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Info-IBMPC Digest           Thu, 31 Dec 92       Volume 92 : Issue 212

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <[e-mail]>

Today's Topics:
                     *WEIRD* floppy drive error...
                          486dx, 486sx, 486dx2
                      8MB OS2SYS.INI-File (2 msgs)
                 ANNOUNCEMENT: Worldwide OS/2 BBS List
                         ATM problems w/Win3.1
                    BIGSORT 4.0 for OS/2 2.0 stored
                       Desktop appearance (OS/2)
          Disk Interleave??  What the general rule of thumb??
                     DOS session from command line
                    Fatal DOS 5.0 Upgrade CHKDSK bug
             Floppy format of Japanese NEC PC-9800 Notebook
                     Merry Christmas and HAPPY OS/2
                   Reviews of GammaTech Utilities?dir
                        Seagate Hard Drive Specs
                              Two Requests
                Upgrading 386 PC from DOS 3.10 to DOS 5
                    What causes cross-linked files?
                     Windows Sound System And Sony
                          SP Finally Installed

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Date: 22 Dec 92 04:29:46 GMT
From: John Fiskio-Lasseter <[e-mail]>
Subject: *WEIRD* floppy drive error...

I'm wondering if anyone has ever run into this problem before, and if
so, has anyone ever found a solution:  In the last three weeks, three
PC's -- a pair of 486SX machines and a 286 -- have come into our repair
shop with an identical problem.  The 3.5"/1.44 meg drive will not read
high-density disks.  It reads 720K disks without a problem.  It reads
1.44M disks, but only when they are write-protected.  If not, the drive
will crap out ("GENERAL FAILURE READING DRIVE A:", etc.), and the FAT
and BOOT sectors of the disk are destroyed (interestingly, ViruSafe
reports that the disks are infected with Michelangelo, although they
are most certainly not).

What seems to be happening is that every time the drive attempts to
access a 1.44M disk, it first performs a write operation somewhere in
FAT and BOOT area, rendering the disk unreadable.  When the disk is
write-protected, the write operation fails and things carry on as
usual, except that a floppy isn't much good if you can't write to it.

I am convinced this is a motherboard problem.  I've switched out the
drive, the cable, the controller, the hard drive, the CPU, and the RAM.
The power supply connections all tested OK.  Nothing works, and what's
more, *ALL* of these parts work fine in another motherboard (including
the drive).  I've even tried replacing the oscillator on one of the
boards: nada.  Anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks,
-- John

|John Howard Eli Fiskio-Lasseter  |     "Is obair-la\ to\iseachadh"   |
|e-mail: [e-mail]   |    ("Beginning is a day's work")  |

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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 01:55:16 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Usager temporaire)
Subject: 486dx, 486sx, 486dx2

[e-mail] writes:

>>From: [e-mail]
>>Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1992 15:33:00 CST

>>   What is the difference between the 486DX, 486DX2, and 486SX with
>>the Overdrive chip installed?  I know the 486SX with the Overdrive chip
>>makes use of the math coprocessor socket, so does installing one mean
>>you no longer need a math coprocessor or just that you simply can't
>>have one?

>>   Also, can an Overdrive chip be used on a 486DX computer?  I am
>>under the impression that a 486DX computer has a built in math
>>coprocessor, so there would not be a socket for one, no?

>>   The 486DX2 is similar to a 486SX with the Overdrive chip installed,
>>isn't it?  Or, does the 486DX2 still have a vacant socket for a math
>>coprocessor?

>A 486DX is full 486 computer, yes it has a math coprocessor built in to
>it but it is a limited math coprocessor. There is a socket on all 486DX
>mother boards that I have seen for a math coprocessor or over drive
>chip. I am not totally sure but I believe that the over drive chip is
>the same thing as a math coprocessor.  The difference between a 486DX
>and a 486DX2 is that a 486DX 50MHZ runs the whole system at 50 MHZ and
>a 486DX2-50 would run the system at 25 MHZ and the speed of the
>processor is doubled so the processor runs at 50MHZ.

>A 486SX is not a full 32 bit computer.  The memory I believe is only 16
>bits when the processors is 32 bits.

    1- A 486DX has a complete math coprocessor built into it.

    2- A 486SX is a 32bit CPU with no math coprocessor.

    3- A 486DX2 is an OEM product and can not be bought by end
users It is bought and instaled by manufacturers.

