Info-IBMPC@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (07/15/89)
Info-IBMPC Digest Sat, 15 Jul 89 Volume 89 : Issue 68
Today's Editor:
Gregory Hicks - Chinhae Korea <COMFLEACT@Taegu-EMH1.army.mil>
Today's Topics:
Administrivia
Re: Help with BIOS Needed
Re: Seeking IND$FILE Info (File Transfer)
Re: RS-232 Interface Problems
Re: Video Problems w/Turbo-C 2.0
Today's Queries:
3270 TE on Novell 2.15
8087 in an AT?
Request assistance with "Complete C"
FWD: 3-Com to SMTP or VMS Mail gateway needed
help with modem needed
HP <--> MS-DOS file transfer
Kermit Scripts
MultiMate Advantage question
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 89 05:07:14 MDT
From: Gregory Hicks <GHICKS@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Administrivia
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Editor, Info-IBMPC Digest
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Date: Mon Jun 26 20:37:10 1989
From: gautier@lognet2.ARPA (SrA Richard A. Gautier)
Subject: Re: Help with BIOS needed
A while ago, There was a message by me requesting certain information
concerning status checking of the CapsLock, ScrollLock, and NumLock keys.
I received a reply, publicly, concerning the following addresses, and
the bits concerned in the conversion factor. 0040:0017 and 0040:0018
(HEX)
I am programming using GW-BASIC v3.x (Don't ask why, it's unimportant) for
this project. I have tried DEF SEGing 0040 (HEX & DECIMAL) and then
PEEKing locations 17 & 18 (HEX and DEC), while printing the result of the
PEEKs to the screen. No matter how much playing I do with the keyboard,
the numbers do not change an ounce.
What am I doing wrong?
I am told that these addresses are taken out of 'Programmer's Problem
Solver for the IBM PC,XT & AT' by Robert Jourdain. Perhaps someone with
that book may be able to help me out with rechecking the reference, or
someone who knows what I am doing wrong might possibly alert me.
In any case, this is yet another plea for HELP!!!.
RICHARD A. GAUTIER,
Osan AB, ROK
Address: supply51@lognet2.af.mil
US Snail: PSC Box 1251, APO SF 96366-0006
[Try the following BASIC code segment...
10 DEF SEG=&H40
15 IF (PEEK(&H17) <> TEMP1) OR (PEEK(&H18) <> TEMP2) THEN GOTO 17
16 GOTO 15
17 TEMP1 = PEEK(&H17):TEMP2 = PEEK(&H18)
20 PRINT TEMP1;" ";TEMP2
30 GOTO 15
It may give you some pointers. It also works... GPH]
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 89 11:42:44 EDT
From: PORTER <mike@vax1.acs.udel.edu>
Subject: Re: Seeking IND$FILE Info (File Transfer)
>From: C0033003%DBSTU1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
>does anyone have a description about the ind$file mechanism of IBM?
IND$FILE is part of the file transfer program id 5665-311 (for MVS). It
used through the IBM PC 3270 Emulation Program. You also need a board to
make this all work. Your SE should be able to help you. Generally, it
supports binary, ebcdic and ascii file transfer.
Eg:
SEND ced110a.arc sys00aa.pczoo.ced110a SPACE(...) TRACKS .... etc
SEND file.txt sys00aa.text(member) ascii crlf
receive file.txt sys00aa.text(member) crlf
I use this program to store comp.ibm.pc.binaries archives and other odds
and ends. It is fairly reliable, but if you happen to enter multiple
commands quickly, you may get a "clock" on the mainframe. When this
happens, all further commands will fail until you press reset on the
terminal emulator.
Mike Porter
mike@vax1.acs.udel.edu
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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 89 13:27:17 +0200
From: Andr'e PIRARD <A-PIRARD@BLIULG11>
Subject: Re: RS-232 interface problems
On your I/O board, you will find near the 40-pins 8250 two small chips:
1488: line driver and 1489: line receiver. They usually take the knock out
from voltage surges on the line and do a good job at stopping it there (I
once saw one with a crater in it. The guy had tried the mains). They are
usually socketed for that very reason. It's worth the few cents trying to
replace them. Other part numbers exist for the chips. The electronics
parts dealer should know.
Andr).
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 89 21:04:00 EDT
From: Wayne Schellekens <OPERDRA@ccm.UManitoba.CA>
Subject: Re: Video Problems w/Turbo-C 2.0
The Amstrad PPC 512 portable probably does not have a 100% compatible
screen. Try setting the global variable 'directvideo' to zero in your
mainline before any output is performed. This will force Turbo-C to use
the BIOS calls instead of performing direct screen writes.
Wayne Schellekens
<OPERDRA@ccm.UManitoba.CA>
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 89 09:02:48 EDT
From: "Gerhard A. Kainz" <C210370%AEARN.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: 3270 TE on Novell 2.15
We are running Novell 2.15 on Token Ring cabling. There is a IBM 3270
Gateway on the same ring. The terminal emulation software we use is IBM
3270 V3.04.
When a workstation logs into the network (loads the ipx and net3
shell) and uses the TE Software some Vectors get scrambled and the
TE-software hangs after a few keystrokes. We found out that everything
works fine if you load TE software first and log into the network using
the alternate task, but you have to reboot when your hostsession is
finished. Is there anyone who can give me a hint how I can use the network
and have a hostsession simultaneously without having to reboot every time?
