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Today's topics:
Fax software
PMR 9X377 update
Re BOOT STARTUP
icons and pointers
Re: un-arranged windows
OS/2 2.0, Communications Manager, & OS/2 2.0 Netware Requestor
IBM1S506.add
IBM Model 57 SLCs and comm mgr or elite
OS/2 Books
Feed from the Listearn OS2-L OS/2 Non-Editored Discussion List :
Re: Databasepackage on OS/2
Re: running SAS on an XGA monitor...
Re: running SAS on an XGA monitor...
Re: seamless windows
Re: ftp sites
OS/2 Solutions Coupon Book
Re: No Room for DOS?
Service Pack for OS/2 2.0 GA
ftp sites
Feed from the Usenet (UUCP/Internet) comp.os.os2.* newsgroups :
IBM's plans for OS/2 in 1992...READ THIS!!!!!!!!
PM2You - Remote PM operation
Some changes in OS/2 2.01!
Why does the IBM Nameserver (TCP/IP 1.2.1) not allow zone transfer?
Re: Why does the IBM Nameserver (TCP/IP 1.2.1) not allow zone transfer?
Re: C Set/2 CSD
Re: CSD temporarily withdrawn.
Stability of IBM OS/2 INETD
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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 22:05:36 PDT
From: Dave Gomberg <GOMBERG@UCSFVM.BITNET>
Subject: Fax software
Comments on T Sipples comments on Faxit. I reviewed Version 1.10 of
this product. It was awful. I was proposing to bundle it with hardware
and sell them as a package, and I felt the PMFAX product was so weak, I
could not in good consience sell it. I have also heard good things about
10.6 (the version Sipples reviewed), so I can only assume the product has
been substantially "enhanced" and wrecked recently. I phoned in all the
problems I had, and was told that they were recognized as problems but
would probably not get fixed this year, or early next. So I am left
waiting for good fax code. For those who want a fax/data modem, I have
a couple at VERY reasonable prices. Dave
Dave Gomberg GOMBERG@UCSFVM Internet node UCSFVM.UCSF.EDU (415)731-7793
Seven Gateview Court, San Francisco CA 94116-1941
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Date: 07 Oct 92 10:25:50 EDT
From: Shelly Glaser <GLAS@TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL>
Subject: PMR 9X377 update
As you may recall, I had a problem with printing from OS/2: I got a
"printer does not respond" message and no printout beyond the spooler (no
physical printout). I tried several things at your, and others'
suggestions, and then, got the internet address for IBM's support. The
problem was found to be the default IRQ setting on my Sound Blaster Pro
card. Both LPT1 and the Sound Blaster default to IRQ7. As suggested by
IBM, changing the IRQ jumper on the Sound Blaster card (to IRQ5) did the
magic: My HP LJ-IIIp prints beautifully from OS/2 now. I enclose here
part of the message I got from IBM.
Thanks for your help - you were almost at the right answer!
Yours
Shelly Glaser
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> From: "IBM OS\\2 defect support." <76711.610@CompuServe.COM>
>
> RE: PMR 9X377
>
> Shelly,
>
> The analyst who has been working on your problem has entered a reply:
>
> This sounds like a hardware problem.
> Either the I/O card does not support interrupt driven printing, or
> the cable does not have all 25 pins fully wired.
> Also, the SoundBlaster is set to IRQ7 as a default. This conflicts
> with LPT1.
> On Compuserve there is a DOS utility that may help the customer. It
> is called PRNINTST. It only works with LPT1 and it will tell you if
> interrupts are received for a printing test.
> Thanks.
>
> Here is some information from the IBM database about hardware and
> printing problems. Please read it and let me know what you think.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
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Date: Mon Oct 19 11:01:35 BST 1992
From: Mike O'Carroll <mike@elec-eng.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Re BOOT STARTUP
You can hold down Ctrl-Shift-F1 as soon as the white screen appears
for 20 secs or so.
