From years ago I remember that some programs had a possibility to suppress the so called snow on CGA monitors. I can't remember if it was done with the...
Constant Brouerius va...
constant@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:17 pm
16356
Very nicely articulated, Garry. I have followed Steve's musings and comments for sometime now and, while one may take issue with his presentation style, his...
Rasmussen, Rodd
rrasmuss@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:25 pm
16357
... Dear Andy, I'd say that it's not too likely that more memory will give you much benefit, then. As I recall, Word for DOS didn't use that much memory, so...
Anthony J. Albert
albert@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:39 pm
16358
... Quick answer: a "network adaptor" and a NIC (network interface card) are one and the same, in common usage. "network adaptor" is the more general term,...
Anthony J. Albert
albert@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:52 pm
16359
Constant, The "snow" on a CGA monitor is caused by two devices accessing the video memory at the same time (the CPU and the video processing chip (I used to...
kidrhino@...
Oct 1, 2001 5:46 pm
16360
Constant, Oops. This part is inaccurate: "[ ... ] The bits needed to draw the screen image are only accessed on the "forward" sweep, while the gun is "off"...
kidrhino@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:58 pm
16361
If the snow comes from apps which use the ansi driver, just change the driver. I like ansi.com (not sys!) from the pc mag archive. It has the snow option, and...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:03 pm
16362
... There is a program called Popcorn for Windows that is like this. http://www.ultrafunk.com/products/popcorn/ It seems to work great for reading and deleting...
Chrys Amy Dean
vrondi@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:34 am
16363
-As a denizen of the almost frozen north i must take exception to this stereotype. Actually the north - both the tiage and the tundra was a hunter's paradise....
PAUL PAVLIK
pavlik@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:31 am
16364
Moose in your back yard!! cool!! My folks have deer in there back yard on a regular basis, along with woodchucks, and very recently a coyote, but moose tops...
Chad Fernandez
fernande@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:48 am
16365
... I've got a couple of those MCA NICs and one NIC that has dual edge connectors on opposite sides of the cards so that all you had to do was flip the card...
Dale Mentzer
dmentzer@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:58 pm
16366
Hi, Maybe this program can solve the CGA snow problem. I have not tried it but I think it what you are looking for. http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/49675.html If...
M.de Azagra y de Miot...
imazagra@...
Oct 2, 2001 10:45 pm
16367
Hello: Can anyone here recommend a good Windows 3.x fax program? I am looking for one without any unnecessary and superfluous bells and whistles, one that will...
Samuel W. Heywood
sheywood@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:27 am
16368
Anthony J. Albert wrote in part: <snip> ... Thank-you for your suggestion, both computers *are* equipped with modems... I realize I should not be wasting time...
ANDY
geoghega@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:12 pm
16369
About this Document This document evolved from Rick Russell's networking documentation, which can be found at ...
ANDY
geoghega@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:12 pm
16370
I can't access my Control Panel in "Main" in Win3.1... it appears with the red re-sizing border within the "Main" Desktop I try to "pull" it back to full...
ANDY
geoghega@...
Oct 4, 2001 9:24 pm
16371
... Dear Andy, Well, taking the things you've remarked on or asked about in order... ... Hooking two modems directly together is possible, but very, very ...
Anthony J. Albert
albert@...
Oct 4, 2001 9:30 pm
16372
Could be a corrupt CPL applet -- look for *.CPL files, try moving them away from the PATH to see if one of them is causing it. Regards, Ben A L Jemmett. ...
Ben A L Jemmett
ben.jemmett@...
Oct 4, 2001 10:48 pm
16373
... Sam, if you do not mind a DOS program, have a try with B.J. Guillot's BGFAX http://www.blkbox.com/~bgfax/ If you need some non-English codepages your...
Christof Lange
cce.zizkov@...
Oct 5, 2001 2:05 pm
16374
Thank you, Steven, seems as if another reason, why not to change to Linux, has vaporized. I save this for next year, when I am going to try Linux myself. Just...
Christof Lange
cce.zizkov@...
Oct 5, 2001 2:10 pm
16375
... I do not know. All my keyboards are standard English keyboards, so I can not try the keymaps myself. If anybody has tried BasicLinux on a foreign...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Oct 5, 2001 8:12 pm
16376
A canadian company devised a system reported on ROBTV that goes one better than this. You go to a 'data booth' (or even a computer anywhere on the internet or ...
PAUL PAVLIK
pavlik@...
Oct 5, 2001 11:47 pm
16377
... In a previous installation (Debian), I was able to enter and display accented characters at the console with, for example, something like "Ctrl-. 'e" for...
Howard Eisenberger
hce250699@...
Oct 6, 2001 2:29 am
16378
... Setfont has been eclipsed by a newer "console-tools" package, which includes a similar "consolechars" utility. The "Danish" howto used to be the best...
Randy Goldenberg
randyg@...
Oct 6, 2001 3:26 am
16379
... Thanks for the info. I believe the original poster asked about the availability of international language support in Linux text-mode (console) without...
Howard Eisenberger
hce250699@...
Oct 6, 2001 9:11 am
16380
On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 09:31:18 +0000 Christof Lange <cce.zizkov@...> wrote: ... I have tried BGFAX. It does work nicely. I need a good Windows 3.x program...
Samuel W. Heywood
sheywood@...
Oct 6, 2001 7:39 pm
16381
... I have tried BasicLinux with the foreign keyboard addon with a spanish keyboard. It works perfectly. The only problem is that I can't type "ñ". The...
Alejandro Lieber
lima@...
Oct 7, 2001 1:09 pm
16382
w would someone send me via e-mail the install diskettes for Win3.11?? thank-you in advance, Andy geoghega@... To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message...
ANDY
geoghega@...
Oct 7, 2001 3:32 pm
16383
... I think what you ask for is illegal. However, if you are as poor as I, that wont matter. the lawyers are not going to sue if you dont have the money to...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Oct 7, 2001 10:25 pm
16384
... Yes, if I am understanding the request, not only is it illegal, it is very impractical, since Workgroups for Windows (3.11) is a pretty big program, much...
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