Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL ("Info-IBMPC Digest") (07/22/90)
Info-IBMPC Digest Sun, 22 Jul 90 Volume 90 : Issue 111
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
.EXE File Compression/Speedup info wanted
Microsoft Editor users wanted ('M')
IBM OS/2 v1.2 on Clones
Sharing Files on a LAN via Serial Ports
LZEXE/UNLZEXE oddity
NEFF, fortran compression util
Network software
Q & A Write
Re Parallel Port Read Requests
Replacement Keyboard entry into environment variable
View: A digest reader
Wanted: Disk Optimizer
3COM 3C503 Boards and Telnet 2.3
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 00:11 EST
From: "Life was fun then, but even the Sun won't shine
Subject: .EXE File Compression/Speedup info wanted
I'm looking for a file for the IBMPC that takes the extra space
out of programs and makes them faster. I'm not exactly sure
of the name of the file, but it's a newly released public domain
program. anyone with any information about where i can get a copy
or if someone could possibly send me a file that meets this description
it would be appreciated. thanx
bitnet stu_jldavis@jmuvax1
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 15:07:13
From: P7MAI016@frcirp81.bitnet
Subject: Microsoft Editor users wanted ('M')
Hello everyone,
I am seeking for Microsoft Editor users. As many programmers, I am
addict to my text editor and I want to share my experience with others.
I have a few questions to ask about M. I am using the version 1.2 of M
as shipped with MS Fortran. Until recently I was writing C extensions
for M with the old object modules (as given with MS C 5.1 and M 1.0).
I've discovered many similarities between M 1.2 and PWB 1.0 (MS C 6.0).
I have rebuild a new object module from the new extensions mhelp.mxt
and ws.mxt so now I can use the new functions available:
GetEditorObject, FindSwitch and so on but some are not documented, some
are not usable and some hangs the editor.
So if someone (maybe at Microsoft) can help me, it would be very nice.
Many thanks in advance,
regards
--Ollivier
Ollivier ROBERT
Student and freelance system programmer
Universite de Jussieu PARIS 7
PARIS, FRANCE
BITNET: p7mai016@frcirp81
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Date: 16 Jul 90 09:10:00 EDT
From: "TCJ2::GALSTERM" <galsterm%tcj2.decnet@gw1.hanscom.af.mil>
Subject: IBM OS/2 v1.2 on Clones
Has anyone had success with installing IBM OS/2 v1.2 Standard Edition
on a Clone? (386 25 MHz, 4 Meg Ram, 117 Meg ESDI (NEC)/Ultrastor 32K
Cont, ATI 1024 VGA card, AMI Bios for 386, Ext. C&T CHipset.) It seems
to boot and run through the config.sys, but then fails to start the
install or the Protected shell. Any experimenters out there?
MEG
GALSTERM%TCJ2.DECNET@GW1.HANSCOM.AF.MIL MaBell (617) 377-7362
GALSTERM%TCJ2.DECNET@V3.HANSCOM.AF.MIL AV 478-7362
Matthew E. Galster
System Manager, TCJ Microvax Cluster, HQ ESD/TC, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731
Mei Associates, Inc., 19 Crosby Dr, Bedford, MA 01730 (Under ASEP contract)
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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 90 07:35:13 PLT
From: Geoff Webb <WEBBG%WSUVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: Sharing Files on a LAN via Serial Ports
I need to connect three AT compatables in a network. I am looking for
some software that will allow them to share files through serial ports.
Is there such an animal out there? Or is there some source code out
there that I could build a simple network around?
Geoff Webb
System Analyst/Programmer Bitnet: WEBBG@WSUVM1
Administrative Computing Services Internet: GWEBB@ATT38601.CS.WSU.EDU
Washington State University
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 11:11 MET
From: "Jim Groeneveld, NIPG TNO." <GROENEVELD%TNO.NL@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: LZEXE/UNLZEXE oddity
Dear Jim,
Concerning your question in IbmPC Digest V90 #104 on the LZEXE/UNLZEXE
ODDITY I can tell you that I have had the same experience with .COM and
.EXE files downloaded from bulletin boards using the XMODEM protocol.
