Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (09/28/89)
Info-IBMPC Digest Thu, 28 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 84
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Chinhae Korea <COMFLEACT@Taegu-EMH1.army.mil>
Today's Topics:
Address for Software Research Corp. needed
Astrology Software
Back issues
BBS's
Extended subdirectory names
KA9Q and serial rs232 lines
Problems with SIMTEL20 and FTP
Info-IBMPC Digest V89 #78
Japanese Language
Lotus 1-2-3 Driver for VGA
dBase --->WP conversion
MACRO key
MS-Windows and Paradise VGA Plus driver.
Multi User BBS software
New msdos uploads to SIMTEL20 (2 msgs)
PC - PC xfer
Response: Modified PS Drivers
Using a Cache
Windows /386 and 3270 emulation
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 15:41:16 EDT
From: gateh%CONNCOLL.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Address for Software Research Corp. needed
I'm looking for an address and phone # for Software Research Corp., the
folks who distribute Smart Key. Any help would be much appreciated.
Please reply to the list as a whole. If I receive any replies, I will
forward.
Gregg TeHennepe | Academic Computing and User Services
Minicomputer Specialist | Box 5482
BITNET: gateh@conncoll | Connecticut College
Phone: (203) 447-7681 | New London, CT 06320
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Date: Wed, 6 Sep 89 11:31:28 PDT
From: balamut@hac2arpa.hac.com (Morris Balamut)
Subject: Astrology Software
I am interested in software for generating astrological forcasts. My
preference is for PD or shareware, but I would welcome any referals for
commercial products.
Thanks.
Morris Balamut
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Date: Wed, 6 Sep 89 12:12:31 PDT
From: balamut@hac2arpa.hac.com (Morris Balamut)
Subject: Back issues?
I am missing some issues. Are back issues available??
thanks
Morris
[Back issues of the Info-IBMPC Digest are available from SIMTEL20 in
directory PD2:<archives.ibmpc>. These files are named YYMM.X-TXT where YY
is the YEAR of issue, MM is the MONTH issued, and X is 1, 2, or 3. This
last depends on how many issues were published in a particular month.
This digit is arbitrary and is selected automatically since the archiving
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May 1989 issues, for example, are stored in file
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Archives are available from September 1982 (file 8209.1-TXT) to date.
Current months digests are stored in file ARCHIV-IBMPC.TXT. GPH]
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 89 15:52 EDT
From: ERIC SCOTT <V092D4H9@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu>
Subject: BBS's
Well, some of the ones that i know are :
Kingdom Of Reykjavik 873-9684
PC University 897-1109
The Wall 691-5945
Canisius College 883-2260
BIBMUG 832-1389
I know some more, but not off of the top of my head, those boards also
have lists, so you can get lists there......
Later!
[The following files that may be of interest are available from
WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL:
Size Byte Date last
File Name (Bytes) Size Updated
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>00-INDEX.TXT 663 7 890918
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>800R8.ARC 5232 8 880801
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>AAAREAD.ME 68 7 890513
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>BBS0589.ARC 105084 8 890503
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>MED0489.ARC 12433 8 890510
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>USBBS64.ARC 49948 8 890914
PD1:<MSDOS.BBSLISTS>USERGRPS.TXT 7706 7 871226
PD1:<MSDOS.PCPURSUIT>CITYLIST.ARC 1147 8 880726
PD1:<MSDOS.PCPURSUIT>00-INDEX.TXT 897 7 890918
Hope one of these turns out to be useful. You might scan the "00-INDEX.TXT"
files for info on the remaining files. gph]
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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 89 12:19 GMT
From: GROENEVELD%TNO.NL@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Extended subdirectory names
It is obviously not known well enough by some programmers that DOS
directory names may also have an extension. File name conventions also
apply to directory names. As a result of only expecting directory names of
max. 8 characters some PD and commercial programs are not flexible enough
or even crash. E.g. my tape- streamer MEMTEC application program allows
for only restoring files from the first directory of a number of
directories with the same name and a different extension if these
subdirectories all are specified in one and the same higher level
(sub)directory. Even several PC-Write versions lack handling extended
subdirectory names in their DIRECTORY (F8). Switching to previous or next
files in a series (in version 3.02) does not switch file names but
subdirectory names in these instances. This name convention feature needs
to be made public.
Done so,
Jim Groeneveld.
