Info-IBMPC@C.ISI.EDU.UUCP (06/04/87)
Info-IBMPC Digest Wednesday, 3 January 1987 Volume 6 : Issue 43
This Week's Editor: Billy Brackenridge
Today's Topics:
Thanks for Support
Z248 (AT Clone) Slow-down
Keystroke Recording
WordStar 4.0 NEC8023A Printer Driver
(R) DEC <-> PC
EBCDIC-ASCII Table
Borland's Turbo "C" is good
MicroEMACS version 3.8i update on SIMTEL20
Bug in DEBUG (2 Msgs)
Kwic-index.txt
Token Ring Digest
bituudec.c
Today's Queries:
Minix Operating System
Sun PC-NFS query
Concurrent DOS
WordStar 4.0 NEC8023A Printer Driver
EPROM Programmer
EGA Status Register
Filesize in TURBO PASCAL
1.2 Meg drives on an XT?
Tektronix T4010 plots to PostScript
AutoCAD Tektronix 4663 or Ramtek 6211 Driver Wanted
PC Assembler Training
INFO-IBMPC BBS Phone Numbers: (213)827-2635 (213)827-2515
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Date: 3 Jun 1987 16:27:16 PDT
Subject: Thanks for Support
From: Billy <BRACKENRIDGE@C.ISI.EDU>
Thanks for all the notes supporting INFO-IBMPC. I particularly like the
messages where people agree with me. Thanks for the other notes as well.
We have a university willing to take over the responsibility for
INFO-IBMPC. Like all university departments they need money and will
not take on responsibility unless it comes with cash. I have sent
pleas to all recipients of the digest I can think of who have money.
If you have money and would like to give it to a worthy tax
deductible university, and I didn't send you a plea, drop me a note
and I'll ask you for money.
So far nobody has said no, but then none of them have answered my messages.
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 87 9:22:31 EDT
From: Robert Bloom AMSTE-TEI 3775 <rbloom@apg-1.arpa>
Subject: Z248 (AT Clone) Slow-down
A couple weeks back I asked for a method to slow down my Z248 (AT Clone).
The most rememberable solution is attached, a utility 'speed' which if
called as 'speed s' slows the machine, or 'speed f' restores it to fast,
normal speed. *Much* easier to remember than poking a certain value into
a certain port at a certain time with a certain program. Program sent to
me by Richard McGee; thanks Rich!
; MASM SPEED;
; LINK SPEED;
; EXE2BIN SPEED SPEED.COM
; SPEED S To set slow speed
; SPEED F To set normal speed
;
PAGE ,132
TITLE SPEED
SCP_STAT EQU 0064H
SCP_CMD EQU 0064H
SCP_IBF EQU 0002H
SCP_SLOW EQU 00B1H
SCP_FAST EQU 00B2H
DEF_FCB EQU 005CH
CODE SEGMENT
ASSUME CS:CODE
ORG 00100H
start:
mov bx,DEF_FCB+1
mov al,byte ptr[bx]
and al,05fh ;make it uppercase
cmp al,'S'
je s1
cmp al,'F'
je s2
mov dx,offset usage ;show usage
mov ah,9 ;and
int 21h
int 20h ;quit
s1:
mov dx,offset slowset
mov ah,9
int 21h
mov bl,SCP_SLOW
jmp chg_speed
s2:
mov dx,offset fastset
mov ah,9
int 21h
mov bl,SCP_FAST
chg_speed:
mov dx,SCP_STAT
cs1:
in al,dx
test al,SCP_IBF
jnz cs1
mov al,bl
out dx,al
int 20h ;quit
slowset db 10,13,'Slow Speed Set',10,13,'$'
fastset db 10,13,'Fast Speed Set',10,13,'$'
usage db 10,10,13,'Usage --> SPEED S or SPEED F'
db 10,13,'Where S=slow mode and F=fast mode',10,13,'$'
CODE ENDS
END START
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Date: 2 Jun 87 12:07:00 EDT
From: "V703::S_DANIELS" <s_daniels%v703.decnet@nusc.arpa>
Subject: Keystroke Recording
Someone wanted to know if there was a way to continuously record key
strokes, to protect against system crashes.
