Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (11/15/89)
Info-IBMPC Digest Wed, 15 Nov 89 Volume 89 : Issue 101
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Chinhae Korea <COMFLEACT@Taegu-EMH1.army.mil>
Today's Topics:
Problems with HDI (2 msgs)
Re: Replies to the Digest
Index of SIMTEL20 MSDOS files updated
Program Info on NO.COM Sought
Quick reference list to SIMTEL20's MSDOS directories
Today's Queries:
Backup programs (2 msgs)
ctags program for MS-DOS?
expert system shell survey
HELP: fill keuboard buffer from GWBASIC
Fast implementation of LOGO wanted
Paradox Run on Compaq?
New Borland product info sought
Null modem using Phone Co Equipment
New Programs:
New MSDOS uploads to SIMTEL20
PC-Write v3.03 and PC-Browse v 1.0 uploaded to SIMTEL20
The Lending Library is available from: WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (see file
PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>AAAREAD.ME for details on file directories and
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Date: 29 Oct 89 02:09:23 GMT
From: wcg_c068%JHUNIX.BITNET%cunyvm.cuny.edu@uunet.UU.NET
Subject: Problems with HDI
I had numerous problems with HARD DRIVES INTERNATIONAL. Their shipping
is chaotic, never received what I ordered, what I did receive never worked
and the technical support was lousy. Every time I called customer service
I was put on hold for about 30 minutes. When I called tech support, I was
put on hold for long periods. That was not a toll free call. Wasted about
$40 on phone calls, shipping and handling.
TO EVERYBODY WHO IS BUYING A HARD DRIVE DO NOT FALL FOR THE BARGAIN OF HDI
IT IS NOT WORTH IT. THEY SELL YOU THE WORST DRIVES AND YOU GET THE WORST
SERVICE IN THE BUSINESS.
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Date: 29 Oct 89 02:03:25 GMT
From: suraj%JHUNIX.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Subject: Problems with HDI
I had heard a few good reviews from magazines about HDI before I
decided to purchase from them. I recieved my first drive about 2 weeks
late. Then there was a problem with the controller card. I got it
exchanged by 2nd day air shipment. Then I realized there was a problem
with the drive and the second card so I sent back both. After one month
and repeated phone calls I got my second replacement card and drive. This
one did not work either. I called the technical assistance number but they
did not know what to do either. This call was not toll free and I was put
on hold for periods of up to 15 minutes) and . Finally I tried to return
the drive for credit.
Then started my biggest problem. They received my drive and lost my
paper work. It took until September 23rd before I received my refund.
Finally I ordered a drive from a computer store in my town and received it
in 5 days. It works great! I paid about $50 more than HDI but I am very
happy I did it.
I HAVE BOUGHT FROM MANY MAILORDER COMPANIES BUT NONE OF THEM ARE AS BAD,
CHAOTIC AND INFERIOR QUALITY AS HARD DRIVES INTERNATIONAL.
SURAJ C. SURENDARKUMAR.
HOME: suraj@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu ( Best for correspondence )
BITNET: SURAJ@JHUNIX; ARPA: suraj%jhunix@hopkins.ARPA
UUCP: allegra!hopkins!jhunix!suraj
CogSci Sun/3: suraj@cogsci.cog.jhu.edu
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 89 15:29:45 +0200
From: Ami Ziv <C51%TAUNOS.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Subject: Re: Replies to the Digest
In a msg of 27 Sep 89 Curt Priest <BMSLIB@mitvma.mit.edu> writes:
>NOW I find answers more interesting than questions. So I just
>wonder how many answers by-pass the digest and get sent to the
>person directly? If this seems of interest to you and the digest,
>perhaps you might indicate that replies be sent to the digest as
>well as the person if the person chooses to communicate directly.
I fully concur with Curt. Since replies may overlap, I think that the
receiver should bear the responsibility of compiling the replies & of
posting them to the Digest.
[However, other readers may find intermediate replies of interest.