I wanted a standard desktop every time for our students, so I shutdown
in the required state, made a copy of os2.ini and os2sys.ini (using
the distribution diskettes, then put a couple of copy commands in config.sys
to copy these files to the working ones on every boot.
It seems to work so far!
--
Mike O'Carroll, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,
The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
E-mail: mike@ee.leeds[.ac.uk]
UUCP: ...uunet!mcsun!uknet!lena!mike
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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 92 09:35 CST
From: <CSS0860@TAMZEUS> (Chas. Steven Suehs, Texas A&M: Wants a 386)
Subject: icons and pointers
Two questions, folks...hope you can help me out.
Where are all the icons located for the work place shell. Are these
embedded in the executables?
2nd, How can I change the appearance of my mouse pointer? There's a
pointer template; what good is it?
-Steve
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Date: Tue Oct 20 13:18:46 BST 1992
From: Mike O'Carroll <mike@elec-eng.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: un-arranged windows
> i) Create a folder with icons for all your favourite apps
> ii) Arrange or sort it and change the frame size so it all fits
> nicely
> iii) Close the window or Shutdown
> iv) On reopening, or rebooting, the window is opened, but nothing is visible.
> v) Hit the scroll bars, the icons appear, and the scroll bar
> vanishes.
Further to my own query above, setting the "Always maintain sort order"
check in the notebook gets round the problem.
--
Mike O'Carroll, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,
The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
E-mail: mike@ee.leeds[.ac.uk]
UUCP: ...uunet!mcsun!uknet!lena!mike
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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 92 08:51:56 EDT
From: Rob Hudson <SSROB@ECUVM1>
Subject: OS/2 2.0, Communications Manager, & OS/2 2.0 Netware Requestor
The subject says it all. Has anyone been able to get the aforementioned
components to work together? If so please send me the steps that were taken to
accomplish this astounding feat. Thanks in advance
* ROB L. HUDSON ___ ___ SSROB@ECUVM1.BITNET *
* SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER |__ | | | SSROB@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU *
* EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY |___ |___ |__| ( 919 ) 757 - 6401 *
* GREENVILLE, NC 27858 *
* *
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Date: 21 Oct 1992 03:12:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Wayne P. Myers" <wm0i+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: IBM1S506.add
Does anyone have the new driver by this name that's supposed to fix the
known bug, with OS2 on AT-bus (ISA) machines with non-SCSI disk
controllers. Thanks.
Wayne P. Myers
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 92 13:16:49 EDT
From: "Dennis W. Creagh" <URDC@MARIST>
Organization: Marist College
Subject: IBM Model 57 SLCs and comm mgr or elite
Here at Marist we have a problem with OS/2 running on an IBM model
57 SLC and trying to run NSAs Elite Terminal emulation program
and Communications Manager.
Has anybody experienced the same problem?
HELP?
Dennis W. Creagh
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From: "Alan Neustadtl" <ALAN@bss1.umd.edu>
Date: 22 Oct 92 13:49:10 EDT
Subject: OS/2 Books
As a new OS/2 user I would like to purchase one or more after-
market books on _using_ OS/2. All the books I have seen are either
too simplistic or for program developers. Do people have
suggestions, or am I correct in concluding that there are few books
on the market?
Best,
Alan
Alan Neustadtl
Department of Sociology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
ALAN@BSS1.UMD.EDU
301-405-6411
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|College of Behavioral & Social Sciences PIERMA@umdd.bitnet|
|Network Programmer 301-405-1669 |
|University of Maryland, College Park |
| That's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature! |
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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 13:59:00 MET
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: Rob van Hoboken <RCOPROB@HDETUD2.TUDELFT.NL>
Subject: Re: Databasepackage on OS/2
If you're thinking of SAS on OS/2 this may make you rethink.
We shelled out a lot of money to buy SAS 6.06 for OS/2, and frankly it
works fine on a PS/2 with a VGA display. On our XGA machines it would
only work with OS.2 1.3, however.
When you start SAS under OS/2 2.0 on a 8514A adapter or on an XGA
adapter, it complains about not being able to find a font file.