    4- An overdrive chip is any chip that provides clock doubling
to any kind of 486XX.  That means you can buy an overdrive for a 486SX
and you will get a complete 486 chip with clock doubling and
installation programm + chip puller from Intel.

    5- The sockets found on many 486 are for Weitek math
coprocessors which are a special kind of math copros. You can't install
an Overdrive chip in that socket because the pinout is not the same.

    6- Intel is not selling 487SX chips anymore because they prefer
selling Overdrive chips instead.

If anyone is interested in more information on those chips, I have
attended a seminar given by Intel and could provide you with more
information.  Just E-mail to [e-mail]

Christian Plante a.k.a. gel44
Laval University, (Quebec)
Canada

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Date: 22 Dec 92 11:12:39 GMT
From: Lorenz Ammon <[e-mail]>
Subject: 8MB OS2SYS.INI-File

First of all "MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR"

I've got a big problem: My OS2SYS.INI takes about 8 MBytes of my
diskspace and it is still growing bigger and bigger ...  I had a look
at the os2sys.ini with EPM and realized that most of the 8MBytes are
taken by the same block showing up repeatedly.

My systemsetup:

- OS2 2.0 American version
- CSD  ..055
- Trident.drv 32 (800x600x256) from Hobbes
- SBOS2 V0.91 driver with Soundblastr 1.5
   for playing mods (track1.exe/track.exe) (from Hobbes)
- HPFS-partition for OS2 Sytem
   but also a Fat-partition for OS2 Apps

- i486 12MB AmiBios

Does anybody know if this is a bug in the CSD or in another os2-program
?  How can I shrink the os2sys.ini-file to its normal size without
loosing information ?  Which of my programs could be the reason for my
troubles ?

Lorenz Ammon ([e-mail])

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Date: 24 Dec 92 04:13:10 GMT
From: Tom J Parry <[e-mail]>
Subject: 8MB OS2SYS.INI-File

Lorenz Ammon ([e-mail]) wrote:
> First of all "MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR"

> I've got a big problem: My OS2SYS.INI takes about 8 MBytes of my
>diskspace and it is still growing bigger and bigger ...  I had a look
>at the os2sys.ini with EPM and realized that most of the 8MBytes are
>taken by the same block showing up repeatedly.

I had that too. There is an entry called ActiveHandles or something.
It's value on my system was Handles1 (or something) but I had Handles,
Handles0, 1 and 2. I deleted all but Handles1 and everytihng still
works great. I tried deleting handles1 and/or activehandles and the
system would not boot at all.

My os2sys.ini is now down to 70K. My os2.ini is 700K however but that
is because of the 75 or so 6K icon entries that are in it (I have icons
for most of the PDK documentation in a folder on my desktop)

Tom J Parry.
Your reality is a figment of my imagination.

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Date: 20 Dec 92 16:33:32 GMT
From: Ted Richards <[e-mail]>
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Worldwide OS/2 BBS List

Timothy F. Sipples ([e-mail]) wrote:

O S / 2   B B S ' s   A C R O S S   T H E   W O R L D

: This list is a compilation of OS/2 BBS's across the world.  If you wish to
: make an addition or correction to this list, please netmail your BBS
: information to Dave Fisher at LiveNet, 1:170/[e-mail].

: [Internet readers: The corresponding Internet address would be:
: [e-mail].]

I have forwarded the following to Dave Fisher:

> You left out one of the most important Canadian BBSes: IBM Canada's own BBS!
>
> The official name is "The IBM Canada Personal Systems Bulletin Board".
> There are access numbers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.  I think
> they are actually physically separate BBSes, but the messages and files
> are exchanged between them at frequent intervals (at least once a day).
>
> They do cover other topics (e.g. PS/1&2 systems, IBM DOS, but a large
> part of the traffic is about OS/2.  The phone numbers are
>
> Toronto:    1-416-946-4244
>         1-416-946-4255
>         1-416-492-5042
>         1-416-492-1823
> Vancouver:    1-604-664-6464
>         1-604-664-6466
> Montreal:    1-514-938-3022
>
> So far as I know, all are 9600 V.32/V.42bis modems.  I know the ones in
> Toronto are.  The sysop for Toronto and Vancouver is Dennis Tonn.  I
> don't know who the sysop in Montreal is.

They carry the latest bug fixes, employee-written software and many
OS/2 shareware applications.