NIPG TNO - - - - - <work> - - - - -|- <home> - - - - -| GROENEVELD@HDETNO51
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: Wed, 6 Sep 89 18:57:10 ESZ
From: Bergmann <BERGMANN@DMZRZU71>
Subject: KA9Q and seriell rs232 lines
I am having trouble with the KA9Q TCP/IP package for the PC. Everything
seems to work fine on a seriel connect of two IBM's (SLIP-protokoll) when
the baudrate is lower than 4800. On higher rates, machines get stuck.
I have tried both, the build in and the packet driver, none had worked.
Possible errors:
Modem control on the cable doesnt function (can somebody please tell
me, how the correct ibm to ibm seriel cable has to look like !!!???)
something in the network protokoll parameters isnt tuned right for the
seriel transmission.
I have tried Ethernet (WD8003e) and it works fine !!!!!
If somebody out there in netland is using the KA9Q-Package, please write
me and the list, I think it would save a lot of time and trouble.
H.-J.
Hans-Juergen Bergmann
Uni Mainz - Psychology Department
Psychophysiology and Human Factors Group
POB 3980 Tel : (0)6131/392482
D-6500 Mainz 1 e-mail: Bergmann@DMZRZU71.Bitnet
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 13:20:44 EDT
From: Claude Goldman <CLAUDE%BROWNVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject: Problems with SIMTEL20 and FTP
Is it still possible to FTP to Simtel20 from a VM system? For the last
few weeks I get the message address is unreachable when trying to access
Simtel20. The Listserv machine has also been unrealiable.
[WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL has a limited number of sockets available for FTP.
If you get this message, or a message that implies that access is denied,
your only option is to keep trying.
HOWEVER, in particular this instance, there may have been some hardware
problems that may have caused your lack of access. Unfortunately for
the net, when hardware problems strike and could not be forseen in
advance, WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL management can't warn anyone.
It is now back up and you should not have any 'un-reasonable' problems
in reaching SIMTEL20.]
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Date: Mon, 04 Sep 89 17:03:12 EDT
From: Robert M. Ryan" <ST802200%BROWNVM.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject: Japanese Language
Does anyone have experience using Japanese on IBM PC's. I've been using
the ATOK (ASCII to Kanji) software on a Toshiba J-3100 (the Japanese
equivalent to the Toshiba 3200 in this country) and am looking for a way
to get the same facilities on a standard IBM PC (or PS/2). Either
hardware based or software based solutions would be of interest, but must
support both the phonetic syllabaries (hiragana and katakana) and kanji.
Ideally, a system that uses ATOK (or similar) interrupt driven software
would be preferred.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Robert M. Ryan (ST802200@BROWNVM)
Brown University
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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 89 10:30:21 EDT
From: The Time Traveler <HE891C%GWUVM.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: Lotus 1-2-3 Driver for VGA
Does anyone have a Lotus 1-2-3 2.x Driver for VGA? I want to display my
spreadsheet in 50-line mode and my graphs in 640x480x16 mode. The latter
isn't as important as the former. Thanx in advance.
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 16:39 CDT
From: "Jerry Katz at Saint Louis University" <KATZJA%SLUVCA.SLU.EDU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: dBase --->WP conversion
Thanks for the idea, however my problem is that I DO NOT have dBaseIII.
I use PC Tools, whose data base created files in a dBase III format. If
I had dBase, my problems would be over, but I would be out a couple of
hundred bucks (PC Tools was $25 and my Sidekick manual's 1st page).
Yes, I know about shareware clones such as WAMPUM. However, why hassle
an entire program when all I needed was a readily accessible TSR database
- and PC Tools has been more than I expected.
One public program has already been mentioned to me. If I can figure it
out and it looks good, I'll try to upload it.
By the way, thanks for the answer. And thanks a LOT for doing the
newlsetter. It is one of my favorite reasons for logging on. It has
taught me a lot, and given me more of a sense of community in computerdom
than I ever expected to enjoy. I edit a newsletter for a national
organization (among other things), and have an inkling of how much effort
goes into your digest. My hat's off to you.
Regards,
Jerry
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Date: Sat, 02 Sep 89 14:07:21 CDT
From: Brian Piersel <S1CH%SDSUMUS.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
Subject: MACRO key
I just purchased a Packard Bell AXCEL V computer. The keyboard, which is a
101-key extended keyboard, has an extra key (making it 102 keys, I
suppose). This key is in the lower left-hand corner of the keyboard, and
labelled "MACRO." I can't find any explanation of that key. What does it
do?