ESPECIALLY when you consider that MOST people do not forward replies to
the Digest in a consolidated format. --gph]
Ami Ziv Tel Aviv
[And this person just decided to drop the Digest...]
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1989 02:57 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Index of SIMTEL20 MSDOS files updated
The index of SIMTEL20 MSDOS files, with descriptions, has been updated.
The file is PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.IDX. An archived version of the
same file is in PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.ARC.
A list of all files in the MSDOS archives is contained in directory
PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS> as follows:
SIMIBM.IDX contains a listing of all files that have a one line
description. This file is updated at approximate 1-2 week
intervals (more frequently, time permitting).
NODESCR.IDX a listing of those files which do not have a description.
SIMIBM.ARC contains the latest SIMIBM.HDR, SIMIBM.IDX, NODESCR.IDX,
AAAREAD.ME (this file), SIMCVT.BAS, SIMCVT2.BAS, SIMCVT3.BAS,
SIMIBM.DB3, SIMIBM.HDR, SIMIBM.INF, SIMDISP.AWK, SIMDISP.DOC,
and SIMDISP.FOR. SIMIBM.ARC is updated at approximate 1-2 week
intervals (more frequently, time permitting).
Also available:
QUICKREF.LST a quick reference list to SIMTEL20 MSDOS directories.
SIMCVT.BAS a BASICA/GWBASIC program to convert SIMIBM.IDX to a human-
readable text file. See also SIMCVT2.BAS and SIMCVT3.BAS.
SIMCVT.EXC a VM/CMS REXX program to print SIMIBM.IDX
SIMCVT.FOR a VAX/VMS FORTRAN program to print SIMIBM.IDX
SIMCVT.SPS a VAX/VMS SPS program to print SIMIBM.IDX
SIMDISP.AWK an awk script for displaying SIMIBM.IDX in outline form.
SIMDISP.DOC explains how to use SIMDISP.AWK.
SIMIBM.DB3 tells how to use SIMIBM.IDX with dBASEIII.
SIMIBM.HDR a PC-File+ database header for use with SIMIBM.IDX.
SIMIBM.INF information on record structure of SIMIBM.IDX.
SIMRAZ12.ARC a program to merge, shorten, rearrange SIMTEL indices.
SIMTEL31.ARC a program which will import any SIMTEL20 comma-delimited
catalog file and convert it to a .DBF and allow viewing, searching,
printing reports, etc. The user does not need dBASE and all the
necessary files will be created as they are needed by the program.
FILDIF.ARC a program for comparing a previous copy of PD1:<MSDOS>FILES.IDX
with a new copy. It displays files added and deleted since you got an
older index. This is useful if you are trying to maintain an archive
in sync with SIMTEL20. It can generate output scripts for batch FTP
processing.
PD1:<MSDOS>FILES.IDX is updated on a daily basis (sometimes several times
a day when a lot of new files are uploaded). This file is a comma-
delimited file, without descriptions, suitable for importing into
PC-File+ or DBase III.
It's impossible to make a daily updated list with descriptions with the
quantity of new programs available. We average about 300 new files per
month.
WHERE TO SEND COMPLAINTS, PROBLEMS, QUESTIONS
Messages about system problems, FTP problems, and network problems should
be directed to ACTION@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.
Messages about files in the MSDOS collection should be directed to
w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.
Messages about files in the PC-BLUE collection should be directed to
Wancho@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.
Messages about problems with BITNET or EARN file servers should be
directed to the system administrator at the server location. SIMTEL20
does NOT run these servers.
--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, & MISC archives [IP address 26.2.0.74]
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.arpa
BITNET: w8sdz@NDSUVM1
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 89 16:41:47 MDT
From: rtravsky@CORRAL.UWyo.Edu (Richard Travsky)
Subject: Program Info on NO.COM Sought
One of our staff recalls seeing something recently on this list about a
program called "No" (or something like that). It selectively deletes
files (including hidden ones), leaving others untouched. Can anyone
supply me with more information? We have a real need for just such a
product. (And relatively soon.) DATABASE@BITNIC has the archives.