I found an ad for such a product:
" SAVE MY DAY" from Computer Foundations. $79.
Ad (source: Computer Shopper, June 87, pg 418) claims "records your
ks to disk as you type... allows you play them back
later..."
Also "automatically send ks to Lotus 123, Dbase 3+, most other sw".
Has 4 play speeds, ks editor, pop up menu, batch start up, 60 page
manual, 30 day money back guarantee.
AddresS: Computer Foundations - 2604 Elmwood Ave, Suite 230, Rochester,
NY 14618.
Phone: (716) 9756.
Payment: VISA/MC
COMMENT: FYI! I haven;t played with or even seen the product.
DISCLAIMER: NONE.
SCOTT
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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 87 12:32:20 EDT
From: Michael Friendly <FRIENDLY%YORKVM1.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Subject: WordStar 4.0 NEC8023A Printer Driver
I have been trying for over a month to get MicroPro's help installing
WS 4.0 for my NEC8023A printer. In WS 3.3, installing it for a CITOH
8510 worked perfectly. With the new version, every line printed is
preceded by garbage-- ESC F nnnn, an escape code to move the print
head nnnn dots to the right. Evidently this is the only escape code
of the CITOH which is *not* implemented in the NEC8023a.
My many phone calls to MicroPro technical support have not elicited
any more than sympathy. I was wondering if anyone in netland uses
this printer with WS 4.0
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Date: 1 Jun 87 10:32-EST
From: R.Rasulis <ext715%BOSTONU.bitnet@WISCVM.arpa>
Subject: (R) DEC <-> PC
Thanks 2-ALL who responded 2 my query on dec <--> pc file accesses.
For the benefit of all, I'm posting some of the best workarounds.
Many mentioned COMM port transfers, but we have too many disks to make
this feasible.
There were 3 more practical suggestions made. The
first is a disk-oriented workaround; the second is a software work-
around; the third is a hardware implementation for the rainbow.
All three were appealing because: A) They seem cheap,
B) They seem fast, and C) I haven't tried them yet.
Method A:
---------
source: From: John DeCarlo <M14051%mwvm@mitre.arpa>
-----------------------------------------------------------
... formatting single-sided diskettes on the IBM PC (occasionally
needing to resort to the /8 for 8 sectors) and writing to them on the
Rainbow, then reading back on the IBM PC.
Method B:
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source: Peter Kuo <kuo@sask.bitnet>
-----------------------------------------------------------
You need an AT 1.2Mb drive (plus a device driver) to read Rainbow
disks on PC; I have a PD device driver for the PC if you have a
1.2Mb drive.
Method C:
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source: Chuck Baconn <crb@nihcudec.bitnet>
-----------------------------------------------------------
An outboard floppy drive for the rainbow that reads & writes
PC-compatible disks: It's called I-DRIVE and is available from :
Suitable Solutions
467 Saratoga Ave., Suite 319
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 725-8944/247-8775
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Again, I hope this helps. I'll be posting it again to the NET to inform
other users of these suggestions. I can't speak for the integrity of
these workarounds; I haven't been able to try them yet. If you need
further info on anyone of them, I'd suggest you contact the source.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rich Rasulis | bITnEt : smggyuc@bostonu
Dep't of Social Psychiatry |
Harvard Medical School | mA beLL: (617) 232-2991
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From: "Roger Fajman" <RAF%NIHCU.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 87 19:28:07 EDT
Subject: EBCDIC-ASCII Table
Here is a file that can help people figure out EBCDIC-ASCII
translation problems that they might be having. I believe
that it matches Columbia's tables.