This protocol enlarges any file up to the next integer multiple of 128
bytes and compressing them with LZEXE yields the same kind of messages
on overlays that you got.
If you know the origin of the files and if you are able to interpret
these messages in terms of differences between file size and internal
size then you can disregard the warnings and use the compressed
programs.
In the case of XMODEM downloaded files the difference is never larger
than 127 bytes (or a different number with another protocol such as
YMODEM, 1023 (?) bytes). In your case where the difference is very
large (about 50kb) and the compressed and decompressed programs do work
all right I would say at first sight your Turbo C indeed does waste
these bytes. On second thoughts, however, you should be very careful,
use the compressed program, but keep a copy of the original one (or the
source) and test the phenomenon with other Turbo C programs. I do not
really know what is happening.
I hope these suggestions and insights may help you a little. Good luck.
Jim Groeneveld.
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 13:59:48 EDT
From: Jeffrey Marans <JEFF@VM.NRC.CA>
Subject: NEFF, fortran compression util
1. Has anyone built or heard of an interface that connects a NEFF A/D
multiplexer System 620 Series 100 [1978 vintage] acquisition unit to a
PC? The box lived between a number of strain guages and an old PDP-ll,
and we want to junk the PDP-11, but keep the front end.
2. If anyone has written a compression program in FORTRAN that lives
on a PDP-ll, could you tell me. We're downloading ascii files to a PC
for processing and it takes ages via serial port. I suspect any
standard FORTRAN program that doesn't demand much memory could be
tweeked.
Jeffrey Marans [jeff@nrcvm01.ca]
Structures Section, M20
IRC/NRC, Montreal Rd
Ottawa, Ont, Canada, K1A 0R6
613-993-2433.
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 16:34:24 PLT
From: Chuck Martin <MARTINCH%WSUVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: Network software
My friend and I are going to network our two PCs and I would appreciate
any suggestions. We both have 286 clones (a Wyse and a no-name),
running MS-DOS 3.3 and 4.01. We have token ring hardware, and would
like something which would allow us to run a peer-to-peer LAN
consisting of the two PCs and two printers.
Price is definitely a consideration as we are typical students (i.e.
poor). Thanks in advance.
Chuck Martin, Consultant
Computer Information Center, Washington State University
MARTINCH @ WSUVM1.BITNET (509) 335-0411
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 11:48 IST
From: "A. SOLOMON EAGLSTEIN" <WELFARE%ILNCRD.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Q & A Write
Some help please.
I'm using Q & A Write to generate labels. For some reason when two or
more columns worth of labels are requested, they aren't printed
straight across the page, instead, every column is printed lower than
the preceeding one. Nothing that I do either in the page set up or
label lay out seems to make any difference. Am I having a hardware
problem? I*m using a PS/2 - 60 and printing on a brother 24-pin.
Any help that would preclude my copying almost 1000 labels by hand
would certainly be appreciated.
Sol Eaglstein
Director of Research
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
Jerusalem, Israel
FAX: (Israel) 2-731640
BITNET:WELFARE @ ILNCRD
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 10:24:13 -0400
From: David Kirschbaum <kirsch@usasoc.soc.mil>
Subject: Re Parallel Port Read Requests
We've had several requests/msgs about how to read/write the parallel port.
Check out PPXFER.ARC in SIMTEL's PD1:<MSDOS.MICROCORN>ISSUE-48.ARC.
Here's code (C source) to read and write to your parallel port. The
code has some mention of a "special cable", but since I don't have that
particular issue of Micro Cornucopia, I have NO idea what the author is
talking about. So you might wanna dig up someone who owns some back
issues!
If you can't reach SIMTEL directly, yell to me via EMAIL and I'll send
the uuencoded PPXFER.ARC (converted to .ZIP, of course) directly to
you. (But try SIMTEL first, ok?)
David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
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Date: Sun, 15 Jul 90 09:24:29 MET
From: Jan Sirks <SIRKS%HROEUR1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Replacement Keyboard entry into environment variable
In issue 106 Jim Groeneveld asked:
> I am looking for a simple program that reads (one line of)
> user input from the keyboard and stores it in a (user
> specified) environment variable.