Arrgh. DATABASE@BITNIC is painfully slow. Thanks for any help!!!
Richard Travsky Bitnet: RTRAVSKY @ UWYO
Computer Services Internet: RTRAVSKY @ CORRAL.UWYO.EDU
University of Wyoming
[The program was originally written by PC Magazine and published in the
May 13, 1986 issue. It may be available in file PD1:<MSDOS.DIRUTL>NO.ARC.
A companion file called SWEEP may be available in file
PD1:<MSDOS.DIRUTL>SWEEP221.ARC. Both programs are available from PC
Magazine on Vol 1 of their utilities diskette.
The description of NO is: "Makes a DOS command act on all but a specified
file or wildcard group." while SWEEP: "Makes a DOS command act across all
subdirectories found." Regretfully, these programs were published before
the PD1:<MSDOS.PCMAG> sub-directory was established. (Quoted parts are
courtesy of PC Magazine.) gph]
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1989 13:32 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Quick reference list to SIMTEL20's MSDOS directories
Quick reference list to SIMTEL20's PD1:<MSDOS.x> directories
as of October 28, 1989 (where 'x' is one of the names below):
ADA DATABASE HAMRADIO PASCAL STARTER
AIJOURNAL DBASE HYPERTEXT PC-JR STATISTICS
ALLCHARGE DDJMAG IRIT PCMAG SURFMODL
APL DESKACCESS KA9Q-TCPIP PCMAIL SWAP
ARC-LBR DESKJET KERMIT PCPURSUIT SYSUTL
ARCNET-PCIP DESKPUB KEYBOARD PCRESOURCE TAXES
ASM-MAG DESQVIEW LAN PCTECH TELIX
ASMUTL DIRUTL LAPTOP PGMUTL TEX
AT DISASM LASER PIBTERM TROJAN-PRO
AUTOCAD DSKUTL LISP PILOT TURBO-C
AWK EDITOR LOTUS123 PLI TURBOBAS
BASIC EDUCATION MAC PLOT TURBOPAS
BATUTL EEL MAPPING PREPROCESS TXTUTL
BBS EGA MATH PRINTER UUCP
BBSLISTS EMULATORS MAX PROCOMM VENTURA
BORLAND FIDO MEMACS PRODIGY VGA
BYTEMAG FILEDOCS MENU PROGJOURN VOICE
C FILUTL MICROCORN PROLOG VOICEMAIL
CAD FINANCE MODEM QBASIC WORLDMAP
CALCULATOR FLOWCHART MODULA2 QMODEM X-10
CASE FORMGEN MOUSE RBBS-PC XLISP
CATALOG FORTH MSJOURNAL SCREEN XPC
CIS FORTRAN MSWINDOWS SMALL-C ZIP
CLIPPER FOSSIL MUSIC SMALLTALK ZMODEM
CMPLNGMAG FREEMACS NCSATELNET SNOBOL4 ZOO
COMPATIBLES GENIE NETWORK SPREADSHEET
COMPUTE-PC GIF OPUS SPRINT
CROSSASM GRAPH OS2 SQ-USQ
CROSSREF GRAPHICS PACKET STARLINK
See PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>AAAREAD.ME for details on file directories and
descriptions.
--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, & MISC archives [IP address 26.2.0.74]
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.arpa
BITNET: w8sdz@NDSUVM1
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 89 06:31:44 CST
From: Brian Piersel <S1CH%SDSUMUS.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Subject: Backup programs
I'm looking for a good hard disk backup program. I would like one that
compresses data, so I don't have to invest a fortune in floppies. Any
suggestions are welcome.
Brian Piersel
BITNET: S1CH@SDSUMUS ICBM: 96.50W 44.20N
INTERNET: S1CH%SDSUMUS.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU
(The Internet address doesn't always work)
"People who know nothing, doubt nothing."
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Date: Fri 27 Oct 89 14:03:01-EST
From: Al Lazzareschi <AVL@MATH.AMS.COM>
Subject: Backup Utilities
I have a user that frequently travels and would like to use a backup
utility that is both fast and reliable.
