Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL ("Info-IBMPC Digest") (07/24/90)
Info-IBMPC Digest Tue, 24 Jul 90 Volume 90 : Issue 117
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
hp-grahpics emulation
dcx images to pcx
harddisk problem
How can a mouse emulate a joystick on a PS2?
June Uploads
On-board VGA?
Software for an IBM 3119 Scanner
Strange date behavior
Hard Drive Formatting Problems
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Date: Mon, 02 Jul 90 04:05:32 GMT
From: extel.quagga@f4.n494.z5.fidonet.org (extel quagga)
Subject: hp-grahpics emulation
I am looking for a HP-Terminal emulation on ms-dos. It must be able to
emulate one of the HP-Graphics Terminals. PD/Shareware were best, but
commercial will also be considered.
Thanks,
el
Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse
PO Box 205
Swakopmund
Namibia
extel@quagga.ru.ac.ZA aka uunet!m2xenix!quagga!extel
uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!5!494!4!extel.quagga
Internet: extel.quagga@f4.n494.z5.fidonet.org
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 90 21:17:10 EDT
From: Curt Priest <BMSLIB@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject: dcx images to pcx
Intel's Coprocessor fax board records faxes as multipage pcx images
called dcx. Does anyone know of a utility that will take a dcx file
and strip it into single, one page pcx images? I will summarize any
replies to me back to the digest.
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 13:08:00 N
From: THEO BEEKMAN <EFLIBROA%HMARL5.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
Subject: harddisk problem
Hi,
I'm trying to install an 30 MB RLL-harddisk with Western Digital
-controller on my PC-XT. Formatting the disk with the built-in BIOS of
the controller works fine. After that I try to run FDISK but I get the
error message "Fixed disk error". I tried this procedure both with
MS-DOS 3.20 and with MS-DOS 3.30. What could be the cause of this
problem ?. (Yes, I checked the dip-switches on the controller) (Yes, I
bought the disk and the controller in one package, so they should be
compatible).
Any help is appreciated !
Theo Beekman
EFLIBROA@HMARL5
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 90 16:25:54 EDT
From: sbi!maarten@uunet.UU.NET (Maarten Nederlof)
Subject: How can a mouse emulate a joystick on a PS2?
For those of us (unfortunate PS/2 owners) who have to fork over $180
for a joystick adapter, there must be a way to have a mouse (standard
microsoft variety) emulate a joystick.
Does anyone know of a public-domain/commercial package that
accomplishes this? Can I get a joystick adapter for a more acceptable
amount? Please reply directly, since I can't keep up with the wealth
of knowledge on this board.
Thanks in advance,
Maarten Nederlof
Salomon Brothers Inc - New York
(212) 747-4238
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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 90 00:23:30 MDT
From: Gregory Hicks <GHICKS@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: June Uploads
File PD1;<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>UPLOADS.JUN Created; July 1, 1990
NOTE; This file is also available in comma-delimited format as SIM9006.IDX
MSDOS FILES UPLOADED TO WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
during the month of June 1990
NOTE: Type B is Binary; Type A is ASCII
Filename Type Length Date Description
==============================================
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>
AM455.ZIP B 174762 900603 ArcMaster front-end/convert for .ARC/.ZIP/.LZH
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BATUTL>
TSBAT21.ZIP B 40187 900624 Collection of useful batch files by Timo Salmi
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>
BBS0690.ZIP B 56247 900603 'THELIST' national BBS list for Jun. 1990
USBBS73.ZIP B 46816 900603 Darwin's nationwide IBM BBS listing: 06/01/90
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.C>
BOSS01.ZIP B 139935 900630 Window Boss 06.16.90, windows for C pgms, 1of4
BOSS02A.ZIP B 241954 900630 Window Boss 06.16.90, windows for C pgms, 2of4