Brian Piersel
BITNET: S1CH@SDSUMUS
INTERNET: S1CH%SDSUMUS.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU
"If winning is not important, why keep score?"
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Date: Sun, 03 Sep 89 22:18:42 EDT
From: ARMENGAU%FRECP12.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: MS-Windows and Paradise VGA Plus driver.
I purchased a VGA Paradise Plus card one year ago, and there was no
driver for MS-Windows (800x600 mode). I suppose Paradise gives such a
driver now.
And what about a driver for Presentation Manager ???
Thanks in advance. Joel
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Date: Wed, 6 Sep 89 20:16:00 EDT
From: #CARLS9@ccm.UManitoba.CA
Subject: Multi User BBS software
Can anyone give me any infomation on multi user BBS programs for the PC?
And when I say multi user, I mean the type of system where only ONE copy
of the program is in memory, not the poor way of using LANs or DOS
multitaskers.
I would prefer that the cost of the software be under $100, but would go
somewhat higher if necessary. I already know about The Bread Board
System.
Thanks,
Charles
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Date: Sat, 2 Sep 1989 02:40 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: New msdos uploads to SIMTEL20
I have uploaded the following new files to SIMTEL20:
<msdos.arc-lbr>
BBZIPPII.ARC Byte Brothers ARC to ZIP conversion program
<msdos.turbopas>
COMSET.ARC TurboPas routines to enable/access COM1/COM2
<msdos.gif>
CSHOW71A.ARC Version 7.01 of GIF/MAC/RLE viewer/printer
<msdos.desqview>
DNANSI.ARC Replaces Desqview's DVANSI.COM -- small, fast
<msdos.batutl>
ENVSET10.ARC Set an environment variable in batch files
<msdos.sysutl>
FATAL12.ARC Traps critical errors and handles them better
<msdos.dirutl>
FFF160.ARC Fast File Finder, supports ARC, LZH, and ZIP
<msdos.trojan-pro>
FSP_17.ARC FluShot Plus 1.7 -- Virus protection utility
<msdos.keyboard>
KBDR.ARC Keyboard driver for F11 and F12 keys, w/src
<msdos.telix>
NHOST.ARC Enhanced Host mode for TELIX v3.11
<msdos.txtutl>
PCOWP20.ARC Converts PC-Outline files to WordPerfect 5.0
<msdos.database>
PIMS12.ARC Personal Information Management System, v1.2
<msdos.dbase>
POPDBF34.ARC TSR view, edit, read dBASE files
<msdos.zip>
REZIP5.ARC REZIP utility included in PKZ101 -- bug fixes
<msdos.screen>
SD277.ARC Tool for designing screen displays, ver 2.77
<msdos.sysutl>
SYS-44.ARC 8088/86/286/386 system configuration analyzer
<msdos.pcmag>
VOL8N16.ARC PC Magazine utilities, volume 8, number 16
<msdos.gif>
VPIC20.ARC aka VGIF; views/converts GIF/MAC/other pics
<msdos.modem>
WAKEUP.ARC Make wake up calls with computer and modem
<msdos.bbs>
WATCHCAT.ARC Much improved watchdog timer for BBS use
<msdos.fossil>
X00V120B.ARC Interrupt-driven FOSSIL driver for BBS use
<msdos.zip>
ZIP-KIT7.ARC Handy utilities used with ZIP files (PKZ 1.01)
ZIPTV16.ARC New online BBS ZIP file text viewer
<msdos.filutl>
ZIPZAP67.ARC Copy selected COM/EXE file sectors to a file
--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, and MISC archives
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [26.2.0.74]
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: Sun, 3 Sep 1989 10:57 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: New MSDOS uploads to SIMTEL20
[--forwarded message--]
From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
I've just uploaded the following, which I grabbed off of SDN, a shareware
distribution network running on a variety of FIDOnet boards which
guarantees virus-free software direct from the author.
<msdos.cad>
DANCAD2A.ARC New release of DANCAD3D Computer Aided Design package
DANCAD2B.ARC 3D CAD package, part 2 of 2
DANMOVIE.ARC Animated sequence of DANCAD drawings
<msdos.txtutl>
FORTUNE.ARC Fortune cookie program, add your own
<msdos.filutl>
SFCRP401.ARC File encryptor/decryptor
Ralf
Thanks, Ralf!