I would like to know of reader responses to FASTBACK PLUS and INTELLIGENT
BACKUP along with any other recommendations that you may have. Please
respond to me directly and I will summarize to the network.
[Now we'll see how this works... gph]
Thanks
Allan Lazzareschi American Mathematical Society
Technical Specialist P O Box 6248
AVL@MATH.AMS.COM Providence, R.I. 02940
(401)445-4000
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 89 14:34:56 EDT
From: "Richard J. Reiner" <RREINER%YORKVM1.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Subject: ctags program for MS-DOS?
Has anyone have a pointer to version of the *nix utility ctags which runs
on MS-DOS? (For those who don't know what I'm talking about, ctags
extracts information about the locations of function and structure
definitions from a set of C source files; this information can then be
used by one's editor to easily go to the place in the source where a
function is defined.)
I've had a look at the PCTAGS package recently uploaded to Simtel, and I
don't like it much: it uses a non-standard tag-file format, and so isn't
compatible with the built-in tags-parsing capability of my editor (JOVE).
It also uses on-purpose annoyances to get you to register, which I find
just a little bit offensive.
Any help appreciated; I'd prefer PD with source, but sometimes one has to
settle for less....
--Richard
. Richard J. Reiner . BITNET ...... rreiner@vm1.yorku.ca ..... (daily) ..
..................... old BITNET .. rreiner@yorkvm1 .......... (daily) ..
..................... Internet .... grad3077@writer.yorku.ca . (daily) ..
..................... Compu$erve .. 73457,3257 ............... (rarely) .
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 89 01:01 MET
From: MARIS%RCL.WAU.NL@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: expert system shell survey
Hi, (this is a query for PC-based expert systems shells)
We, at the university of Wageningen, try to build EXPERT SYSTEMS on PC's.
As a part of the curriculum, students try to add knowledge to one of the
expert systems we attempt to build. For these we use at the moment
Acquaint, Prolog (also on VAX) and Turbo Prolog. This way the student and
we get to know what building an expert system really means.
Since we use students, every student has to learn how to use the shell or
the language, and how to formulate the knowledge in such a way that it is
understandable and modifyable. Therefore our tools must be easy to learn,
relatively bugfree and be accompanied by proper documentation. Our
systems become fairly large and use, for comprehensability, the available
means for data & knowledge abstraction. On our PC's (640K) we run out of
memory. Therefore we welcome suggestions for other shells that might be
suitable for us.
If you have experience with an expert system shell on a PC, would you
please mail me a short summary of your experiences, including:
Name of the shell and company.
Learning curve: Quality of documentation, as reference and as tutorial.
Is it up to date? How long does it take to learn. Quality and
availability of other forms of support.
Ease of use: Quality of the product, amount of bugs, are known bugs
reported, speed, options for testing, inference procedures, availabity of
form filling, abstraction mechanisms and types of explanation facilities.
Implementation issues: can the product use extended memory, or is there an
option for disk swapping, can you use modules, that are sepeartely loaded
and and unloaded. In short: how large can the knowledge base be?
Please send your summary to:
Leo Maris
BITNET: maris@rcl.wau.nl
Voice: +31 (0)8370-84725
FAX: +31 (0)8370-84731
Please send all responses to me, I will summarize to the list.
This is sent to IBM-PC-list and AI-list
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 89 12:11 GMT
From: <groeneveld%hdetno51.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Subject: HELP: fill keuboard buffer from GWBASIC
Hallo all,
Who can HELP me with the following problem: I want to put a character
string variable in interpreter GWBASIC into the keyboard buffer. How do I
do that? (DOS equivalent: KEYAHEAD)
It is meant for use in a merged (like an overlay) BASIC program in which
the string is filled in order to give its contents to the main program at
the time that program asks for keyboard input.