Ted Richards            [e-mail]             [...!uunet.ca!isgtec!ted]
ISG Technologies Inc.   6509 Airport Rd., Mississauga  Ont.  Canada   L4V 1S7

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Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 23:01:06 -0500 (EST)
From: "Stuart A. Siegel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ATM problems w/Win3.1

Has anyone noticed any problems after installing ATMv2.02?  When I have
ATM active, I notice some strange behavior in applications when my
default printer is set to postscript on lpt1.

* in msword 2.0 -- system resources will go to zero if i open a
document which has one section in portrait and one in landscape.  the
drop is slow but steady.

* i get a lot of "general protection errors" involving something to do
with postscript modules (i think) the word "postscript" definitely
appears.

one other question: why , when i deactivate ATM on the ATM control
panel, do i still have access to ATM intalled fonts such as TIMES?

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Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 12:24:21 NFT
From: Turgut Kalfaoglu <[e-mail]>
Subject: BIGSORT 4.0 for OS/2 2.0 stored

I have just finished the new version of BIGSORT, which allows you to
sort files as large as your, well, paging disk!

Version 4 is a major rewrite, and I hope I did not introduce any bugs
by re-writing almost the whole thing.

New Features
  * Country codepage support. It uses the defined primary codepage to
do its sorting.  Verbose option displays the collating sequence for
your country.

  * Multiple sort fields support. You can define up to 20 fields to
sort on. They are prioritised in the order you define them. Each field
can have different sort options.

  * /Delimiter option allows you to specify if the date field uses
slashes, dashes or nothing (like yyyymmdd).

  * Online help now shows several usage examples.

Limitations:
  * Requires OS/2 2.0 since it's a 32-bit application.
  * It is still not freeware. Registration is $20.

Availability:
  * From ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, currently in /pub/uploads directory, to be
placed into (probably) /pub/os2/2.0/sysutils

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Date: 26 Dec 1992 23:33:14 +0800
From: [e-mail] (Andrew Williams)
Subject: Desktop appearance (OS/2)

[e-mail] writes:

>[e-mail] (Lee Clarke) writes:

>>I apply this font to the desktop it doesn't stay that way. I use Alt-drag,

>What I've found works for me, is to right after doing the Alt-drag to
>the desktop, I do a regular drag to the desktop.  Then the scheme is
>applied everywhere.

When you do an alt-drag to the desktop, it applies that scheme to
everything which has NOT had a specific scheme dragged to it. If you
turn one folder blue, for example, then alt-drag the red to the
desktop, everything BUT the blue folder will turn red. Obviously, at
some time in the past, you dragged a scheme to the desktop alone, and
now it has its 'this folder has been specifically fiddled with' bit set
somewhere, so it ignores alt-drags. I wonder if there is some way of
clearing or ignoring this flag??

    Andrew Williams,
    Physics, Uni of Western Australia.

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Date: 26 Dec 92 04:11:43 GMT
From: Charlie Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: Disk Interleave??  What the general rule of thumb??

[e-mail] (Todd Lee Henderson) writes:
>
>Some time ago there was a discussion of the proper interleave for disk
>under OS/2.  I only got part of the discussion and seem to remember that
>the appropriate interleave was 1 greater than the bios recommended as the
>optimum.  Any better facts on the subject??
>
>The disk to be used specifically is the WD 2200 214 meg IDE drive with
>at least 512k HPFS Cache(unless someone wants to let me in on the 'best' size
>cache for 16 meg systme memory??)
>

I'm not real OS/2 knowledgable, but - I've put together lots and lots
of PC type machines with most types of disk under the sun.

You want a 1:1 interleave for best performance, assuming you have a
decent disk controller board for most disks.  You only get to screw
with the interleave factor when you do a low level format of the drive.

With IDE, my understanding is that you don't want to redo the low level
format of the drive, for these reasons:

    With the controller on the drive (IDE), you may not be able to
see the real drive geometry.

    How you do the low level format is very specific to the drives
geometry.  Low level formats involve setting the track to track offsets
in addition to the interleasve factor.  Also, this usually lets you
specify the number of sectors / track, which may or may not include
"spare sectoring", depending on whether your controller will support
it.

Anyway, you get the idea.  Now, why are you trying to specify your own
choice of interleave for an IDE drive?   I'd suggest leaving it alone.