The PD program WHAT has among others, this option. It stores the
entered string in the memory variable WHAT, which can be used as IF
%WHAT%==%1 or ERASE %WHAT% etc. Unfortunately, DOS doesn't provide
us with a mechanism to convert the memory variable to upper
case, so comparison will be a tedious task.
There is however a commercial program, BATCOM from The Wenham
Software Company, 5 Burley Street Wenham, MA 01984. (I'm just a
buyer of their product, no connection otherwise).
This program can compile the batchfile into an EXE file of 7-8 Kb
for a batch file of about 60 lines. (No poking fingers anymore)
It gives the possibility of entering lines from the keyboard into
local variables for this EXE file. Also lines from a already
existing file can be read and (after converting to uppercase if
necessary) be compared with the entered lines. Just as Jim wants.
(even substring parsing is possible).
The disadvantages of this program are that it cannot change the real
environment variables withfthe SET command, even changing of the
PATH is impossible. Perhaps in a next version that is solved.
Another problem is that GOTO %1 is not allowed, as %1 is not known
at the time of the compilation.
Jan J Sirks SIRKS@HROEUR1.BITNET
Foundation of Knowledge Based System
Erasmus University Rotterdam GB-24
The Netherlands (31)-10-4081974
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 23:41:34 EST
From: "Mark Bramwell" <Mark@ARDSLEY.Business.UWO.CA>
Subject: View: A digest reader
I have written a mailer called "View". It is a mailer designed to work
with the ka9q tcp/ip program. I reads text files as mail files. It
has two modes of operation: Mailmode and Digest mode. In digest mode,
it separates a mail file into each message. I read Info-IBMPC in the
digest mode.
View is available for anonymous FTP from 129.100.22.100.
I sent this message using View.
Mark Bramwell, VE3PZR Located in sunny London, Ontario
Internet: Mark@ARDSLEY.business.uwo.ca IP Address: 129.100.29.33
Packet: VE3PZR @ VE3GYQ UWO Phone: (519) 661-3714
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 10:24:08 -0400
From: David Kirschbaum <kirsch@usasoc.soc.mil>
Subject: Wanted: Disk Optimizer
>From: Tony Papadimitriou <37KGLLQ%CMUVM.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu>
>I am looking for a reliable public domain/shareware disk optimization
>program that can run under MS-DOS 4.01 and be able to handle a single
>40MB partition (using DOS's SHARE.EXE). Thanks in advance for any
>leads.
Has anyone tested REFORMAT (disk defragmenter with full Turbo Pascal
v5.0 source) with DOS 4.01, larger partitions, etc? I did the most
recent hack/tweak, but have NO feedback as to how it works on systems
other than mine (PC-DOS 3.1, 20 megger Seagate).
If it works .. that'd be one candidate for what Tony seeks. Price is
right!
David Kirschbaum
Toad Hall
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Date: 12 Jul 90 11:48:00 CDT
From: "Coons, David" <ekdfc@ttacs1.ttu.edu>
Subject: 3COM 3C503 Boards and Telnet 2.3
One of our users has purchased several 3COM 3C503 boards, and has also
obtained the beta release of Telnet 2.3 that is supposed to support
this board, but he is having some problems.
The basic problem is that the 3C503 can only use four preset address
for data sharing, and all of these appear to be used.
I'm having problems driving the 3Com 503 ethernet card on an IBM XT
using Telbin 2.3 out of NSCA. I'm trying to log onto a VAX 8650 across
ethernet thin wire. The 3C503.EXE driver requires that the jumpers on
the card be set to RAM sharing at one of the following addresses, DC00,
D800, CC00, or C800. The problem is that every jumper setting I use
returns the same error line when I run 3C503.EXE: "RAM Sharing on the
card is defective or address is already being used."
I have tried the process on two different XTs, both of which have
nothing but monitor and floppy drive cards besides the 3C503, using
three different 3C503 cards, and using different hardware and software
interrupt addresses. Does the 3C503.EXE support a 640kb XT, or am I
doing something drastically wrong?
Thanks,
David Coons, Microcomputer Specialist
Texas Tech University
dcoons.acs.ttu.edu, EKDFC@TTACS
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