BOSS02B.ZIP B 200308 900630 Window Boss 06.16.90, windows for C pgms, 3of4
BOSS03.ZIP B 81988 900630 Window Boss 06.16.90, windows for C pgms, 4of4
CXL52-1.ZIP B 161644 900630 Window/menu/mouse C func lib, docs/utils, 1of2
CXL52-2.ZIP B 189150 900630 Window/menu/mouse C func lib, libraries, 2of2
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.CALCULATOR>
RPN085.ZIP B 87204 900614 RPN scientific calculator, emulates HP42s
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.COMPATIBLES>
CLOCKFIX.ZIP B 2577 900607 Fixes AT&T6300/Xerox PC/Olivetti M24/M21 clock
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DESKACCESS>
IR164F.ZIP B 67194 900609 'Instant Recall' TSR free-form database pgm
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DIRUTL>
DIRED305.ZIP B 75366 900624 'DirEdit' v3.05; Edit/sort DOS directories
FFF342.ZIP B 45518 900628 Fast File Finder, supports ARC, LZH, and ZIP
LC10.ZIP B 10669 900625 Sorted directory lister similar to Unix 'ls'
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL>
COTDOS10.ZIP B 14154 900624 MS-DOS Driver for the British/Sears Apricot
FLOPCHEK.ZIP B 1302 900616 Displays AT/386/486 CMOS floppy drive configs
HP15S200.ZIP B 17180 900621 Device driver for HP-150 diskettes. SYDEX
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.EDITOR>
VDE153.QRF A 5806 900624 Quick-reference guide to VDE v1.53 text editor
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>
ACCOUNTS.INF A 1289 900630 Govt. & contractors can get SIMTEL20 account
QUICKREF.LST A 2284 900624 Quick reference list to SIMTEL20's MSDOS dirs
SIM9005.IDX A 20821 900603 Comma-delimited list of May 1990 uploads
SIMIBM.ARC B 263121 900624 SIMTEL20 MSDOS files listing with descriptions
SIMIBM.IDX A 461706 900624 SIMTEL20 MSDOS files listing with descriptions
UPLOADS.MAY A 18827 900603 List of uploads to SIMTEL20 for May 1990
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILUTL>
LZEXEENG.ZIP B 35944 900609 Creates compressed EXE files, english version
UNLZEXE5.ZIP B 11696 900605 Converts LZEXE compressed EXE to original EXE
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FORTRAN>
PCRNG.ZIP B 10624 900629 Random number generator for use with Fortran
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GIF>
CSHOW811.ZIP B 236964 900603 GIF/MAC/RLE view/print, Herc/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA
VPIC28.ZIP B 68573 900603 GIF/MAC/PCX/ColorRix pics view/convrt, EGA/VGA
VUIMG242.ZIP B 50304 900621 GIF/TIFF viewer w/zoom/pan v2.42 auto mode sel
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GRAPHICS>
GRAFWK31.ZIP B 215636 900621 View/cvt/print MAC/IMG/GIF/TIFF/EPS graphics
PIC_TC.ZIP B 87235 900602 TC function lib makes Lotus123-type PIC graphs
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.KEYBOARD>
ALIAS450.ZIP B 71042 900625 Enhanced cmd line edit/history/completion
K3.ZIP B 31760 900610 German keyboard driver /w source
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LAN>
NETLIS13.ZIP B 45716 900612 Quick search/scan/stats for NetBIOS networks
SNPACKET.ZIP B 360960 900603 Clarkson packet drivers for shared nets
TRTOOL02.ZIP B 28400 900621 See all connected adapters on a Token-Ring
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MENU>
EZ60A.ZIP B 80928 900628 Easy Access menuing program, version 6.0a
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.PERL>
MSPERLS.ZIP B 336805 900610 PERL3 (pl18), sources for MSDOS MSC6 version
MSPERLX.ZIP B 270131 900610 PERL3 (pl18), MSDOS executable and test suite
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.PRINTER>
SMPSQZPR.ZIP B 31622 900628 Squeeze Print for Epson dot-matrix printers
SPOOLER.ZIP B 5909 900623 Dynamic print spooler uses EEMS (LIM 3.2/4.x)
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.QBASIC>
QGRAFX.ZIP B 74221 900611 EGA/VGA graphics library for QB 4.0/4.5; DEMO
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SCREEN>
INFBAR15.ZIP B 5331 900621 TSR ruler displays exact (X,Y) screen position
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.STARTER>
QUICKREF.LST A 2284 900624 Quick reference list to SIMTEL20's MSDOS dirs
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.STATISTICS>
