female DB25 cable for
less than $10. You can simply turn a corner before attaching your
dongles. -David-
# david@wubios.wustl.edu ^ Mr. David J. Camp #
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# ...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david v "God loves material things." #
# "Priests and Playboys agree: Be Vulnerable." #
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Date: Fri, 05 Apr 91 07:54:45 -0500
From: "(Marshall D. Abrams)" <abrams@smiley.mitre.org>
Subject: Yes, there is a 'nroff' clone that accepts 'ms macros'
NR: An Implementation of the UNIX NROFF Word Processor is available
from M&T Publishing Inc., 501 Galveston Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063
for $29.95 plus $2.25 shipping, disk included. There is an 800 number:
800-533-4372, but no real phone for international use.
I am a very satisfied user.
Sincerely,
- - - - Marshall D. Abrams, phone: (703) 883-6938
The MITRE Corporation, 7525 Colshire Drive
Mail Stop Z269, Mc Lean, VA 22102
FAX: (703) 883-1397
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Date: Thu, 04 Apr 91 13:09:23 MEX
From: "Gabriel C. Lopez Walle" <COCE01%UNAMVM1.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu>
Subject: A Good 'Fast' Backup for Hard Disk Available?
Does anyone know of a product to do good and fast backups from hard
disk (40M), in someone FTP address???
! Gabriel C. Lopez Walle !
! Departamento de Investigacion en Sistemas Operativos !
! Direccion General de Servicios de Computo Academico !
! Tel. 550-5215 ext. 3866 !
! Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico !
! Ciudad de Mexico. !
! BITNET: COCE01@UNAMVM1 !
! INTERNET: COCE01@UNAMVM1.DGSCA.UNAM.MX !
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Date: Fri, 05 Apr 91 17:35:34 IST
From: Baruch Nissenbaum <BARUCH@TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL>
Subject: BARCODE standard wanted
I am looking for the specification of the 2-of-5 BARCODE standard. Can
anyone help ?
I'll be grateful for any docs / specs / program src / ftp site.
Thanks, Baruch
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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 91 08:58:21 mst
From: ddodell@stjhmc.fidonet.org (David Dodell)
Subject: Billing for Time/Cost program Needed
My wife is a freelance paralegal, and needs a program that she can use
to bill attorneys she works for. She needs to bill out both hourly,
per job, and include any costs. If the program could generate an
invoice, besides just keeping track of everything, that would be real
nice too.
Does anyone have any recommendations of shareware packages she could
try out?
David
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
uucp: {gatech, ames, rutgers}!ncar!asuvax!stjhmc!ddodell
Bitnet: ATW1H @ ASUACAD FidoNet=> 1:114/15
Internet: ddodell@stjhmc.fidonet.org FAX: +1 (602) 451-1165
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 18:34:09 CET
From: "Imagine..." <ACSJEC@SEMASSU.BITNET>
Subject: Educational childrens games
Hi all,
My sister just bought an IBM clone for the home. She has 3
young chil- dren and is interested in good children's games. I've got a
listing of the available programs from SIMTEL-20, but I was wondering
if anybody knew of any commercially available games. I'd hate to see
her spend 30 or 40 bucks on a game or program for the kids only to find
out it's not what she wanted. The children are young, the oldest is in
2nd or 3rd grade (I think) and the other is a preschooler (the youngest
is maybe 2 yrs old and at this point too young I *think*). I'm don't
have any kids, and haven't played with any programs geered towards kids
so I'm out of my league.
Please reply to me and I'll post the results. I'm sure
there's enough people out there with children to make it worth posting
in one message. [The editor will be interested! He has a 2 month old
Baby Girl... gph]
Thanks for any help in advance,
Jim Cusson
<ACSJEC@SEMASSU.BITNET>
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Date: Fri, 5 Apr 91 10:41:58 EDT
From: Joe_Cannata@FALCON.CEO.DG.COM
Subject: PCX <==> CGM Conversion Utilities Requested
Does anyone have any PCX to CGM and CGM to PCX conversion utilities?
