Info-IBMPC@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.mil ("Info-IBMPC Digest") (02/24/91)
Info-IBMPC Digest Mon, 18 Feb 91 Volume 91 : Issue 36
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
Rescue Raiders Game Wanted (V91 #21)
bad disks (2 msgs)
Font Editor
IBM PS/2 Model 50
re: request for fast acquisition and storage
X11R4 motif window manager
Convert pc REXX prog. to .exe or .com (2 msgs)
Today's Queries:
Arranging Program Group Icons in Win 3.0
Is there a Paradox users list?
Strange hardisk problem
TSENG ET3000 and windows
New Uploads:
PIC10S01.ZIP, PIC10S02.ZIP - Baker's PC Industry Cat (text ref)
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 15:58 MET
From: KAI ROHRBACHER <S_ROHRBACHER@iravcl.ira.uka.de>
Subject: Rescue Raiders Game Wanted (V91 #21)
Hi Steve,
in a message of 27 Jan 91 14:17:36 GMT you wrote:
>From: steveh@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Steven Howell)
>I am looking for a game called Rescue Raiders that works on a '286
>machine. I know it exists for the Apple and Amiga but i cannot find
>it anywhere for the PC. Can anyone help me out?
...ah well, *that* was a game!!! Unfortunately, I didn't find a
PC-version either (perhaps one should write one - any volunteers?
=B-)), _but_: If you have an AT (at least a 286-CPU is needed), than
you can use Randy Spurlocks Apple][-emulator (available at SIMTEL:
<MSDOS.EMULATORS>APL2EM.ZIP) and emulate the game: works just fine!
(Note: on a 25-MHZ-386, the speed of the emulator is almost that of the
original Apple][).
BTW: Randy's emulator is PD and he told me he'll bring up a new
enhanced version (supporting a serial interface and stuff like that)
soon, so watch out (but the existing one is running great, anyway).
Hope this helps,
Kai
|Kai Rohrbacher, University Karlsruhe/Germany
|E-Mail: S_ROHRBACHER@IRAVCL.IRA.UKA.DE
| UKB8@DKAUNI2.BITNET
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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 91 16:04:31 EST
From: Jeremy Gaffney <ST801011%BROWNVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: bad disks
I may be paranoid, but here's a note in VIRUS-L digest with some
similar errors...you might want to try a virus-killer on your hard
drive.
J. Gaffney (ST801011@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 91 16:34:07 -0400
From: "Michael J. MacDonald I.S.P." <MIKEMAC@UNB.CA>
Subject: Yet another virus! (PC)
6) infects all disks 1.2M, 5 1/4, 3.5, and hard disks.
7) formating a 1.2M disk on an infected machine will format the full
disk 100% complete, and then returns a Invalid Media or Track 0 bad.
Formating the exact same disk with an uninfected system the format
completes successfully with no errors.
>and they failed the format. Now when I attempt to format them back to
>high density, the disk drives spins eternally and fails to complete
>the format. I think the low density format attempt generated a
>"Track 0 bad" error (or something like that).
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 07:27:00 EST
From: "Joel Elliott (jeliot@unc)" <JELIOT%UNC.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: Re: bad disks
I sent a note a few days ago about problems I had with a couple of new
disks. That were factory formatted but acted strange when I tried to
format them low density (720k). I was then not able to re-format them
on the high or low density drives.
Several of you suggested that I use a bulk cassette tape eraser. The
guys in our audio-visual dept were a bit hesitant, but did it anyway
and the disks now work fine.
Thanks for the advice,
Joel Elliott <jeliot@unc.bitnet>
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Date: 13 Feb 91 13:29 GMT+0100
From: Michael Schickram <schickram@vax1.rz.uni-regensburg.dbp.de>
Subject: Font Editor
In V91 #24 fayez al-khaldi asks for a borland font editor. In the books
written by Arne Schaepers is one included. They are published by
Addison Wesely, and by my opinion very good. I believe that there is an
english translation from the first book.
