Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL ("Info-IBMPC Digest") (03/01/90)
Info-IBMPC Digest Wed, 28 Feb 90 Volume 90 : Issue 35
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Chinhae Korea <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
Today's Topics:
Flushot ++
IBM on Appletalk network
FidoNet Technical Information
Kermit and Procomm242
Problems with toshiba portable external drive
Word for Windows
WordPerfect File Headers
Today's Queries:
IBM and Apple Imagewriter II
Large Colour Monitors, very high resolution
PD C and/or C++ compiler wanted
Loading multiple applications from a C program
VPIX and Microsoft WORD
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Date: 27 February 1990 03:03 CST
From: "Grant Hoover" <U26264@UICVM.uic.edu>
Subject: Flushot ++
<7834510%TWNCTU01.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> asked about Flushot ++ by HJC.
Could this be Flushot Plus by Software Concepts Design? If so, that company
can be reached at
Software Concepts Design
Ross M. Greenburg
594 Third Av.
New Tork, NY 10016
BBS: (212) 889-6438
This is a shareware product.
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 11:17:28 -0500 (EST)
From: "Thomas James Menner, Jr." <tm11+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: IBM on Appletalk network
Mary Lou Frey <MLFREY@rcca.bbn.com> writes:
> I have a Leading Edge Model D circa 1985 I would like to hook into an
> existing AppleTalk network in order to use the postscript printer.
> Naturally I cannot find that ad anywhere. Does anybody know about this
> product or better yet have used it? I appreciate any and all info. Thanks.
In our department here at CMU we use Apple LocalTalk boards to connect PCs,
ATs and compatibles to AppleTalk networks. The boards cost about $160 or so,
and they seem to run okay (though perhaps a little slow). I think they
designate themselves as being a COM port, so they can sometimes cause
problems if you have multiple COM ports.
Thomas Menner || ARPA: tm11@andrew.cmu.edu
Carnegie-Mellon University || BITNET: tm11%andrew.cmu.edu@cmccvb
Pittsburgh, PA || UUCP: psuvax1!andrew.cmu.edu!tm11
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 09:55 EST
From: "Bill Weinel" <WWH%NCCIBM1.BITNET@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject: FidoNet Technical Information
> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 90 14:49:08 est
> From: KAHN%void.mceo.dg.com@RELAY.CS.NET
>
> Can someone on the net please tell me where I can get some technical
> information about the FidoNet protocols and organization.
>
> Bruce (KAHN@ADAM.DG.COM)
Bruce,
FidoNet Technical Specifications (FTS) papers are available from a number
of fidonet member BBS systems. One that I know of (mine) is 1:151/121 whose
phone number is (919) 781-4203. However, you may be able to obtain these
files on a fidonet system closer to you. Most fidonet bbs systems which are
SDS (software distribution system) member nodes will probably have them as
they are distributed that way. Get a copy of the fidonet nodelist (can be
found on every fidonet board as NODELIST.A??) and look for nodes with the
USDS flag at the end of their listing. The central source for all fidonet
technical standards is 1:1/20, Fido_Tech_Stand at (708)-799-4790. You'll find
everything there.
TWYL Bill
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 16:58:57 PST
From: manley@csam.lbl.gov (Oscar Manley [ams doe])
Subject: Kermit and Procomm242
Concerning kermit in Procomm242, since posting the original query I came to
realize that the problem is limited to the IBM pc-convertible. For some
reason, using the same actual diskette with the procomm works fine (both up
and down loading) on all other IBM pc's,at's,xt's, and ps/2's. On the
convertible, the upload works like a charm; but when I try to download with
the kermit in procomm, after a few moments of grinding away, I get the
message "Can't open file", and I am returned to the distant kermit
(vax/unix). Has anyone else had similar experience? Thanx to all those who
have tried to help to date! Oscar M.
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 90 09:26 N
From: <CAPPELLE%HROEUR51.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Problems with toshiba portable external drive
Barry Moody signaled a problem with the external drive of a toshiba portable
pc.
One of my colleges had the same sort of problems with a Olivetti M240. He
reported strange error messages and corrupted fats and directories on his
floppy disks (both his A: and B: 360K drives).
We found out that his problem was the way in which he inserted his floppy
disks in his machine. My college is a person who does everything in a hurry
so he putted his disk in the drive and immediately closed the drive door
without waiting for the click of the disk drive (to signal that insertion is
ok).
By now he inserts his disks and put the disk far enough in the drive to hear
the click, at this moment you can loose the disk and it should stay in the
drive. Than he closes the drive door and had no problems ever since. He had
this problem only with his M240 at home and never with the Olivetti M24's at
work, so I think some drives are more sensitive to this problem than others.
Hope this will help to solve your problem.
