Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL ("Info-IBMPC Digest") (03/12/91)
Info-IBMPC Digest Wed, 6 Mar 91 Volume 91 : Issue 52
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
Re: Leading Edge (V91 #25, #31 & #41)
Re: connecting two pc's (V91 #41)
Re: How to add form feed after Print-screen (V91 #41) (2 msgs)
Re: HG to WP .WPG conversion (V91 #41)
VSHLD74B.ZIP not found and Driver for WordPerfect
Today's Queries:
Big file text editor
Memory Parity Error
SCSI drive and OS/2
Windows Programmingg and Math Symbols
'LINDO' Information Wanted
Diablo 630 Printer Connector Information Wanted
SyQuest Seek error with DOS3.3+
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Date: Sun, 03 Mar 91 22:02:19 EST
From: Alex Nemeth <AN5@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Leading Edge (V91 #25, #31 & #41)
It's been awhile since I've had to deal with a Leading Edge, and all
personal comments (good and bad) I'll keep to my self.
If my memory serves me right Leading Edge did make a 286
version of the "D" series called the "D2" Using the same case design.
And I don't quite remember if they changed the label on the outside or
not. A good way to tell is to open the machine, and if you see a 3.5"
hard drive mounted on the side of the Drive slots, It's a good Chance
you have a 286 version. Also Check around the serial # Area. Somewhere
on that tag it should say "D2", however I could be wrong. It's been 3
years since I've seen the insides of a "D" or a "D2" series system and
other then the above I don't remember Much else about it.
Also I heard that they made a 386 version of the "D" using the same
case design, but I cannot put any truth to that because I've never seen
one.
Hope this helps
Alex Nemeth AN5@CornellC
Tech Support
State Business Office
Cornell
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 91 08:01:38 MST
From: D Bear <IDDWB%ASUACAD.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Re: connecting two pc's (V91 #41)
Robin van der Kuil <KUIL%rulcri.LeidenUniv.nl@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> asked if
connecting 2 pc's via serial port for disk drive sharing would work.
I don't know what is in the public domain, however, LapLink provides a
neat utility that will load a device driver on a host/slave machine
combo that will make the drives on the slave appear as extra drives on
the host--
D Bear
ASU COPP ext 8257
... the only Bear on campus ...
IDDWB@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 91 08:22:16 MST
From: D Bear <IDDWB%ASUACAD.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Re: How to add form feed after Print-screen (V91 #41)
Although Karl Buck <kxb@math.ksu.edu> asked how to send a form feed to
the printer after pressing shift-Print Screen to a HP LaserJet, the
solution if probably general in nature>
A not so elegant way to accomplish a ff after a graphics dump is to
create a file with an ascii 12 decimal value in it -- then send the
ascii 12 to the printer via a type file>lpt type statement at DOS..
Not to neat, but cheap..
D Bear
ASU COPP ext 8257
... the only Bear on campus ...
IDDWB@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 10:19:57 +0100
From: "UFOBI2::RMEYER" <rmeyer%ufobi2.dnet.gwdg.de@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Re: How to add form feed after Print-screen (V91 #41)
here is a program that sends the form feed you need. I wrote this
program some time ago. I have added some comments for better reading.
I send this to Info-IBMPC too, maybe other people need it.
Reinhold
--------------- prt_sc_f.asm
;
; send form feed at the end of print screen
;
; TSR calling original print screen routine and sending form feed
; to printer
;
; MASM prt_sc_f;
; LINK prt_sc_f;
; EXE2BIN prt_sc_f.exe prt_sc_f.com
;
; prt_sc_f must be installed AFTER your print screen handler
;
; RME 04-Mar-1991 08:28:25
;
form_feed equ 12 ; form feed character
prt_sc_int equ 5 ; interrupt for print screen
bios_print_int equ 17h ; printer interrupt
bios_print_char equ 0 ; print character command
lpt1 equ 0 ; lpt1 = 0, lpt2 = 1 ...