TS5ST11.ZIP B 70597 900614 Statistics: Least abs. deviation regression
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL>
4DOS301A.ZIP B 335225 900603 4DOS v3.01a, enhanced COMMAND.COM replacement
BDOZEN90.ZIP B 195577 900624 ButtonWare's Baker's Dozen utils, 1990 version
BF133.ZIP B 347622 900624 Back & Forth: Switch between tasks (up to 20)
BURNIN42.ZIP B 101884 900617 PC system exerciser and diagnostic tool, v4.2
CRITT110.ZIP B 11987 900624 TSR: Safely escape Abort/Retry/Ignore error
CTMAP096.ZIP B 29568 900623 Mem extender: 286/386/SX using C&T DRAM ctlrs
M.ZIP B 4171 900614 List memory resident programs
SETENVJW.ZIP B 15479 900622 Set environment variables, v1.4, w/ASM source
TSUTLD14.ZIP B 44435 900616 Fourth set of command-like utilities, T.Salmi
VU-XM1C.ZIP B 36202 900602 286 extended memory peeker using LOADALL
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TROJAN-PRO>
AVS219.ZIP B 70208 900624 AVSEARCH v2.19, scans for more than 75 viruses
CLEANP63.ZIP B 44851 900605 Universal virus disinfector, heals/removes
CVIRPROT.ZIP B 9519 900607 Virus resistance for C language programs
FPROT111.ZIP B 219667 900628 Virus detection/removal/prevention/information
NETSC63B.ZIP B 31912 900609 Network compatible - scan for 97 viruses, v63b
SCANV63.ZIP B 43906 900605 VirusScan, scans disk files for 97 viruses
SECURE16.ZIP B 20603 900619 Virus/trojan security, prevents unauth. writes
UNVIR902.ZIP B 32456 900608 UNVIRUS/IMMUNE removes/protects against virus
VCOPY63.ZIP B 29423 900609 Copy utility checks for viruses as it copies
VSHLD63.ZIP B 34832 900605 Resident virus infection prevention program
VSUM9006.ZIP B 50945 900619 Pat Hoffman's virus info summary list, 900615
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TURBO-C>
TCU_22.ZIP B 142960 900611 Turbo-C flexible menus, windows and form entry
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>
TSPAS19.ZIP B 80145 900614 TPas4.0/5.0/5.5 units for programmers, T.Salmi
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TXTUTL>
ALTRN234.ZIP B 39698 900628 Mass global and alternate text replace util.
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.WINDOWS3>
MARK30.ZIP B 15089 900620 Marks old Windows apps as Windows 3.0 apps
SV800.ZIP B 36652 900620 Generic VGA 800x600 Windows 3.0 driver
VGAWIN3.ZIP B 53268 900610 800x600x16 ATI VGA driver for Windows v3.0
Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.FOSSIL>
X00V123D.ZIP B 106496 900628 Interrupt-driven FOSSIL driver for BBS use
Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.KERMIT>
MSKER301.PCH A 1901 900603 Update & bug fix patches for MS-Kermit v3.01
Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.MODEM>
CHKMODEM.ZIP B 40331 900628 Finds a modem & checks its status, w/source
COMMO43.ZIP B 82678 900621 DESQview-aware comm pgm w/macros,ext.protocols
GT1550-1.ZIP B 144963 900618 GT PowerComm v15.50 (1of6), Documentation
GT1550-2.ZIP B 153415 900618 GT PowerComm v15.50 (2of6), Terminal&Host mode
GT1550-3.ZIP B 67547 900618 GT PowerComm v15.50 (3of6), External protocols
GT1550-4.ZIP B 105699 900618 GT PowerComm v15.50 (4of6), Terminal only vers
GT1550-5.ZIP B 45215 900618 GT PowerComm v15.50 (5of6), Host Mode docs
GTMISC15.ZIP B 75420 900618 GT PowerComm v15.50 (6of6), Ext. Protocol Docs
HYPERP11.ZIP B 53771 900619 Streaming compressed-data file xfer protocol
NMODM112.ZIP B 26644 900628 NMODEM protocol driver w/MNP and 16550 support
Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.PCMAG>
VOL9N12.ZIP B 66115 900619 PC Mag: DIRANY,DBLOOK,SECURITY,THREADS3,PRUNE
VOL9N13.ZIP B 58049 900619 PC Mag: ACTMENU,PMMANDEL,PMVIEW,WHATCPU,YESNO
Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.RBBS-PC>
MRG0619.ZIP B 45593 900628 Latest fixes to RBBS-PC since RFIX0518.ZIP
RBBS-TUT.ZIP B 33376 900628 On-line tutorial for RBBS-PC v17.3
Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.ZMODEM>
TAGGER37.ZIP B 31299 900624 Download interface for Zmodem and Comm pgms
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 90 22:40:41 CDT
From: Brian Piersel <S1CH%SDSUMUS.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
Subject: On-board VGA?