When asked, SAS Institute said it was a know problem and would be
fixed in SAS release 6.08. There would be no fix for 6.06.
I have no experience with SVGA displays, but the combination SAS 6.06,
OS/2 2.0 and high resolution displays doesn't work for us. Any
suggestions are of course appreciated.
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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 10:43:00 EST
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: "Allan D. Rosen (412)624-0418" <ADROSEN@PITTVMS.BITNET>
Subject: Re: running SAS on an XGA monitor...
Rob van Hoboken <RCOPROB@HDETUD2.TUDELFT.NL> writes:
>If you're thinking of SAS on OS/2 this may make you rethink.
>We shelled out a lot of money to buy SAS 6.06 for OS/2, and frankly it
>works fine on a PS/2 with a VGA display. On our XGA machines it would
>only work with OS.2 1.3, however.
>When you start SAS under OS/2 2.0 on a 8514A adapter or on an XGA
>adapter, it complains about not being able to find a font file.
True - but SAS Inst. has a workaround. Use the courier font rather than
the default font. This doesn't work for ATI ultra graphics cards but then
again you can use VGA instead of 8514A drivers and that works.
>When asked, SAS Institute said it was a know problem and would be
>fixed in SAS release 6.08. There would be no fix for 6.06.
SAS 6.08 should be out around the end of the year for OS/2 and for the first
time for Windows.
Rethinking, seems a bit extreme in view of the much faster performance and
power of SAS 6.06. Right now, SAS 6.04 for DOS is the only other game
in town for PC's and it is clearly inferior.
>I have no experience with SVGA displays, but the combination SAS 6.06,
>OS/2 2.0 and high resolution displays doesn't work for us. Any
>suggestions are of course appreciated.
I hope I've helped, but if you're disappointed, I would call SAS Inst. and
complain. You could also demand Beta versions of SAS 6.08.
Allan Rosen
University of Pittsburgh
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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 11:07:24 EDT
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: Kevin Hodge <PSGRAKH@GITVM1.BITNET>
Subject: Re: running SAS on an XGA monitor...
I ran into a similar problem installing SAS 6.06 on a Gateway 486DX2/50
EISA machine. We have an ATI Grapics Ultra video card and when I
installed OS/2 2.0, I went for the 8514/A mode. Here's what I remember
about the SAS installation. After installing the core an error box
popped up (don't remember the message). I closed the box and SAS
"aborted" the installation. I called SAS tech support and the fellow
that I talked to immediately recognized the problem. It seems that
the bug involves the available fonts and the default font that SAS
wants to use. SASLOAD had actually completed the installation of the
core programs but had to bail out when it could not find the correct
font. To successfully complete the installation I just added the
following line to the config.sas file:
-font Courier
This parameter is case sensitive so it has to be typed in exactly
as shown above. After doing this, I just started SAS and went to the
help menu at the topmost menu bar in the display manager and selected
the install option. From there, I just installed the remaining SAS
modules (i.e., Base, Stat, IML, and Graph). From then on, everything
went fine. I ran all the test streams without error and have even
printed out some of the graphics stuff to an HP LaserJet III.
I think SAS 6.06 for OS/2 is a great product, vastly superior to PC-SAS.
I've heard that SAS 6.08 for a OS/2 2.0 is in beta (32-bit SAS for
Intel machines!) and should be out within a few months.
| Kevin Hodge, graduate student | |
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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 92 12:27:00 LCL
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: leo richardson <UKI6@DKAUNI2.BITNET>
Subject: Re: seamless windows
> My aopolgies if this is by now a moot point, I have been off the net for
> about five weeks. I have just set up the new os/2 beta with win 3.1, and
> I cannot get ANY seamless windows. I thought that one of the points of this
> release was to get Win apps running properly in seamless windows? All my
> settings are for running both win-os2.3.0 and win-os2.3.1 as an os/2
> window, but the full screen is always called. Further, though I use 3.1
> to setup Win apps, they refuse to appear as seamless windows, and will
> function only through the Win program manager. Is this normal? Thanks
>
> -John
It depends on what graphic driver you use. Today seamless windows works
only on Standard VGA (640*480) and on Trident SVGA (800*600). This will
change when the 32-bit graphics engine is out (late october / early
november).