Our Data General mainframes have a draw package that saves to CGM. I
would like to take these and export to PC Paintbrush.
Please contact:
Joe Cannata
Data General Corporation
7927 Jones Branch Dr Suite 200
Mclean, VA 22102
703-827-9690
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Date: 5 Apr 91 02:02:02 GMT
From: Shaun Case <shaunc%gold.gvg.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Importing Apple II disk images -> PC
I recently got a copy of a really neat Apple 2 emulator from Simtel.
Being a past devotee of the Apple ][ family, I find myself with about
100 disks of Apple ][ software and development tools, but no Apple.
The problem is, the emulator, while quite complete, uses disk images of
apple disks stored on the PC's hard disk (ie, 143k binary files, 1 per
disk.) The emulator comes with a single disk image but does not
support any kind of serial IO. So, the problem is -- how can I get my
old Apple ][ disks as binary images on my PC's hard disk? I can round
up an old Apple II with a modem, but I don't want to transfer files,
just an image of the whole disk. I could use DDD on the apple side to
create the image, but then when I get it on the PC side, I can't un-DDD
it.
What I would like is an apple term program that will send binary images
of a disk in an uncompressed format, using a protocol that does at
least some meager error detection (like Xmodem.) However, I can't be
choosy, so I'll take what I can get.
The author left no address that I could find in the package; if anyone
has an idea about how to do this, please let me know. I've long since
run out of space for obsolete computers on my desk. :-)
Shaun.
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Date: Fri, 05 Apr 91 13:52:58 EST
From: Scott Fenstermacher <SCOTT%WMVM1.bitnet@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: Ooptional EPROM on PC's
I would like to add an EPROM with some specialized code on some PC's.
I need to find what DOS requires to do this. I know that BIOS scans
memory between c8000 and e0000 in 2 K blocks for the 2 bytes 55 AA. But
I only have sketchy information on lengths, far jumps, CRC's and
returning back to BIOS. I really could use more information. Does
anyone know where more information could be found? Any help would be
appreciated.
Scott
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Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 12:15:26 EST
From: garber@aru.dom.uab.edu
Subject: Encapsulated postscript files/Not Encapsulated Files
What's the difference between a garden-variety postscript printer file
and an encapsulated postscript (EPS) file?
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Date: Tue, 02 Apr 91 22:09:56 CET
From: Marcin Palacz <PALACZ%PLEARN@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: programming (Adaptec) SCSI host interface
I use the EXABYTE tape drive with SCSI Adaptec 1542 host interface in
386 box. I would like to be able perform simple operations on the tape
i.e.: read/write block of specified length, rewind tape, find EOF mark,
etc...
Does anybody can give me any hints for writing such software ? Where
can I get the list of Adaptec's functions from ? Does anybody know
about any libraries (callable from Pascal, C or Fortran) doing the job
with Adaptec ?
Thanks in an advance !
Marcin Palacz
Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies
PL 05-400 Swierk
Poland
e-mail: PALACZ@PLEARN.BITNET
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Date: Fri, 5 Apr 91 12:17:52 BST
From: David J Bartrum <djb@gec-marconi-software-systems.co.uk>
Subject: Reading BBC Micro-Floppy Disks with PC
Does anybody know of a program to reconfigure the IBM PC floppy disk
drive to read BBC micro floppy disks?
Failing this, what about any information on reconfiguring the floppy
drive (by software) or info on the physical formats of BBC or PC floppy
disks?
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Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1991 14:05 CST
From: Anthony Li <U230700%TWNCU865.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Source Code for Kyoto LISP Available?
Does any body know how can I get the source code of Kyoto LISP ? I
hear form some professors that there is somewhere provide this.
Thank you very much.
Anthony Li
National Central University
ChungLi, Taiwan
Bitnet: u230700@twncu865
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