Roger Fajman
RAF@NIHCU.BITNET
ASCII EBCDIC CHARACTER
20 40 Space
21 5A ! Exclamation Point
22 7F " Double Quote
23 7B # Number Sign
24 5B $ Dollar Sign
25 6C % Percent Sign
26 50 & Ampersand
27 7D ' Single Quote
28 4D ( Left Parenthesis
29 5D ) Right Parenthesis
2A 5C * Asterisk
2B 4E + Plus Sign
2C 6B , Comma
2D 60 - Minus Sign
2E 4B . Period
2F 61 / Slash
30 F0 0 Zero
31 F1 1 One
32 F2 2 Two
33 F3 3 Three
34 F4 4 Four
35 F5 5 Five
36 F6 6 Six
37 F7 7 Seven
38 F8 8 Eight
39 F9 9 Nine
3A 7A : Colon
3B 5E ; Semicolon
3C 4C < Less Than
3D 7E = Equal Sign
3E 6E > Greater Than
3F 6F ? Question Mark
40 7C @ At Sign
41 C1 A Upper Case A
42 C2 B Upper Case B
43 C3 C Upper Case C
44 C4 D Upper Case D
45 C5 E Upper Case E
46 C6 F Upper Case F
47 C7 G Upper Case G
48 C8 H Upper Case H
49 C9 I Upper Case I
4A D1 J Upper Case J
4B D2 K Upper Case K
4C D3 L Upper Case L
4D D4 M Upper Case M
4E D5 N Upper Case N
4F D6 O Upper Case O
50 D7 P Upper Case P
51 D8 Q Upper Case Q
52 D9 R Upper Case R
53 E2 S Upper Case S
54 E3 T Upper Case T
55 E4 U Upper Case U
56 E5 V Upper Case V
57 E6 W Upper Case W
58 E7 X Upper Case X
59 E8 Y Upper Case Y
5A E9 Z Upper Case Z
5B AD [ Left Square Bracket
5C E0 \ Backslash
5D BD ] Right Square Bracket
5E 5F ^ Circumflex
5F 6D _ Underscore
60 79 ` Accent Grave
61 81 a Lower Case A
62 82 b Lower Case B
63 83 c Lower Case C
64 84 d Lower Case D
65 85 e Lower Case E
66 86 f Lower Case F
67 87 g Lower Case G
68 88 h Lower Case H
69 89 i Lower Case I
6A 91 j Lower Case J
6B 92 k Lower Case K
6C 93 l Lower Case L
6D 94 m Lower Case M
6E 95 n Lower Case N
6F 96 o Lower Case O
70 97 p Lower Case P
71 98 q Lower Case Q
72 99 r Lower Case R
73 A2 s Lower Case S
74 A3 t Lower Case T
75 A4 u Lower Case U
76 A5 v Lower Case V
77 A6 w Lower Case W
78 A7 x Lower Case X
79 A8 y Lower Case Y
7A A9 z Lower Case Z
7B C0 { Left Curly Brace
7C 4F | Vertical Bar
7D D0 } Right Curly Brace
7E A1 ~ Tilde
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Subject: Borland's Turbo "C" is good
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 87 17:39:21 PDT
From: jimc@MATH.UCLA.EDU
I made a quick test of Borland's Turbo "C" on our machines, compiling the
Drystone benchmark, a program of 467 lines / 14.5 Kbytes which tests non-
floating-point operations. I also compared the performance of Microsoft "C".
Timing was as follows (VAX data for reference):
Compiler Code size Compile Link Run -R Run +R
PC-AT, hard disc, msc temp files on RAMdisc
tcc 23750 6 5 39 (1282) 41 (1219)
msc 23084 28 14 48 (1041) 47 (1063)
PC-XT, hard disc, no RAMdisc
tc (Same) 17 10 124 ( 403) 123 ( 406)
msc 82 24 149 ( 335) 137 ( 364)
PC-XT, dual 360Kb floppy
tcc 39 41 (Same) (Same)
msc 139 102
VAX 11/780, sysV.2
cc ~33 (1565) ~32 (1515)
Times in seconds, code size in bytes. The run numbers in parens are the
drystone rating in thousands of passes per second. "-R" is without register
variables and "+R" is with; drystone is not register-intensive. "tcc" is the
analog of UNIX "cc", while "tc" is the "integrated development environment"
with menus, built-in editor, etc. Their compilation speed was the same.