I would very much appreciate any suggestions,
Jim Groeneveld
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Postbus 124 | Wassenaarseweg 56 | Schoolweg 14 | JIM%RULTNO@HDETNO51
2300 AC Leiden | 2333 AL Leiden | 8071 BC Nunspeet | TNOSUR::GROENEVELD
Nederland (NL) 071-178810 | 03412-60413 | RULTNO::JIM
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 89 14:19:01 CET
From: HAHN_K%DMRHRZ11.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Fast implementation of LOGO wanted
I'm desperately looking for a modern, decent, and FAST implementation of
LOGO for an AT. Is there anybody out there who could provide any pointer
to such a beast ?
Thanx a lot,
Klaus.
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Date: Sun 29 Oct 89 23:39:14-PST
From: Arnold Tang <CON.TANG@GSB-How.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Paradox Run on Compaq?
I am trying to run Paradox for OS/2 on a Compaq 386/25 running MS-OS/2
ver. 1.00. Unfortunately, the program, when started, generates screen
garbage that looks like incompatibility with the Compaq VGA adapter that
came with the machine.
Does anyone know of this problem, and any possible solutions?
The screen looks like it's off-by-one-high-bit, i.e. all of the spaces are
left arrows, and all of the characters are shifted into the graphics-char-
set range. I've tried running ANSI.SYS and EGA.SYS, and have tried the
-B&W and other startup switches.
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 89 18:05:03 PDT
From: JAJZ801%CALSTATE.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Jeff Sicherman, Long Beach)
Subject: New Borland product info sought
Have been getting flyers from Osborne McGraw Hill re their computer
books which include reference to a coming Borland product with 'Top
Secret' over the book titles and in the description. Anybody know/heard
rumors what this product will be ?
Jeff Sicherman
jajz801@calstate.bitnet
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 89 18:30 EST
From: NMILLER%TRINCC.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Null modem using Phone Co Equipment
I'm trying to build the functional equivalent of a null-modem cable using
phone wire. I've got the wire, I've got the modular jacks, but I don't
know how to wire them.
Is there some hardware maven out there who can help?
Norman Miller
Trinity College
NMILLER@TRINCC
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1989 00:28 MST
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: New MSDOS uploads to SIMTEL20
The following new files have been uploaded to SIMTEL20:
<msdos.batutl>
BATCHART.ARC A well written article on Batch files
<msdos.emulators>
Z80MU52A.ARC CP/M (Z80 processor) emulator for MS-DOS
<msdos.gif>
BUGS.GIF GIF color picture of Bugs Bunny
<msdos.pcmag>
VOL8N20.ARC PCMgDEBUGSCR,FINDENV,POPMENU,CURSOR,RED,WAIT10
<msdos.sysutl>
VMIX225.ARC Multitasking/multiuser environment for 286/386
<msdos.trojan-pro>
SCANV46.ARC VirusScan, scans disk files for 46 viruses
SCANRS46.ARC Resident program to scan for many viruses
VALIDATE.ARC Validate shareware programs for authenticity
<msdos.txtutl>
LIST71A.ARC V. Buerg's classic ascii/binary file viewer
--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, & MISC archives [IP address 26.2.0.74]
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.arpa
BITNET: w8sdz@NDSUVM1
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1989 11:29 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Quicksoft's PC-Write v3.03 and PC-Browse v 1.0 uploaded to SIMTEL20
[--forward message--]
From: Frank J. Wancho <WANCHO@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Re: PC-Write v3.03 and PC-Browse v1.0 upload
I received these directly from Quicksoft and have uploaded them to
SIMTEL20.
<msdos.txtutl>
PCB100-1.ARC TSR Pop-up file scan & hypertext tool, 1of2
PCB100-2.ARC TSR Pop-up file scan & hypertext tool, 2of2
<msdos.editor>
PCW303-1.ARC PC-Write v3.03 word processor - part 1 of 3
PCW303-2.ARC PC-Write v3.03 word processor - part 2 of 3
PCW303-3.ARC PC-Write v3.03 word processor - part 3 of 3
--Frank
Thanks, Frank!
--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, & MISC archives [IP address 26.2.0.74]
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.arpa
BITNET: w8sdz@NDSUVM1
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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