dos_int equ 21h
get_vector equ 35h
set_vector equ 25h
stay_resident equ 31h
code segment para public 'code'
assume cs:code,ds:code,es:code
org 100h
main proc far
jmp install_code
org_int_off dw ?
org_int_seg dw ?
int_prog: ; this is our new print screen
; handler
pushf ; first call the original
call dword ptr cs:org_int_off ;
push ax
push dx
mov dx,lpt1
mov al,form_feed ; send form feed character
mov ah,bios_print_char ; to printer
int bios_print_int
pop dx
pop ax
iret ; return to caller
install_code:
mov ah,get_vector ; get vector for
mov al,prt_sc_int ; print screen
int dos_int
push cs
pop ds
mov org_int_off,bx ; and store it
mov bx,es
mov org_int_seg,bx
mov ah,set_vector ; then point
lea dx,int_prog ; it to our routine
mov al,prt_sc_int
int dos_int
lea dx,install_code ; space behind install_code:
mov cl,4 ; is not needed after install
shr dx,cl ; convert to paragraph
inc dx ; round
mov ah,stay_resident ;
mov al,0 ; ERRORLEVEL 0
int dos_int ; Stay resident
main endp
code ends
end main
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 91 08:28:02 MST
From: D Bear <IDDWB%ASUACAD.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Re: HG to WP .WPG conversion (V91 #41)
In reply to the query from Hu Weiping <87701324%dcu.ie@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
asking how to convert from Harvard Graphics .cht graphs to WordPerfect
.wpg graphs>
The easiest way to do it is to use Harvards utility to convert the
graph to HPGL or EPS -- I think most versions of Harvard will support
this -- it on the export menu -- Export to HPGL, EPS, or CGM -- Then
the wordperfect grphconvert utility can convert it to wpg format --- If
you have DrawPerfect you can make further changes..
D Bear
ASU COPP ext 8257
... the only Bear on campus ...
IDDWB@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU
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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1991 04:52:00 -0500
From: Pat Bauco <PBAUCO@CSBN.Concordia.CA>
Subject: VSHLD74B.ZIP not found and Driver for WordPerfect
I've tried to download <MSDOS.TROJAN-PRO>VSHLD74B.ZIP on several
occasions but I get a "FILE NOT FOUND" message back. I'm not certain
whether there is a problem with this file but thought I'd let you know.
[The reason you can't get VSHLD74B is because this series had a bug.
Tthe programs reported a virus whenever a disk was formatted with
"Easy-Format". Even if a virus was NOT present! VSHLD75.zip is the
current version available for downloading from PD1:<MSDOS.TROJAN-PRO>.
gph]
On a different matter. We've just purchased a Raven PR-2417
printer. We want to use it with WordPerfect. Can anyone recommend a
printer driver? Thus far all the drivers we've tried do not print
properly. For example, when printing a 1 page document we get the last
two lines printed on a second piece of paper despite the fact that the
form size is on 8 1/2 x 11".
Thanks
Pat Bauco
PBAUCO@CSBN.CONCORDIA.CA
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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 91 08:33:32 EST
From: gary@ctc.contel.com (Gary Bisaga x4219)
Subject: Big file text editor
Does anybody know of an editor that will handle big files? I have
several half-meg files that I need to edit but the two which I have,
Micro-Emacs and edlin, won't handle them (edlin doesn't even give you
an error, it just silently cuts off the file after about 1000 lines.
Thanks,
Gary Bisaga (gary@ctc.contel.com)
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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 91 19:10:59 EET
From: spel@hippo.ru.ac.za (Dr. E.W. Lisse)
Subject: Memory Parity Error
My trusted 5 year old AT failed today by dumping me into the 40 column
BIOS mode saying
ON BOARD PARITY ERROR
8000:FA76
(on other occasions 8000:FB06 or 8000:FB16)
where is this memory located? What must I do?
I have used smartcache 200 and ramdrive 300 /e (of course it only gives
you 164kb drive, right?) and it failed when it tried to load COMSPEC
which I have on the RAM-drive (F:).
So I dumped the cache (sniff, it was nice :-)) and let ramdrive load
with 300 /e. This seems to work.