Charlie Smith   [e-mail]  [e-mail]  whois ces10
  Eves:  614-471-1418    Days:  614-692-9064    FAX:  [phone]
   elektro.uucp  TB WorldBlazer  614-471-9416  for anonymous uucp
                      Columbus Ohio   USA

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Date: 21 Dec 92 22:41:32 GMT
From: Kevin Andrew Buhr <[e-mail]>
Subject: DOS session from command line

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail]
(Bruce Diesel ) writes:
|
|  I've got a query on behalf of my brother who would like to know how
|to how to start a minimal dos session from the OS/2 command line so
|that the DOS session does not pick up the config.sys defaults - i.e. he
|wants to start a couple of DOS sessions with only 640k and no EMS or
|XMS memory allocated to them.

It's great posting to this board, because almost all the questions have
the same answer.  ;)

The "STARTD" utility, available via anonymous FTP from
"ftp-os2.nmsu.edu:/pub/os2/2.0/sysutils/startd.zip" will do what you
want.  It allows you to type something like:

        STARTD /DOS /WIN /SF noems.set

where the "noems.set" file contains a line like:

        EMS_MEMORY_LIMIT=0

Neat, eh?  The utility also allows fullscreen or windowed sessions.  It
allows DOS sessions to be started in the background, and it allows you
to associate an icon file with the program (when it's minimized).  In
short, it's an OS/2 requirement.

Kevin <[e-mail]>

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Date: 23 Dec 92 02:38:02 GMT
From: Michael Schuster <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fatal DOS 5.0 Upgrade CHKDSK bug

Once again, Microsoft amazes me.  After months and months of people
complaining that their disks get corrupted when running CHKDSK on a
full partition, Microsoft "quietly" distributes this:

    Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
           PD0646: UPDATED CHKDSK.EXE AND UNDELETE.EXE FILES

                                                  Revision Date: 12/92
                                                         Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade 5.0.

 --------------------------------------------------------------------
| INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY    |
| ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an            |
| Application Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY      |
| KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO    |
| THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A     |
| PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the     |
| accuracy and the use of this Application Note. This Application    |
| Note may be copied and distributed subject to the following        |
| conditions: 1) All text must be copied without modification and    |
| all pages must be included; 2) If software is included, all files  |
| on the disk(s) must be copied without modification [the MS-DOS(R)  |
| utility DISKCOPY is appropriate for this purpose]; 3) All          |
| components of this Application Note must be distributed together;  |
| and 4) This Application Note may not be distributed for profit.    |
|                                                                    |
| Copyright 1992 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.         |
| Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows         |
| is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.                           |
 --------------------------------------------------------------------

INTRODUCTION

The Microsoft MS-DOS CHKDSK and UNDELETE commands dated 04/09/91, which
are included in the Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade, do not work correctly
on logical drives that require 256 sectors to store each copy of the
file allocation table (FAT). If any of the partitions on your hard disk
drive are within the ranges listed in the following section and you do
not have version 5.0a of the Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade, which includes
CHKDSK.EXE and UNDELETE.EXE files dated 11/11/91, install the updated
CHKDSK.EXE and UNDELETE.EXE files included with this application note.

If your FAT occupies 256 sectors, using the CHKDSK.EXE file dated
04/09/91 with the /f parameter ("chkdsk /f" [without the quotation
marks]) can result in data loss. Using the UNDELETE.EXE file dated
04/09/91 can lead to unpredictable results.

DETERMINING IF YOU NEED TO INSTALL THE UPDATED FILES

Drives require a 256-sector FAT if they have partitions within the size
ranges listed below. Because the potential problems are serious, these
ranges include a margin of safety.

   127 MB-129 MB
   254 MB-258 MB
   508 MB-516 MB
   1018 MB-1030 MB
   2035 MB-2061 MB

You can use the Fdisk program to determine if you have a 256-sector FAT
with the following procedure:

1. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press the ENTER
key:

      fdisk

2. Press 4 on the keyboard to select the Display Partition Information
option and press ENTER.

3. The primary partition size is listed under the Mbytes heading. If
the size falls within any of the ranges specified above, install the
updated CHKDSK.EXE and UNDELETE.EXE files on the enclosed PD0646 disk.

4. If you have an extended partition, press the ENTER key to view those
partition sizes. If any of the extended partition sizes listed under
the Mbytes heading fall within the ranges specified above, install the
CHKDSK.EXE and UNDELETE.EXE files on the enclosed PD0646 disk.