RAMdisc is not used; the compiler puts temporary data in a giant core
allocation, so the effect is the same as a RAMdisc. The compiler-linker
produces standard .OBJ and .EXE files. As with UNIX cc, linking is automatic
unless suppressed with -c. The compiler can fork masm (Microsoft assembler)
for .ASM files.
The compiler compiled the file with no problems. The "integrated development
environment" was easy to use (I am familiar with the Turbo editor, which was
ported), and I very much appreciate the feature to coordinate error messages
and the source code location of the error. One problem: since the editor
window shares space with the error messages, the main menu line and the help
line, you get only about 12 lines on the screen. There may be a way to devote
the whole screen to editing -- I didn't have time in this quick evaluation to
thoroughly learn the editor setup controls -- but if not I would want to do
major coding and revisions with another editor, e.g. Micro-Emacs in 43-line
mode. The editor was fine for fixing small errors, though. And unlike Turbo
Pascal, you compile the whole program and get to see all the error messages
at once.
The libraries and include files seemed complete -- even a getFAT function,
of all things. 8087 support is included (but I didn't test it).
The documentation was nicely laid out (and printed with the traditional UNIX
fonts!) What I scanned seemed complete. The manuals are easier to use than
the manual for Turbo Pascal.
In summary, this compiler would be an excellent buy at Microsoft prices, and
is a steal at $99 (list; substantial discounts available). I'm going to buy
one for myself.
James F. Carter (213) 825-8861
UCLA-Mathnet; 6608B MSA; 405 Hilgard Ave.; Los Angeles, CA 90024-1600
UUCP:...!{ihnp4,ucbvax,sdcrdcf,{hao!cepu}}!ucla-cs!math.ucla.edu!jimc
ARPA: jimc@math.ucla.edu BITNET: jimc%math.ucla.edu@WISCVM
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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1987 00:01 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Subject: MicroEMACS version 3.8i update on SIMTEL20
MicroEMACS version 3.8f has been replaced with version 3.8i on
SIMTEL20.
Filename Type Bytes CRC
Directory PD:<MSDOS.MICRO-EMACS>
EMACSDOC38I.ARC.1 BINARY 148608 AE3DH
EMACSEXE38I.ARC.1 BINARY 327808 DF76H
EMACSSRC38I.ARC.1 BINARY 236288 4BF1H
My apologies to anyone inconvenienced by this update appearing so soon
after my previous announcement.
--Keith Petersen
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 87 12:24:29 EDT
From: rochester!srs!dan@seismo.CSS.GOV (Dan Kegel)
Subject: Bug in DEBUG
DEBUG 3.x does have a bug in loading hex files, but only when you
try to specify the filename from the command line; if you do it inside DEBUG,
A> debug
-N foo.hex
-L
I think it loads fine.
However, no version of Debug I know checks for checksum errors, and
hexfiles with data in locations 0x0 - 0x100 require you to increment the
DS (CS?) register by 0x10 before doing the L, or DEBUG will crash.
All in all, if you have lots of hex files to play with, you're better off
writing your own Intel hex file converter...
- Dan Kegel (seismo!rochester!srs!dan)
to write your own Intel Hex loader, really.
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Subject: Bug in DEBUG
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 87 17:46:06 EDT
From: Joe Morris (jcmorris@mitre.arpa) <jcmorris@mitre.arpa>
Thanks for the note. I found the same thing while experimenting with the
code a few days ago, but didn't know if I was seeing a real bypass or a
false completion. Where did you find out about that restriction? IBM,
as usual, hasn't bothered to report any such problem to the peons who
buy their products...