Gert van Cappellen
Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Netherlands
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Date: 26 February 1990 12:36:53 CST
From: "Bob Johnson (312) 245-3532" <U27745@UICVM.uic.edu>
Subject: Word for Windows
The extra memory would probably be used as a swap space. Only a portion of
the actual document is in RAM below 640K, the remainder is loaded above 1M
and when that gets full, the rest is on the harddrive in a 'swap' area. The
less memory you have, the more the hard drive is used ( therefore slower
response time).
Most (if not all) windows application required Windows to run.
The only difference between the Academic version and the regular version is
that the Academic version has less written documentation (this is true with
most MicroSoft products). That's not to say you get a 5 page doc. on how to
install; the Academic version of Word 4 had a 200+ manuel (I haven't seen
Word for Windows docs. yet)
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Date: 27 February 1990 02:56 CST
From: "Grant Hoover" <U26264@UICVM.uic.edu>
Subject: WordPerfect File Headers
Jonathon Block <JBLOCK%WSUVM1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> asked about WordPerfect
file headers.
WordPerfect Corp. would be happy to sell you a developer's kit that includes
file format information. I don't have any information on the cost, so you
might want to give them a call.
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\____/ |__|\__| /_/---\_\ |__|\__| |__| \___/
Grant Hoover * University of Illinois at Chicago
Bitnet u26264@uicvm * CompuServe 76370,314
Internet u26264@uicvm.cc.uic.edu * GEnie G.HOOVER6
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 22:41 EST
From: "Achh, Who wants to set pers's anyway?" <IUGC500@INDYVAX.IUPUI.EDU>
Subject: IBM and Apple Imagewriter II
Hello everybody.....
I FINALLY managed to get my IBM and my Imagewriter to talk to one another.
Now my question is
Is there a TSR type of program out there that will convert the character
escape sequences of one printer, into the sequences used by the imagewriter,
assuming that characters get printed via the BIOS routines?
Thanx
David Holland
IUGC500@INDYVAX.BITNET
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 16:06 MST
From: kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Kevin Crocker)
Subject: Large Colour Monitors, very high resolution
Hi all, I need to get some info about monitor and cards that will help
alleviate some visual difficulties. My ophthalmologist has told me that I
have some <long latin name> problem which will reduce my visual clarity (i.e.
everything is kinda fuzzy), and my ability to resolve small differences (i.e.
on a computer screen a lot of the small letters look the same, e.g. e c o a u
and l i 1). This is making life difficult as I spend an average of about 9
hours a day on the computer. Luckily, my doctor has written a recommendation
that I need a very large (at least 20"), very high resolution (at least 1024
x 768), color monitor. Problem! I don't really know much about the monitor
and card world for DOS. Here is what I have found out so far.
I prefer non-interlaced at least 1024 x 768. I've seen VGA (640x480) and I
can't if you get my meaning. Super VGA (800x600) is barely readable, thus at
least 1024 x 768 is required. I've tracked down one combination that looks
promising.
Taxan Ultravsion UV 1150 20"-- 1600 x 1200
Artist Graphics XJ12 card with drivers for Windows/286, CADKEY 3,
GEM/Ventura, and a VGA module that supposedly takes VGA or lower signals and
makes them about 2.5 times bigger on the screen.
Does anyone know about other possible combo's or solutions?
Kevin
Kevin "auric" Crocker Athabasca University
UUCP: ...!{alberta,ncc,attvcr}!atha!kevinc
Inet: kevinc@cs.AthabascaU.CA
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 21:11:06 EST
From: Don Mac Phee <GKZ101%URIACC.BITNET@brownvm.brown.edu>
Subject: PD C and/or C++ compiler wanted
Looking for a C and/or C++ compiler. For PS2 Mod 50z.
Don Mac Phee
P.O. Box 161
E. Greenwich
Rhode Island USA
Zip: 02818-0161
Gkz101@Uriacc.Bitnet
Gkz101@Uriacc.Uri.Edu
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 16:41:41 EST
From: STG7%IBRDVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu
Subject: Loading multiple applications from a C program
Hi,
How can I load an application (.EXE) from a C program. I am trying to
write a main menu in C which will load independent applications depending on
the option chosen by the user and then return back to the menu. The
applications are either EXE or COM files.
Ann Johnson
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 90 10:01:43 EST
From: hsw@sparta.com (Howard Weiss)
Subject: VPIX and Microsoft WORD
Is anyone out there running Interactive Systems VPIX (DOS as a UNIX process)?
I am running VPIX on a 386/ix and having problems with Microsoft WORD. One
problem is writing files to the UNIX file system (WORD has no problem
writting to the virtual DOS C: drive but will not write to the mounted UNIX
Z: drive). The other problem is the speed or actually the lack of speed in
printing from WORD - it takes about five minutes to get a 4 page document
printed. Thats the time it takes to DOS spool the file which is then handed
to the UNIX lpr which immediately prints the file. Just using the DOS print
command is also just as slow. Any ideas why DOS spooling should be so
slooooow? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Howard Weiss
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