- Leo
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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 92 17:34:10 EDT
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: "Paul J. Bodin" <pjb3@CUNIXB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU>
Subject: Re: ftp sites
Philip Parker writes:
> Here is a list of the ftp sites for OS/2 software of which I am aware.
> [...]
> name address directory
>
> hobbes.nmsu.edu 128.123.35.151 pub/os2
Thanks to Philip Parker for this offering. I wish to point out,
however, that the administrator of the archive at New Mexico State has
requested that users employ the ftp-os2.nmsu.edu address instead of
hobbes.nmsu.edu. There are plans to switch the archive to a different
machine at some point, and using the address ftp-os2 will always get you
to the archive no matter which machine it happens to be on.
Paul J. Bodin Internet: pjb3@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
Union Theological Seminary smail: 435-52nd Street
(718) 439-3549 Brooklyn, NY 11220
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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 92 20:26:00 CDT
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: Jay Alloway <JAY@KSUVM.BITNET>
Subject: OS/2 Solutions Coupon Book
A couple of months ago there was a discussion about getting and not getting
IBM's OS/2 Solutions Coupon Book. I just received the latest version today.
Included this time are instructions on how to get on the mailing list. It
says to fax your name, address and company to 512-823-1562. The disclaimers
imply that it is produced by Daniels & Roberts, Inc.
- Jay
jay@ksuvm.ksu.edu
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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 92 17:27:00 EDT
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: ERIC WEBB <EWZ@NCCIBM1.BITNET>
Subject: Re: No Room for DOS?
> On a semi-related note, the local IBM rep reports that the 32-bit service
> pack is available but a phone call to 800-IBM-CALL only confused them.
> Anybody know if this is available?
>
> Ronald E. Lacey
Ronald,
Our IBM rep has a copy of the upgrade including the 32-bit graphics
engine. I can't explain the confusion.
Regards,
Eric Webb
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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 92 22:08:54 GMT
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: Markus Ruppel <m.ruppel@IMPERIAL.AC.UK>
Subject: Service Pack for OS/2 2.0 GA
SUMMARY OF APARs
OS/2 STANDARD EDITION 2.0
SERVICE PACK XR06050
OCTOBER 19, 1992
[......]
FYI: The list of APARs included in the Service Pack is currently available at
software.watson.ibm.com (129.34.139.5). I did not send it to the list, since
it is heavily commented and around 150 kB in size. This suggest that the SP
will be available shortly at the same location and other sources of IBM
distribution.
Furthermore, an update for EPM (dated 20/10/92) is available there as well.
Markus Ruppel
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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 92 16:55:26 CDT
Reply-To: "IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List" <OS2-L@FRORS12.BITNET>
From: "Phillip E. Parker" <PPARKER@TWSUVM.UC.TWSU.EDU>
Subject: ftp sites
I don't intend to clutter the net this frequently forever, but new
information arrives daily now.
If you wish to provide comments on sites, please send them to me.
Some have now been incorporated.
Also, please let me know if you would like to include listings of
OS/2-relevant BBSs. If you want it and send me information, I'll open
a new section for them.
Sites from which to get OS/2 software by anonymous FTP.