--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, and MISC archives
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [26.2.0.74]
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 89 12:18 GMT
From: GROENEVELD%HDETNO51.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: PC - PC xfer
Hello there,
Does anyone of you know of useful PC-PC xfer software? What I've got up to
now isn't quite reliable and flexible. I'll summarize some characteristics
and bugs:
characteristics:
KCOPY 2.3 / CATCH 1.06 ZIP 1.1 XFER 06-05-86
only 9600 baud; only 115,200 baud {BEST}; 0-57600 baud;
tag individual files in files within only one one specific file only,
any subdirectories on subdirectory, file lists, path specification may
(hard)disk {BEST}; wildcards allowed; be included;
subdirectories created files received in current specify receiving file
on target PC {BEST}; or specified directory; name (and path);
XMODEM/Batch; XMODEM/Batch; XMODEM;
current date/time; preservation of original current date/time;
date and time {BEST};
COM1; COM1 / COM2 {BEST}; COM1;
known, experienced bugs:
KCOPY 2.3 / CATCH 1.06 ZIP 1.1 XFER 06-05-86
crashes at files of size crashes at files of sizes -
0 (they sometimes are of integer multiples of
really present); 512 bytes;
crashes sometimes with
internal error #2,
null pointer assignment;
some corrupted screen
display;
Because of the XMODEM protocol all transfered files are extended in size
up to the next integer multiple of 128 bytes.
Does anyone have the documentation of KCOPY (send) and CATCH (receive)?
Thanks in advance,
Jim Groeneveld.
NIPG TNO - - - - - <work> - - - - -|- <home> - - - - -| GROENEVELD@HDETNO51
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: Sat, 2 Sep 89 15:36:14 PDT
From: Les_Ferch@mtsg.ubc.ca
Subject: Response: Modified PS Drivers
To answer my own questions...
> I have not been able to get WordPerfect to support a downloadable
> IBM extended PostScript font that came with TOPS NetPrint.
I had not set the item "Font already encoded?" to "Yes".
> With Microsoft Word,the problem I'm having is finding a way to get
> 5,6,10,12,15 and 17 cpi font sizes without getting taller (or shorter)
> characters. There seems to be no place in the PRD to specify height
> and width independently. I think the POSTSCRP.INI file must be
> modified in some way.
I had to change the "scalefont" commands in the .ini file to appropriate
"makefont" commands.
I now have postscript drivers for Word 4 and 5 and WordPerfect 5, which
produce output that matches a common dot matrix printer in terms of
character size and spacing and characters available. They support sizes
from 17cpi to 5cpi along with the full IBM extended character set. What
this means is that users can now print documents on our LaserWriters which
they formatted for their dot matrix, without having to do any
reformatting.
These drivers include part of a font by Design Systems that comes with
TOPS NetPrint, so I cannot give them away. However, if you are a NetPrint
owner and want these drivers, send me email (Les_Ferch@mtsg.ubc.ca).
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Date: Fri, 01 Sep 89 16:18:35 PDT
From: RSRANCH%UCLASSCF.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Ran Chermesh)
Subject: Using a Cache
I'm trying to use a cache (PC-KWIK) on my 640k xt. I ran into a problem
and hope for some good explanation and possible solution.
I tried to install my cache to the smallest possible size by sending the
instruction: SUPERPCK /S:64. All looked promising, but when I loaded my
word processor (Nota Bene) and made it to use the D drive for its
overflow, I immediately ran into space problems. I checked using DIR and
got a report that Directory D has 13312 bytes free. I run a more detailed
report using FREE and got the following information: 128000 bytes total
disk space, 114688 bytes allocated, 13312 bytes available on disk. I
wonder, when did I allocate these 114688 bytes?
Did I do anything wrong with PC-KWIK? Is there anything I can do to make
the use of a cache possible on my system? (Other than increasing memory,
which requires a replacement of the MB).
Ran Chermesh
RSRANCH@UCLASSCF
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1989 21:47 EDT
From: Joel Armangaud <ARMENGAU%FRECP12.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Windows /386 and 3270 emulation
I have problems with the 3270 emulation mode (IBM v. 3.02, Token Ring
Network) with Windows /386. Is it possible to use such software with
Windows?
Joel Armengaud.
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