Incidentally, the application is limited to YTERM. Yale provides a copy
of the entire T program in .HEX form; the user can modify the installation
exits which begin at a fixed displacement into T. You regenerate the module
by loading the standard T.HEX, then overlay the exit area by loading
MYMODS.HEX into the user area, then writing the whole thing out (after
modifying CX). Think of it as a cheap linkage editor. The files are in
.HEX format to permit transmission to remote sites which have only data-stream
capture ability. Since I don't need that ability I can use the .COM files
instead, but I usually try documented procedures once before rolling my own.
Thanks again for your note.
Joe Morris (jcmorris@mitre.arpa)
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Date: 3 Jun 1987 16:27:16 PDT
Subject: Kwic-index.txt
From: Billy <BRACKENRIDGE@C.ISI.EDU>
has been updated in the <info-ibmpc> directory. It is current as of
1 June 1987. KWIC-INDEX.TXT is nearly 1 MB long so allow plenty of
time for FTP.
The BBS has also been updated the key word search feature uses this new kwic
index.
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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 87 14:50 PDT
From: Todd Booth 213-825-1933 <CSDCTGB@UCLA-CCN.ARPA>
Subject: Token Ring Digest
Token-Ring Digest Introduction and General Information (as of 5/31/87)
This document serves as an introduction to the PC Token-Ring Digest,
which was organized in May of 1986. Any corrections or suggestions to
this document should be sent to Todd Booth.
Some of the vendors which receive this digest and redistribute it within
their organization are: 3COM, DEC, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Proteon, Sun,
Ungermann-Bass Inc., and Xerox.
Some countries that receive the digest are by the Internet and BitNet
are: Belgium, Canada, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, not to mention the US!
Name - The name of this organization is the PC-Token-Ring User's
Group, hereinafter referred to as TRUG.
Objectives - (TRUG) has been set up to provide users with timely and
accurate vendor product information and to further the overall user
technical knowledge of Token-Ring LANs. All newsletters are
broadcast around the world in electronic form only. Users are
encouraged to share the information with others. Some welcomed PC
Token Ring Network topics are:
LAN Design and Management
Information on Token-Ring Research Projects Underway
Network Hardware (Repeaters, Gateways, Bridges, and Repeaters
PC Electronic Mail (and Mail Gateways)
Discussion of Network Operating Systems
(IBM PC LAN, Novell's NetWare, Banyan's Vines, 3COM's 3 +, ...)
For example, general discussion of Novell's NetWare is encouraged,
so long as network hardware issues are not brought up. (Unless
you're talking rings.) It may turn out that a large percentage of
the information in the digest is of interest to general LAN users.
Announcements of books, papers, new products, public domain
software, etc. are also welcome. Public domain programs are
available for members to download.
Electronic Digest - The Electronic Digest will normally be published
weekly.
Todd Booth
UCLA Data Communications Group
OAC / 5628 MSA
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1557
Arpanet: todd@locus.ucla.EDU, booth@oac.ucla.EDU
Bitnet: csdctgb@uclamvs
TRN BBS: (213) 206-1430
Voice: (213) 825-1933
Token-Ring User's Group BBS via modem Documentation (as of 5/31/87)
COMMUNICATIONS INFO:
(213) 206-1430
1200 bps - Bell 212
8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
half duplex - local echo
GENERAL:
Special files and programs are available to ease the use of the
TRUG BBS. This is the primary method of support. You may
download the required files for this service free of charge
by connecting to the BBS and answering the appropriate questions.
FILE TYPES:
There are two file types kept on the system, text and binary. The
text files may have the extension .txt, .doc, .dir, or no extension at
all. Binary files will have the extension .com, .exe, or .arc.
The files ending in "ARC" are in compressed format and require the
program arc.exe to decompress. This program is found in the
TRUG directory. When the program arc.exe is run without
parameters, it will display a description of how to decompress files.