Another problem: It is not possible to use the Token Ring SNA Gateway
across a Novel Bridge, especially workstations connected to an ethernet
trunk do not have a possibility to get on the mainframe.
Any comments are welcome...
Gerhard
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 89 12:35:43 EDT
From: Mark Wilson <STMW%MARIST.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Subject: 8087 in an AT?
I have an AT clone running at 10Mhz, and I would like to install a math
coprocessor. I have an 8087 math coprocessor that I would like to use in
this system. My question is obvious: Can this be done? I don't want to
spend the money on an 80287 coprocessor since I have the 8087.
Thanks in advance for any information you can give me.
Mark Wilson (STMW@MARIST)
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Date: 28 June 89, 13:35:48 IDT
From: <ZEHAVI%ISRAEARN.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Subject: Request assistance with "Complete C"
I have downloaded the "Complete C" package from SIMTEL from pd:<pc-blue>
volumes 532 and 533.
The installation requires running of a program INSTALL.EXE which unpacks
two files COMPC1.CCC and COMPC2.CCC. when running the install I got the
message "Invalid configuration data". I tried changing drives and
directories in the configuration data to no avail. I also reordered the
package (In case of transmission error) again to no avail.
Has anyone had experience with this package? I tried installation on a
PS/2 70 with a very large amount of memory and disk space, on an AT and a
386 clone with the same results. Help will be appreciated.
Avi. (ZEHAVI at ISRAEARN)
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 89 21:18:45 EDT
From: hegstrom@tecnet-clemson.arpa
Subject: 3-Com to SMTP or VMS Mail gateway needed
we need to be able to send and receive VMS or TCP/IP SMTP mail
on our 3-Com network. All three are on the same ethernet.
Promulgate routes 3-com mail to SMTP, runs on a Sun 386, and costs
$35k, hardware included. Are there any others?
If you know email directly to me, John Hegstrom, Internet
hegstrom@tecnet-clemson.arpa,
or call (301) 863-3365.
Thanks,
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Date: 28 Jun 89 17:06:34 GMT
From: xait!harvard!cfi.com!rich@seismo.css.gov (rich)
Subject: help with modem needed
We have tried 2 different modem cards in our PC/AT (COM1) with the same
baffling result: About 10 seconds after calling our Sun Unix system, as you
sit staring at the "login:" prompt, some garbage characters are generated by
the PC and sent to the Unix machine, which are then echoed back and treated
as part of the login name (unless you control-U the line). (We can see the
Unix modem light its receive light before the transmit light, and the speaker
in the PC modem changes the pitch it squeals at.)
Does anyone have a clue where the problem might be? It happens under two
different comm utility programs (Procomm and Ppicomm) that came with the
Practical Peripherals 2400 modem, and under Procomm with the other modem.
It happens on all 4 lines into our Sun system. All connections are at 2400
(no baud switching needed on the Unix end).
Rich Baughman rich@cfi.com OR ima!cfisun!rich
Price Waterhouse/CFI Waltham, MA 617-899-6500
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 89 10:34:11 ITA
From: MLuma <RARCHI06%IMIPOLI.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: HP <--> MS-DOS file transfer
I have two HP machines (a desktop mini, HP 9836, and a 320 series system).
I need file exchange between these machine and my PC AT. The big one (320)
has a serial port, so I'm going to write a program that reads the file and
send it on that port to the PC. Is there something already done ? Someone
has seen software that runs on PC and can read HP floppies ?
Marco Lumachi
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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 89 15:10:07 CDT
From: "LeAnne M. Lis" <leanne@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Kermit Scripts
Help! I am trying to learn how to use IBM-PC Kermit-MS version 2.32/A (21 Jan
89). The manual I have is for version 2.32 (11 Dec 88).
What I am trying to do is, from an IBM-compatible machine:
1. Logon to a Sperry (running UNIX).
2. Run a C-program that will be creating a number of files, the names of
which I do not know in advance.
3. After the program runs, allow the user to interactively choose a file (or
files) for download.
4. Have Kermit automatically download, to a floppy disk in drive A:, one
file, allow the user to insert a different floppy, download one file,
insert another floppy, ad infinitum, until the user enters some signal to
indicate they are done. (To clarify somewhat, I hope, parts 3 and 4 are
related in that the user should choose a file, kermit should download; the
user should choose another file, kermit should download; this should
continue until the user enters 'done' or some other similar indication)
One suggestion I have received is that we have the C-program create a
script that Kermit could use as a 'take' file. We don't want to do this
because it's possible that some of our users may not use the Kermit for
this operation. We also want the users to have control over which/how
many files are downloaded at a given time.
One other comment: the C-program would run immediately upon login to the
Sperry, every time we login.
Send responses e-mail to: leanne@st-louis-emh2.army.mil
LeAnne M. Lis (Snail Mail: Dir SIMA
ATTN: AMXSI-CLR (L. Lis)
PO Box 1578
St. Louis, MO 63188-1578
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1989 20:22 MDT
From: "Frank J. Wancho" <WANCHO@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: MultiMate Advantage question
I need suggestions for a batch file which would edit a "temporary" file
using MultiMate Advantage, pass the resulting file through UTIL to create
an ASCII text with the name as specified as the argument to the batch
call. The catch is that the UTIL program needs to be transparent - no
menu query - just do the conversion in a fixed fashion. As part of the
sequence, the temporary MM files need to be flushed as well. Alternates
to using UTIL are welcome. As may be obvious, I am not a MM user, but I
need to get this set up as part of an overall environment for another
office which uses only MM.
--Frank
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