Hi!
I have a Packard Bell AXCEL V computer, which comes with VGA on the
motherboard. I just today got a multisync monitor, and got it working
OK. My question is this:
The 16-bit VGA utility disks that came with the computer make reference
to switch settings, such as switch 1 for multisync monitors, and switch
4 for 8- or 16-bit data path. There are no switches on the main board,
so how do I set these switches? I'd like to change both of them,
because I have a multisync monitor, and the VGA is for some reason set
for 8-bit operation, even though the computer has a 16-bit bus. Is
there a way to set these "switches" via software? The VGA is a Paradise
VGA. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Note to non-BITNET subscribers: You can try replying direct to me, but
I'm not sure if it will work due to possible bugs in our mailer, so you
may want to post to the list instead, or do both if you wish.
Brian Piersel
BITNET: S1CH@SDSUMUS ICBM: 96.50W 44.20N
BITNET: SBPK09@SDNET
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 90 15:15 EST
From: <TLEWIS%UTKVX2.BITNET@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Software for an IBM 3119 Scanner
Can someone recommend a good graphics program that will work with an
IBM 3119 scanner? Hopefully it would run under Windows 3.0. I've
tried PC Paintbrush Plus and it hasn't worked out up to this point.
Tech support says it a problem with their driver. They are supposed to
be sending another one.
Any recommendations would be appreciated!
Terry Lewis
University of Tennessee
Martin, Tennessee 38238
TLEWIS@UTKVX
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Date: Fri,20 Jul 90 17:43:36 BST
From: R.D.Chafer@sysc.salford.ac.uk
Subject: Strange date behavior
Just recently a couple of people have brought to my attention some
strange behavior regarding the time of day clock on several PC's. I
have seen several packages which cause the clock not to increment the
date even though the time has gone past midnight. The time is correct,
but the day a day behind! On one occasion all the package was doing was
waiting for a key press. Does anyone have any ideas what could be
causing this and any remedies?
Robert Chafer
FTN77 Group
Computing Centre Telephone: +44 61 745 5678
University of Salford, Fax: +44 61 745 5666
Salford M5 4WT
United Kingdom
E-mail:
JANET: chafer @ uk.ac.salford.sysc
ARPANET: chafer%uk.ac.salford.sysc @ nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk
BITNET: chafer%uk.ac.salford.sysc @ uk.ac
or chafer%uk.ac.salford.sysc%ukacrl.bitnet @ cunyvm.cuny.edu
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 15:22:40 TUR
From: Turgut Kalfaoglu <TURGUT%TREARN.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
Subject: Hard Drive Formatting Problems
I had similar problems with a 49-Meg Seagate 157R drive and a WD
controller. (I have a 286 with AMI BIOS)
To low-level format the drive, I have to first run the controller's
formatting routine, which I need to feed '1' for the type of my hard
disk, and define cylinders,#of heads, etc. Once done, it reboots,
writing the setup. Now, I do a low level formatting, then I run the
setup, and re-define the drive as type '47', meaning user-specified
parameters, then I can do FDISK and format the drive. It took me
forever to figure out what was going on.
You may have to do similar tinkering to get yours working. -turgut
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