5. Press the ESC key twice to exit to the MS-DOS command prompt.

TO REPLACE YOUR CHKDSK.EXE AND UNDELETE.EXE FILES

1. Insert the enclosed PD0646 disk in your floppy disk drive.

2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following lines, pressing
ENTER after each line

      copy drive:\chkdsk.exe destination
      copy drive:\undelete.exe destination

   where "drive" is the floppy disk drive containing the PD0646 disk
and "destination" is the drive and directory where your CHKDSK.EXE and
UNDELETE.EXE files currently reside. For example, if CHKDSK.EXE and
UNDELETE.EXE are located in the DOS directory on drive C and the PD0646
disk is in drive A, you would type the following commands:

      copy a:\chkdsk.exe c:\dos
      copy a:\undelete.exe c:\dos

_______________________________Mike Schuster________________________________
NY Pub. Access UNIX/Internet: [e-mail] | [e-mail]
The Portal (R) System: [e-mail] | MCI Mail,GEnie: MSCHUSTER

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Date: 23 Dec 92 11:59:36 GMT
From: Maarten Meijer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Floppy format of Japanese NEC PC-9800 Notebook

On behalf of a Japanese colleague at our university in the Netherlands
I would like to know if there's anyone who knows how to read or convert
floppies from a NEC PC-9801 NS/E Notebook computer with MS-DOS 3.3
on/to a normal MS-DOS computer.

The floppy format of this special notebook (that can display not only
the English letters, but also Japanese characters) appears to be
unreadable in standard MS-DOS floppy drives (those that we use to call
NEC compatible ... ). Some people here suggested that it should be
readible on a Macintosh, but so far we didn't succeed.

Another solution would be a serial cable (null modem) but even the
serial port doesn't seem to be standard RS-232. It's a female connector
instead of a male one, to just mention a detail.

Any reaction or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance!

Maarten Meijer ([e-mail])
   ACCU -- Academic Computing Centre Utrecht University --
   Budapestlaan 8, P.O.Box 80011, 3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands.
   phone [phone] / fax [phone]

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Date: 24 Dec 92 08:35:55 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Merry Christmas and HAPPY OS/2

Hi, OS/2 users:

One suggestion:  Copy the file "IBM1S506.ADD" on 2 of 14/16 CSD back on
Diskette 1 of GA version.  Otherwise, you might encounter "FDISK
unseccessful" message when you try to re-install your OS/2 for some
reason like necessary re-partition.  The "IBM1S506.ADD" file of the GA
version cannot recognize some clone disk controllers.

Believe me.  I had this problem on two no-name 486 machines already.
Called IBM, and above is their solution -- very helpful and successful.

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Date: 23 Dec 92 05:05:38 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Reviews of GammaTech Utilities?dir

[e-mail] (Brian Wiersema) writes:
> I would be interested in your impressions of the GammaTech Utilities for
> OS/2.  E.g. how does HPFS volume optimization work?  Are these must-have
> utiltities for OS/2 users?  Enquiring minds, etc...

    I used Gammatech to recover files from a corrupted HPFS Volume.
It was so badly corrupted that booting from OS/2 boot floppy and
running chkdisk only resulted in OS/2 being unable to find the C:
partition. But Gammatech found the Volume, Files, and recovered them!

    This product does work

I might also mention that, I had the 16bit version, and had not
upgraded it until the above problem occured, All I did was call
GammaTech, and talk to Benny Ormson (President), and He asked for my
invoice number, said that I qualified for the free upgrade, and he
would drop it in the mail that day. He also allowed me to Dial in
(Modem) and DL the HPFS recover Utility that day, so we wouldn't have
to wait for the mail!

    This is Service! I can't remember the last time a software
Vendor did this for a small customer. Here is a company that supports
OS/2 and really supports OS/2 Users

Michael Kupka

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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 13:23 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Seagate Hard Drive Specs

From:  SchwartzM at dockmaster.nscs.mil (Marc Schwartz)

In two recent postings on INFO-IBMPC there were requests for hard drive
specs on Seagate hard drives.  One was for an older ST4096 MFM drive,
the other for ST4766 SCSI.  While I do not have those specs, there is a
telephone number for Seagate Tech Support that can provide either via
human interface or via electronic menus, the specs for all Seagate and
the old Control Data Wren and Imprimis (now Seagate) hard drives.