DIRECTORY AREAS: Several directories have been created and contain
different categories of files. You may change to the home (where
you start) directory with the command, cd. Then you may change to
another directory with the command, cd, followed by the directory
name. For example to change to the DIGESTS directory, issue the
command, "cd digests" dir.
Here is a list of some directories and their use:
digests Weekly TRUG digests area
trug LAN public domain and vendor demo program area
ucla UCLA Specific programs and documents
upload Upload your contributions and public domain files here
You must leave your full name and phone number and
can expect a call to verify you are the donator.
(or send them in the US mail to the address below)
AVAILABLE COMMANDS:
private - Send sysop message or contribute information
help - Displays complete command summary
** BITNET Access Information and Introduction (as of 5/31/87)
If you have access to the Bitnet read on:
Eric Thomas has written an incredible set of software programs that
maintains the TRUG Bitnet mailing list and allows self-registration. If
you are on Bitnet and wish to be put on the mailing list, send an
electronic mail message to "LISTSERV@IRISHVM" with the following lines:
SUBscribe PC-TOKEN your_full_name
HELP
This will put you on the mailing list and also send you further
information on additional available commands (such as to unsubscribe).
All the digests have been archived and may be retrieved by sending an
electronic mail message to LISTSERV@IRISHVM. To get a list of all the
digests available, send the message:
GET PC-TOKEN NOTEBOOK
Not all the digest numbers (87-000xx) correspond to the actual digests,
but to get an individual digest, (for example 1987 # 14), send the
message:
GET PC-TOKEN 87-00014
Note that you do not need to be registered with PC-TOKEN to retrieve
archived digests.
To contribute articles send a message to: PC-Token@IRISHVM
** Internet Access Information and Introduction (as of 5/31/87)
To be put on our Internet mailing list, you must send up an alias with
the name, "pc-token" which will redistribute the Digest to all
interested people at your organization. Once this has been done send a
message to the address listed below, including your name, company
name and daytime phone number.
Administration - PC-Token-Ring-Request@oac.ucla.EDU
Send entries to: PC-Token-Ring@oac.ucla.EDU
Coordinator: Todd Booth - UCLA todd@cs.ucla.EDU
(213) 825-1933 day or (213) 859-1999 home
FTP access: LAN program files may be FTP'ed to any Arpanet/Milnet host
from Simtel20.arpa PD:<msdos.lan> by logging in to FTP with username
ANONYMOUS, password GUEST. You should then GET the file
anonymous-info.txt from the default directory. This contains a very
good description of the procedures available to GET other files and to
find out what files are available. Some of the files available are:
PD:<MSDOS.LAN>
PCWATCH.UPD.1 - Patch for IBM PDS program PCWATCH for TRN CCBs
PLANNER.ARC.1 - Demo of ATC's TRN Cabling Planning Program
SNIFFER.ARC.1 - Demo of Network General's TRN Monitor/Analyzer Program
TOKDEMO.ARC.1 - IBM Token-Ring Network Demo (Very educational)
To donate a program to the library, send a description of the program to
Todd Booth via EMail or via the TRUG BBS and leave your EMail address
and phone number.
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Date: Thu 28 May 1987 19:11:17 CDT
From: Mark S. Zinzow <Markz%UIUCVMD.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Subject: bituudec.c
A couple months ago I got two uuencoded files in a single mail message
via bitnet. I modified the uudecode source I had obtained from the
Exec-PC BBS in Milwaukee to handle blank lines and to add trailing spaces
if necessary during the decoding process. Here's my code with details
in the comments. Some of my modifications might be worth merging
with the other versions being distributed on Simtel20. I sent my version
to CU and they are distributing it with kermit sources.
There is one problem I haven't looked into as it's easy enough to get
around. For some reason it bombs under PC Network, I think because
of a conflict in setting the file permission modes. I just don't run
it under PC Net (IBM's Lan 1.1). I haven't checked, but I doubt I
introduced that bug.