M. Schickram
(schickram@rrzv1.rz.uni-regensburg.dbp.de)
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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 08:15:36 EST
From: Harry Kriz <KRIZ@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: IBM PS/2 Model 50
There continue to be questions about upgrading the hard drive on the
IBM PS/2 Model 50. I too own the machine. I finally gave it to my son
to take to college and I went out a bought a 386 clone. Prices for even
486 machines are now falling below $3,000. Why upgrade a dud. Give the
Model 50 to a beginner, or set it aside to play games, or give it to
your grandparents so they can write letters more easily. Oh yes, and
buy yourself a clone sold by a company interested in supporting real
users of real applications.
Harry M. Kriz
Automated Systems R & D
University Libraries
Blacksburg, VA 24061
USA
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 91 12:09:00 EST
From: neuman@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: re: request for fast acquisition and storage
With regard to the request for fast data acquisition and storage,
several conversion and storage on a ram disk up to 100 kilo samples ptk
a hard disk. At slower rates (10 kHz) you can both view the data and
store it to disk. After storage you can view the data, tag it, plot
it, etc.
The address of Axon Instruments is:
1101 Chess Drive
Foster City, Calif. 94404
Tel. 415-571-9400
Fax. 415-571-9500
2) Using the RC Electronics A/D converter and the old version of
their software it is possible to sample and store 100 ksps to ram (256
k max samples) and 30 ksps to a hard disk. They have newer software
which may well allow higher sampling rates and may support a ram disk.
The A/D converter board can sample at 1 million samples per second (12
bits) using a partial "flash" converter design. This board has its own
memory which is buffered such that conversion can continue while one
half of the buffer is being transferred to a hard disk or ram disk.
Very few A/D converter boards running on a PC are as fast as this
board.
The address of RC Electronics is:
5386-D Hollister Ave.
Santa Barbara, Calif. 93111
Tel. 805-964-6708
3) Using A/D converter boards which support DMA (i.e., Labmaster,
Data Translation) Asyst software will support 125 ksps to a ram disk
and 30 ksps to a hard disk. Asyst directly supports a number of A/D
converter boards. If your particular board is not supported, it is
possible with Asyst to write custom routines. Obviously the board
should support DMA or some buffered memory scheme to achieve high
throughput rates. Of course if you are going to write your own
routines anyway, why purchase Asyst unless you plan to use its analysis
features. VIEWDAC, a new product from Asyst (available early 1991),
which is for 386/486 machines, claims to support boards running at 20
msps! I have no expereince with this product.
The address for Asyst is:
Asyst Software Technologies
100 Corporate Woods
Rochester, NY 14623
Tel. 716-272-0070
FAX. 716-272-0259
I use Asyst, the Labmaster board and the RC Electronics board in
my laboratory. I use hardware from AXON Instruments and have
colleagues who use their software, although not specifically Axotape.
From my experience I can highly recommend these companies. I have no
connection with them other than as a satisfied user.
Richard Neuman
Professor of Pharmacology
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 91 16:36:58 GMT
From: ZM BEN-HALIM <benhalzm@uhura.aston.ac.uk>
Subject: X11R4 motif window manager
I've seen two methods of obtaining a Motif window manager. The first is
to use GWM in its MWM emulation mode. I've tried it but it doesn't
co-exist well with OpenWindows(tm) (i.e. XView) client. The second is a
file called mwm.c which is suposed to do the job. I only ran once and
all it did was NOTHING!! A bit of tinkering with the source may help
though. If anybody wants I can email them with the relevant files.
Zeyd M. Ben-Halim benhalzm@uhura.aston.ac.uk
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Date: 14 February 91, 04:34:05 IDS
From: <EKAMAL@EGIDSCVM.bitnet>
Subject: Convert pc REXX prog. to .exe or .com
HELLO all
I'am looking for a package to convert PC REXX programmes to .exe
or .com files for a pc.
I need something like EXECMOD PACKAGE, which convert the rexx
programms runs on VM/CMS to an assemble code.
THANKS ;
Essam Kamal
EKAMAL@EGIDSCVM
CAIRO EGYPT
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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 10:03:32 TUR
From: Turgut Kalfaoglu <TURGUT%TREARN.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: Convert pc REXX prog. to .exe or .com
REXX programs depend largely upon other system resources, such as CP
and CMS. There is no equivalent of these on the PC.