The number is:  (408)-438-8222.  It is available 24 hours, 7 days a
week.

Hoe that this helps those folks and others who may need this info.
This has been an invaluable resource for me.

Marc Schwartz Director of Clinical Services Summit Medical Systems, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota Voice:  (612)-473-3250 E-mail:  SchwartzM at
dockmaster.ncsc.mil

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Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 23:04:57 IST
From: Zvi Lando <[e-mail]>
Subject: Two Requests

Shalom;

I am looking for two things and I hope someone can help me:

1) A ftp program which will insert a quote mark ">" in the beginning of
each line in an ascii file. I would like this to work OFFLINE on my pc.

2) A electronic magazine or other such sorce on internet which new
computer products are announced. I know of "new-prod", but it doesn't
get alot of use. I can't believe that the computer companies don't want
to exploit internet for such a service (or am I underestimating them
:))

Thanks !!!!

Zvi

[e-mail]

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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 12:57:00 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Upgrading 386 PC from DOS 3.10 to DOS 5

I have a friend that has a IBM-Clone 386SX.  The 386 has a 103M hard
disk and an operating system of DOS 3.10.  I want to put DOS 5.0 onto
his system; however when booting up to the drive A: with the system
disk and attempting to transfer the System to the C: drive, I get the
message...Invalid, Drive not available.  The CMOS and the SCSI
Controller won't allow me to boot to the Drive A: and when I go into
the setup there is no allowance for booting a disk in Drive A:?  I
suggested to my friend that he back up his hard drive and we'll have to
re-setup the hard disk the hard way....by removing the partition and
logical drive setup, booting up on the A: drive and then transfering
DOS 5.0 that way!

My question is this....is this the only way to replace the operating
system on a clone!  Most other major vendor machines allow for the
booting on the A: drive and the using of the SYS command to transfer an
upgraded vers. of DOS?  Is it the SCSI controller that won't allow the
use of the A: drive?  And what will happen if I remove his partition,
if I can't boot on the A: drive?Will I be able to put DOS 5.0 on the
partition newly re-created! A very perplexing setup!?   Thank you for
your assistance!

David Valley
Washington, DC

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Date: 23 Dec 92 17:23:27 GMT
From: "Janet M. Swisher" <[e-mail]>
Subject: What causes cross-linked files?

The other day I discovered that a couple of files on my hard disk were
cross-linked.  I was able to fix the problem and recover the data using
Norton.  However, I'm curious what sorts of circumstances lead to this
happening, so that I can avoid them in the future.

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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 23:07:23 CET
From: Marco Bianchi <[e-mail]>
Subject: Windows Sound System And Sony

I've tried to use my Sony DR200-C Headphones with microphone with the
Micrsoft's Windows Sound System but it didn't work.

The Sony DR200-C has a microphone for also outside and inside use that
has a 300omh (+-20%) impedance ans, connected to the board, it don't
produced any effect, but it works with any other device such as
Recorder. There is anybody that knows how to solve the mistery? The WSS
manual says that the mike in sot compatible with the board but is it
possible?

Unfortunatly MS doesn't provide to say which is the caractheristc for
his board (impedance,output power, ecc.), so i'm not able to solve the
problem.

Waiting for your aswer, i wish you an Happy New Year.

Thank's a lot

Marco Bianchi - Rome, Italy

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Date: 21 Dec 92 21:37:07 GMT
From: Mike Lempriere <[e-mail]>
Subject: SP Finally Installed

Jason Ari Goldstein ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hey now,
:
: Well, it turns out that because I had a second monochrome video card
: installed the service pack wasn't happy.  Well, since I blew my
: monochrome monitor a couple of weeks back I had no qualms about not
: installing for 2 monitors.  Any way, it installed no problem with the
: exception of it isn't in 1024x768 mode.  How do I get it to change?
: Thanks.
[.sig deleted]

Just to let you know, I'm using Trident SVGA and an old monchrome with
OS/2 2.0 and the CSD.  It does work.  In case it might help, the
following is extracted from my config.sys.

rem --- Display settings ---
DEVINFO=SCR,SVGA,D:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
rem DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VMONO.SYS
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_VGA,VIO_MPA
SET VIO_VGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVHSVGA)
SET VIO_MPA=DEVICE(BVHMPA)

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