(Includes those listed in the August issue of OS/2 Monthly.)
name address directory
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu 128.123.35.151 pub/os2
formerly hobbes.nmsu.edu; extensive, mirrors software.watson.ibm.com
mtsg.ubc.ca 137.82.27.1 os2:
access.usask.ca 128.233.3.1 pub/archives/os2
luga.latrobe.edu.au 131.172.2.2 pub/os2
funic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 pub/os2
software.watson.ibm.com 129.34.139.5 pub/os2
official fixes, unofficial enhancements
cc1.kuleuven.ac.be 134.58.8.32 anonymou 201
extensive
pdsoft.lancs.ac.uk 148.88.64.2 micros/ibmpc/os2
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.69.1.12 soft/os2
formerly rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de; home of emTeX and relatives
tethys.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de 131.173.17.10 pub/os2
complete Redbooks in .inf format
Former sites reported as inactive for OS/2 as of 20 Oct 92
ftp.urz.uni-heidelberg.de 129.206.100.126 pub/os2
apparently replaced by ftp.uni-stuttgart.de
novell.com 130.57.4.1 pub/os2
reported to have abandoned os/2: newest may 92
Also consult the latest FAQ, available on most of the preceding.
If you are not able to do FTP directly, there are several options.
Send a single-line message HELP to bitftp@pucc.bitnet or to
ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com for information about their FTP mail servers.
Also, the same message to listserv@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be or listserv@
blekul11.bitnet will get you information about their archive server.
(Those on Bitnet can use TELL to expedite this.)
Please send additions, suggestions, and comments to:
% Phillip E. Parker
% __ 2 Math. Dept. Bitnet: pparker@twsuvm
% |__) Wichita St. Univ. Internet: pparker@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu
% | Wichita KS 67260-0033 Fax: 1-316-689-3748
% USA
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From: goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal)
Subject: IBM's plans for OS/2 in 1992...READ THIS!!!!!!!!
Date: 18 Oct 92 06:34:19 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Hello.
I just wrote a lengthy message to someone who was confused as to what
IBM intends to do to OS/2 in 1992, and after I finished it I realized
that this information would be helpful to a lot of people.
I have obtained all of this information from various IBM'ers who are
very trustworthy for you non-believers. :)
(in addition, nothing in this message is that outrageous)
(PLEASE note that IBM is only PLANNING to get Winos2 v3.1 out in December,
their has been no kind of official announcement.)
(Though from what I hear I wouldn't be surprised at *all* if it is
released in 1992)
Here goes:
===============================================
Hello.
I hope I can clear up some of the confusion you have.
The current wide-release beta that everyone has is intended for people
to help IBM work out bugs with Winos2 v3.1.
The 32-bit GRE included with the beta is not release code, but the beta
is still intended mainly as a testing for Winos2 v3.1.
The SERVICE PACK(SP) that IBM is going to release sometime soon. (They
are currently targeting the end of October, I *personally* believe that
the *latest* IBM will release the SP will be Fall Comdex, which starts
November 16. Why? Because IBM knows that it needs a finished Service
Pack+OS/2 package to hype/promote/give away at Fall Comdex.
(They'll have to show a strong OS/2 available know in case the demo
of OS/2 3.0 running on different processors crashes!) :)
Next, the Service Pack was rumoured to be at 14 disks about 1 week ago.
I'm betting it will be no larger than 20 disks. It will be available
free electronically, or direct from IBM for a media(& maybe shipping)
charge.
The SP will install on top of a OS/2 2.0 GA installation, NOT on top
of the beta. It *will* install on top of the beta, but IBM will not
help anybody with problems they encounter from mixing beta & release
code, and IBM has said they are not responsible for any problems that
result from mixing beta & release code.
IBM *really* wants to make the SP a quality product. They want to make
it so that someone that has OS/2 2.0+Service Pack will have a SOLID
operating system.
It is currently said their are over 250 bug fixes included in the SP.
The reason it is called a Service Pack and not a CSD is because it
includes more than bug fixes. These extras will include:
32-bit GRE
performance enhancements (especially on systems with 4megs)
video drivers (Tseng ET4000 for sure)
IBM has said that before 1993 it will release 32-bit, 256 color, VGA,
SVGA, and 1024X768 video drivers for the following:
Tseng ET4000,
ATI Wonder,
Paradise,
Cirrus,
Video-7.
IBM will also release 32-bit, 256 color drivers for 8514/A before 1993,
and 32-bit XGA-2 drivers that support all of XGA-2's features.