There is a package called PC-Rexx, but I don't recommend it, since it
is quite crippled. I understand that the Rexx interpreter that comes
with OS/2 1.3 is quite good, but again, it is not a compiler.
You may be better off writing in BASIC (Rexx seems closest to BASIC on
the PC) and compiling it on the PC, or running it interpreted under
OS/2. -turgut
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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 08:37 EST
From: <JFL4%PSUVM@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: Arranging Program Group Icons in Win 3.0
I know this is a trivial question, but the situation gets to be
aggravating. Can anyone tell me how to arrange the Group Program Icons
in Windows 3.0 and have them *stay that way!* I've tried the "save on
exit" approach and they still end up at the bottom of the screen on the
next start-up, obscuring each other's titles. As a matter of fact,
I've tried a lot of things, and nothing works.
Luck CES
Systems Office Penn State University
JFL4@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 17:29:11 GMT (Postman Pat ver 3.1)
From: Drew <A.L.Radtke%bradford.ac.uk@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Is there a Paradox users list?
My question: Is there a Listserv type discussion group for users
of Borland Paradox? Any version will do although I'm on 3.5.
Please reply to my address (if you can figure it out) or the
group depending on how interested you think others may be in your
response.
Drew Radtke, Research Assistant, University of Bradford, UK
Janet: 88907611@uk.ac.bradford
Internet: 88907611%bradford.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Earn/Bitnet: 88907611%bradford.ac.uk@ukacrl
UUCP: 88907611%bradford.ac.uk@ukc.uucp
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 18:43:00 MET
From: AHKWOLF%RULGL.LEIDENUNIV.NL@uga.cc.uga.edu
Subject: Strange hardisk problem
Hi,
A few months ago I installed a Western Digital Hardcard (43.2 MB) in my
old XT. Since then I'm getting some strange errors (at least I think
so !).Sometimes when a program tries to access the harddisk, DOS
responds with an error message saying "drive not ready, close door and
try again" or something very similar. This is something that happens
with "normal" floppy drives, but NOT with a harddisk !! I get this
message with all programs I use, so it has nothing to do with one
particular program. Is there someone who can give me some help ??
Thanks,
Ronald
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 91 17:34:48 MEZ
From: Erich Neuwirth <A4422DAB%AWIUNI11@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: TSENG ET3000 and windows
I still have problems with Windows. I got a copy of the TSENG ET3000
video drivers.
These drivers should support 800x600 resolution (among others). I
tried to install these driver, but it fails. After the Windows LOGO
comes up the hard disk works on for some time and then I am back at
thye DOS prompt.
The 640x480 256 color driver works, and the 1024x768 driver also almost
works, there is a scrren, but my monitor is not fast enough, but the
system never falls back to plain DOS/.
Is there information of a newer version of these drivers (mine are
dated 8-29-90) and is ther an ftp site where I can get them
(cica.cica.indiana.edu only has the et4000 driver)
ERICH NEUWIRTH
BITNET (EARN): A4422DAB@AWIUNI11
INTERNET: a4422dab@Helios.EDVZ.UniVie.AC.AT
Institute for Statistics and Computer Science
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, UNIVERSITAETSSTR. 5/9, A-1010 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 91 11:30:21 EST
From: bbaker@CBMVAX.CBM.COMMODORE.COM (Bob Baker)
Subject: PIC10S01.ZIP, PIC10S02.ZIP - Baker's PC Industry Catalog (text ref)
I have uploaded to SIMTEL20:
pd1:<msdos.info>
PIC10S01.ZIP Baker's PC Industry Catalog (text ref), 1 of 2
PIC10S02.ZIP Baker's PC Industry Catalog (text ref), 2 of 2
Baker's PC Industry Catalog, a handy text reference listing of
thousands of companies and their products for the PC industry. This
shareware release only includes basic company names and city, state,
country but full product listings. A commercial release is available by
mail from the author with full mailing addresses and telephone/fax/bbs
numbers for over 9,000 companies and almost 20,000 products (almost
twice the data included here). Either version may be obtained on a
quarterly subscription basis. Check documentation included. Requires
your own search utility or word processor to be used.
Bob Baker
bbaker@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com
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