[BITUUDEC.C allows wild card decoding of several uuencoded files. It also
ignores bitnet mangling of uuencoded files. -wab]
-------Electronic Mail-------------------------U.S. Mail--------------------
ARPA: zinzow%uiucuxe@a.cs.uiuc.edu Mark S. Zinzow, Research Programmer
BITNET: MARKZ@UIUCVMD.BITNET Computing Services Office
To BITNET from ARPA or UUCP: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MARKZ%UIUCVMD.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu 150 Digital Computer Laboratory
CSNET: zinzow%uiucuxe@uiuc.csnet 1304 West Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
USENET/UUCP: {ihnp4,convex,pur-ee,cmcl2,seismo}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!uiucuxe!zinzow
Phone: (217) 244-1289 Office: CSOB 109 ihnp4!pyrchi/
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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1987 14:08 CET
From: ESC1332%ESOC.bitnet@wiscvm.wisc.edu
Subject: Minix Operating System
I (with a group of others) am trying to get hold of the Tannenbaum MINIX
OS diskette set as described in his recent book. It's being supplied in
the US, but here in Germany, there have been some delays. Can anyone advise
me of a source in Europe (or has someone in Europe already got a copy), or
perhaps someone can tell me of a reliable mail-order vendor in the US from
whom I could get a quick copy.
By the way.. what's it really like?
[There is a separate minix mailing list. I don't know how to get to it from
your bitnet site. Perhaps someone in Europe can help. -wab]
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Date: Sun, 31 May 87 21:02:25 PDT
From: HUDGENS%FSU.MFENET@nmfecc.arpa
Subject: Sun PC-NFS query
I would like to know if anyone out there has had much experience
with the Sun PC-NFS network software for the PC. I am interested
mostly in problems installing application software. We currently
have a small undergraduate lab with 15 PC's served by a Sun-2/170
fileserver. We have had problems getting Guru (MDBS) and Rbase to
run correctly in this environment. Both were designed for Novelle
and PCNET type environments, and don't work very well in the PCNFS
environment.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Jim Hudgens
hudgens%fsu-mfenet@nmfecc.arpa
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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 87 02:40:33 EDT
From: "Philip A. Prindeville" <PAP4@ai.ai.mit.edu>
Subject: Concurrent DOS
I was wondering if anyone has experience working on Concurrent
DOS (CDOS?), and knows what kind of facilities it offers that
PCDOS doesn't. I would assume it offers a fairly reasonable set
of tasking primitives. Has anyone tried to port PC/IP to
concurrent dos? Is this a reasonable ambition?
Thanks for any info.
-Philip
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Date: Mon, 01 Jun 87 12:32:20 EDT
From: Michael Friendly <FRIENDLY%YORKVM1.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Subject: WordStar 4.0 NEC8023A Printer Driver
I have been trying for over a month to get MicroPro's help installing
WS 4.0 for my NEC8023A printer. In WS 3.3, installing it for a CITOH
8510 worked perfectly. With the new version, every line printed is
preceded by garbage-- ESC F nnnn, an escape code to move the print
head nnnn dots to the right. Evidently this is the only escape code
of the CITOH which is *not* implemented in the NEC8023a.
My many phone calls to MicroPro technical support have not elicited
any more than sympathy. I was wondering if anyone in netland uses
this printer with WS 4.0
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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 87 16:54 EST
From: <TOM%FANDM.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu> (Tom - Technical Support Center)
Subject: EPROM Programmer
Greetings;
I have just been authorized to spend in the neighborhood of $700 for
an EPROM eraser and EPROM programmer. I would appreciate any recommendations
or condemnations based on the following criteria:
1. Neither the eraser nor the programmer need handle more than
one EPROM at a time.
2. The programmer can be either stand-alone or IBM-PC based,
although I would assume the PC based programmer would give me
more for the money.