I'm not sure if they are going to release XGA drivers, or if the XGA-2
drivers will work on XGA adapters. If the XGA-2 drivers will *not*
work on XGA cards, then I'm sure IBM is planning on releasing 32-bit,
256 color XGA drivers that support all of XGA's features.
About video drivers, IBM will give the source code for them to their
respective companies and they can do with them whatever they want to.
(ATI can modify their to support the Mach chip on their Vantage and
Ultra cards if they want to)
FINALLY(whew!) IBM is planning on releasing a Winos2 v3.1 "Pack" in
December. This will be like the Service Pack in that it is not a
program unto itself, it *must* be installed on an OS/2+Service Pack
installation.(or OS/2+32-bit GRE installation to be more specific)
I don't know if IBM will charge for the Winos2 v3.1 pack. I don't
think they will.
To offer another opinion, I think that after IBM completes Winos2 v3.1,
they will repackage OS/2 as OS/2 2.x (either 2.01 or 2.1) and sell it
as OS/2 2.0 GA+Service Pack+Winos2 v3.1 all as one 20 to 30 disk product.
Anyways, I hope that this clears things up for you, and that you take
the time to correct other people if they have the wrong ideas about
OS/2 in 1992.
IBM *really* wants OS/2 to succeed...
Thanks.
============================================
That's all, and I mean ALL!
PLEASE don't email me as I have NO more information. (thanks)
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From: d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se (Mikael Wahlgren)
Subject: PM2You - Remote PM operation
Date: 19 Oct 92 00:07:02 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology
In early 1993 I plan to release a program (PM2You?) for remote operation
of the OS/2 PM Desktop. The HOST program will run on almost any OS/2 PM
machine, and will be an add-on to the OS2You text-mode program. The
client program (the terminal) can be another OS/2 machine, or DOS machine
(i.e. terminal programs for both DOS and OS/2 will be available).
As the program will be an add-on to the OS2You program, you can communicate
over async. modems or LAN/WANs using Named Pipes, NetBIOS or Mailslots.
The beta program will begin in December, if everything goes as planned.
If anyone is interested in participating in this beta program, please
send an email. The beta program will be very small, and therefore registered
OS2You owners will be priorited. When finally released, the program will
be shareware.
Mikael Wahlgren d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se
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From: rjones@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ronald Jones)
Subject: Some changes in OS/2 2.01!
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 20:29:53 GMT
I saw OS/2 with the new CSD running today at an IBM meeting. It was
running on a new PS/2 mod 77 (486-33/66) with xga-2. They have added
some new features along with the bug fixes. There is a deinstall
application. It pops up a screen much like the selective install
screen that we saw when first installing OS/2. It lets you select
features you want to de-install (nice touch). Also there was a
program to show a detailed configuration of the system. On the
PS/2 it indicated the boards installed IRQs used and just about
anything you'd want to know about the machine. There is a new
way to install printers which was simpler than the current method
of dragging a driver to the desktop.
I took a look at Solitare in xga-2. It looked much nicer than on my
VGA system. The cards don't have that "blurred" appearance. I think
there are a number of other new features that were added.
--
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From: paulchen@sol.cs.uni-sb.de (Markus Bolz)
Subject: Why does the IBM Nameserver (TCP/IP 1.2.1) not allow zone transfer?
Date: 16 Oct 92 10:47:25 GMT
Organization: /WW/usr/bolz/.organization
Hi all.
I installed the nameserver that comes with the sample code. Everything
works fine except the zone transfer. Any other nameserver that requests
a zone transfer simply gets nothing. Any other information is correct. 8-(
Does anyone know what's wrong with it or has someone an ibm tcp/ip 1.2.1
nameserver running that allows zone transfer?
thanx 4 any help:
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From: andreas@whome.uucp (Andreas Wrede)
Subject: Re: Why does the IBM Nameserver (TCP/IP 1.2.1) not allow zone transfer?