Is it possible to identify for someone which RAM chip they must pull?
Remember, I'm in Africa :-) so there is not a big choice in repair firms
and the prices are high. If I could just tell them, 'ok,pull this chip,
put another one in,' they would not try to sell me another new
motherboard, right?
Sorry if this sounds ignorant, but the only hardware I operate apart
from my computers power switch is a bloodpressure machine :-).
thanks for any help,
el
--
Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse (spel@hippo.ru.ac.ZA)
Katatura State Hospital (formerly extel@quagga.ru.ac.za)
Private Bag 13215 (Real Soon Now ... el@lisse.NA)
Windhoek, Namibia (no FTP yet. [This is Africa :-)])
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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 91 12:32:02 MEZ
From: Klaus Hahn <I3160901%DBSTU1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: SCSI drive and OS/2
I have to install OS/2 on one of our servers, which has a 320 MB
Fujitsu SCSI harddrive. When I tried the automatic installation
routine, it gave me an error stating that "fdisk is unable to find a
harddisk" ... The drive is connected via an ADAPTEC 1542. Is this
really true: OS/2 doesn't support SCSI devices? Or did I do something
wrong? Any hints on how I should proceed in order to get my server
working?
Thanx,
Klaus Hahn
Dept. of Psychology
Spielmannstr. 19
33 Braunschweig, Germany
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Date: Sun, 3 Mar 91 16:17 PST
From: KCHILES@ARAC.llnl.gov
Subject: Windows Programmingg and Math Symbols
I am looking for some inexpensive, but good, math symbols packages
for word for windows. Also, does anyone have any suggestions for
someone just starting out trying to write applications to take
advantage of the Windows 3.0 interface. I can program in several
languages, but don't know where to start in Windows. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.
Keith Chiles "KCHILES@ARAC.LLNL.GOV"
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Date: 4 March 91, 09:41:19 SAT
From: FACEFM72 at SAKFU00
Subject: 'LINDO' Information Wanted
Hi everybody ,
Can anyone send me some information about a software called Lindo .
I would like to know the last version and the company address. Thanks
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Date: 4 March 91, 11:10:42 SAT
From: FACEFM72 at SAKFU00
Subject: Diablo 630 Printer Connector Information Wanted
We have a DIABLO model 630 printer , which has 50 pins cable in printer
side and 25 pins in computer side (RS232 like) connected to a cpm
computer (we use it as a terminal for XENIX). Our problem is to connect
this printer to an IBM PC thru a serial port.
Any information (pin assignment , printer charac. ......) will be
appreciated.
If possible please send us the company address of the printer. any
further information about the standard used by this printer will be
nice.
Please send to me and i will post to the list.
Thanks in advance
EMAD AL-MUAIBED
FACEFM72@SAKFU00
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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1991 11:04 EST
From: tsu@scobee.ATT.COM
Subject: SyQuest Seek error with DOS3.3+
After I upgraded from a 286 mother board to 386/25, my 10 MB SyQuest
removable drive doesn't work anymore. The 70 MB fixed disk, however,
works as before. With the new mother board, every time I try to write
to the 10 MB disk, I'd get a seek error. Through experiments, I found
that seek errors occurs only with DOS3.3 and 4.01! If I switch back to
DOS3.1 or 3.2, the read/write of the 10 MB disk acts normal! I am
asking if anyone knows the insight of changes made in 3.3/4.01 that
could cause this discrepancy? It'd be more appreciated if a solution
can be resulted. Is it possible that the AMI BIOS on the 386/25 causes
this?
Since we are on the subject of SyQuest, does anyone have the jumper
setting of this drive? My other problem with using this drive is that
it can not detect the disk change. The directory information is
obviously bufferred somewhere. When I change the disk, I'd still get
the dir. info of the previous disk. I'll have to go to the fixed disk
to do some 'dir' to flush out the directory info. Then the SyQuest
drive would go to read about the new disk.
Any information about these 2 problems is highly appreciated.
Tim Su
att!scobee!tsu
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