3. The operator of this equipment (me) doesn't know anything
about programming and doesn't really have the time to learn...
i.e. I want to put a known good EPROM in, read the program, and
put it on a blank.
4. The programmer needs to be able to handle as many different
EPROMS as possible, different sizes, pin counts, and programming
voltages.
As you can tell, I am a total novice to this, but our need is great
so I want to get as much out of the money as I can.
Please reply directly to TOM@FANDM on bitnet. I will summarize to the
net if response warrants. Thanks for your help!!!
DISCLAIMER: My boss thinks I forgot my password months ago.
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 87 15:29 EDT
From: <V132GVG4%UBVMS.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Subject: EGA Status Register
I need to know if the Enhanced Graphics Adapter has a status
register similar to one on the Color Graphics Adapter. The CGA sets a
bit on when the display's electron guns are shut off and reset to the
upper left hand corner of the screen. Once this vertical retrace is
completed and the beam is turned on, the bit is then set off. On the CGA
this is the third bit in the status register at port address 3DA hex.
If the EGA has such a status register, what bit signals vertical
retrace and what is the register's port address? If the EGA signals
vertical retrace in some other way, what is it?
Thanks for the help.
Ed Pristach
Dept. of Psychology
S.U.N.Y at Buffalo
Park Hall
Amherst, N.Y. 14226
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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 87 13:00:08 MEZ
From: Erich Neuwirth <A4422DAB%AWIUNI11.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Subject: Filesize in TURBO PASCAL
Recently when using UUDECODE.PAS from SIMTEL20 I found a problem.
There is a filesize indicator using the filesize function which
yields an integer value. So there are problems as soon as the file has
more than 32767 bytes (if it is a textfile). But those are not uncommon
filesizes.
Does anyone out there know a way of handling bigger filesizes for
texfiles in a correct way.
And the same integer problem also shows up when using the Turbo Database
Toolbox. According to the manual the toolbox should handle files up to
65535 records. It creates databases bigger than 32767 records, but it then
cannot find records in the "upper half".
Is there a way around this problem?
E. Neuwirth
[Get any of the source language uudecodes and change the appropriate variable
deceleration to 32 bit integer and recompile. I don't know if there is
source for Turbo Database Toolbox. -wab]
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From: zz1ml%sdcc3@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (Michael Laver)
Subject: 1.2 Meg drives on an XT?
Date: 2 Jun 87 22:23:48 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
Lines: 7
We have a PC/XT in our student terminal area that's used for general
file transfer and storage of public domain programs. We'd like to be
able to read and write 1.2 meg floppies for AT users, but don't need
the processing power of an 80286. The question is: Is it possible to
add a high density floppy to an 8086/88 based system?
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 87 21:45:28 EDT
From: Robert_H._Voelker@ub.cc.umich.edu
Subject: Tektronix T4010 plots to PostScript
Does anyone know of commercial or public domain IBM-PC software
that will convert plot files in the Tektronix T4010 (or T4014, etc.)
command format into PostScript files?
I can be reached by this net or US Mail.
Thank you,
Robert H. Voelker
Solid-State Electronics Laboratory
EECS Building
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122 USA
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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 87 14:45 EDT
From: MCDONALB%QUCDN.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu
Subject: AutoCAD Tektronix 4663 or Ramtek 6211 Driver Wanted
I am looking for a driver program for either Auto-Cad or Cadkey that
will allow a tektronix 4663 plotter and/or a Ramtek 6211 graphics terminal
to work, with those cad packages. Please send any reply to:
Mcdonaldb @ QUCDN.BITNET
Thanks in advance
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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 87 12:34:36 cdt
From: James Gregory <jgregory@ALMSA-1.ARPA>
Subject: PC Assembler Training
We need a two to three week IBM PC MS-DOS assembler language course for
novices. Are there sources for such training and, if so, how do we get in
contact with them? The preferred training location will be in Chambersburg,
PA.
Please respond directly to me.
Thanks in advance,
Jim Gregory
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