Date: 20 Oct 92 10:15:06 GMT
Organization: Wrede's Home
Markus Bolz (paulchen@sol.cs.uni-sb.de) wrote:
:
: Does anyone know what's wrong with it or has someone an ibm tcp/ip 1.2.1
: nameserver running that allows zone transfer?
:
You are missing 'nxfer.exe'. It was left out of the original release but
is included in the latest CSD for tcp/ip.
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From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: C Set/2 CSD
Date: 22 Oct 92 00:55:07 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
In article <weinkam.719700425@sfu.ca> weinkam@fraser.sfu.ca
(James Lawrence Weinkam) writes:
>>>Where can I find the latest CSD for the C Set/2, the WorkFrame/2 and the
>>>Toolkit?
>>ftp-os2.nmsu.edu or software.watson.ibm.com both have cs0014.zip, the
>>latest (though unofficial) CSD of C Set/2. I haven't heard of/seen any CSD's
>>for the toolkit or the workframe.
>The IBM BBS here in Vancouver has a CSD for C Set/2 level 22. It also
>has a CSD for the WorkFrame but I do not know the level. The BBS has a
>two hour limit, and it took 1.5 hours to download disk one of the
>c set/2 csd. I will try to download the other disk of the c set/2 csd
>today, and also the wf csd (which is much smaller). If I get the time
>I will upload to ftp-os2.
C Set/2 CSD Level 22 is on ftp-os2.nmsu.edu now, I believe (check
/pub/uploads and below). So is the WorkFrame/2 CSD (ditto). I'm not
sure about the Toolkit.
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Subject: Re: CSD temporarily withdrawn.
From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh)
Date: 22 Oct 92 21:37:48 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh) writes:
>I just spoke with the IBM BBS SYSOP here in Vancouver, and the CSD was
>withdrawn 25 min ago.
Here is the text that the IBM Vancouver BBS had a few mins ago.
*** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING ***
OS/2 2.0 Service Pack Not Recommended
Submitted by OS/2 Information Svcs, 3597, CORE at WATSON
On Tuesday, IBM released a "service pack" for OS/2 2.0 that contains
a number of bug fixes, as well as an updated 32 bit graphics engine.
OS/2 Information Services recommends that you do ** NOT ** install the
service pack at this time. Although some significant bugs are fixed,
the service pack introduces many new problems that may adversely affect
your system. Some of the more serious problems include:
o The OS/2 swap file (SWAPPER.DAT) requires much more space than
previously.
o On some systems, overall system performance is worse. On some
8514/A (BGA) systems, screen update performance is worse.
o The Image Adapter/A is not supported. Installing the service
pack on an IA/A system will at best require manual intervention to
get the system to boot.
o Various problems with Extended Services (Communications Manager)
and LAN Services (LAN Requester) have been reported. CM and or
LAN may not work after the service pack has been installed.
o If you use printers on an OS/2 2.0 LAN Server, the server must
also be updated with the service pack for printing to work properly.
If the server is updated, ** ALL ** requesters using that server
must also be updated.
o After installing the service pack, you will have to reinstall the
service pack if you update your system configuration via selective
install, or if you install a new OS/2 or WIN-OS/2 printer driver.
Finally, it is not possible to remove the pack once it has been
installed; if it causes you problems, you will need to reinstall OS/2.
*** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING ***
We have removed the Service Pack from the BBS, and will be replacing with
another version shortly. We aporogize for the confusion and any
inconvenience caused.
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Organization: K.U.Leuven - Academic Computing Center
Date: Friday, 23 Oct 1992 07:48:19 +01
From: Dirk Rober <FDAAA11@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>
Subject: Stability of IBM OS/2 INETD
I'am running IBM TCP/IP 1.2.1 at the latest CSD (& OS/2 2.0 & LS 3.0 & ES 1.0)
and it seems that my INETD process will stop working after some time (<24h).
It will just stop to respond to any open requests without any apperant reason.
Am I the only one experiencing this ?
Any hints or solutions ?
Regards,
Dirk
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