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Mozilla download behaviour? 36 38 (11/15/2004 8:30:55 PM) comp.os.os2.apps I just downloaded a couple of ISO images. These were from IBM, so I just used an HTTP download. When the download was active, no file appeared in the download target directory. The file did appear there at th... Bob

New version of 'uptime' WPS class 2 33 (10/24/2004 9:08:06 PM) comp.os.os2.apps I have produced a new version of my 'uptime' WPS class. A WPS object which is an instance of this class provides a single object icon on the desktop. The title text displays the system uptime. Making it an ob... Bob

More copies of Galactic Civilizations 3 32 (10/3/2004 11:48:59 PM) comp.os.os2.apps I've just found about another dozen copies of Galactic Civilizations (a nice OS/2 game, if you didm't know). These are new in box and available for the cost of postage and packing. 2.50 gbp in the UK, 4 euro... Bob

15 more copies of Galactic Civilizations 2... 6 37 (10/13/2003 6:14:12 PM) comp.os.os2.apps Probably anyone who wanted one has ordered it by now, but...! I have now distributed 66 free copies of Galactic Civilizations 2 to people on this newsgroup and elsewhere....a few are still awaiting payment f... Bob

Free copies of Galactic Civilizations 38 27 (9/3/2003 7:06:43 AM) comp.os.os2.apps I have a number of copies (OK, 47) of this OS/2 game available. These are left ov er from a large consignment from an OS/2 software dealer who gave them to the UK OS/2 User Group. All copies are shrinkwrapped... rde42

Galactive Civilizations - FREE 1 30 (7/22/2003 8:24:10 AM) comp.os.os2.apps I have a number of copies of Galactic Civilizations for OS/2. These are free to a good home; single copies only until I know demand. There are one or two other items which have been generaously donated; noth... rde42

Website for OS/2 USB/cameras? 1 32 (7/22/2003 7:16:14 AM) comp.os.os2.apps Not long ago I visited a website that talked about the various digital cameras that worked with OS/2. Or it may have been about USB devices. Now I want to use it...looking for a digital camera....would prefer... rde42

Make PDF of hardcopy document? 5 35 (7/21/2003 3:14:02 PM) comp.os.os2.apps I have an A4 format document which I want to turn into PDF. The only way I can think of (short of OCR, which is impractical and anyway there are lots of diagrams) is to scan each page in turn. I know this is... rde42

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$getenv, $setenv & language 13 47 (3/16/2011 7:14:07 AM) comp.os.vms Hello, currently I am fiddling around with $getenv and $setenv and I noticed the following: - on the console I do a "set language 32" - reading the parameter language via $getenv returns "2" - trying to the se... gartmann3 (395)

Idle loop and CPU energy saving 22 51 (4/1/2011 4:16:14 PM) comp.os.vms Since the topic of emulators has been brought up again... With an emulator, there is a challenge of detecting and idle loop so that the emulator can "pause" instead of using 100% of the host's CPU. However, ... jfmezei.spamnot (8968)

Slightly OT: Columbia discontinuing Kermit 26 41 (4/7/2011 10:03:49 PM) comp.os.vms This is pretty sad, I install kermit as a matter of course on all my VMS systems, I find it very useful for quick file transfers and the like. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/04/07/1946244/Columbia-Universit... sampsal (128)

EDT-like editor on *nix 24 47 (4/11/2011 2:28:58 PM) comp.os.vms Hello ! I may be forced off VMS in the not-enough-distant future because of the latest announcement from Oracle. Possibly/hopefully not for everything, but for a good part of our software. I'm still looking ... syltremzulu (577)

Another nail in the VMS coffin... 142 70 (4/13/2011 1:01:59 AM) comp.os.vms HP has pulled the HTML versions of the doc set from their VMS web pages. I very much liked being able to open something like the system services reference manual and click on the $SERVICE name in the TOC to get... VAXman

Uptime for OpenVMS 138 130 (5/10/2011 6:54:38 PM) comp.os.vms This is the best so far at my current site. This would be longer had we not moved datacenters... OpenVMS V7.1-2 on node xxx 10-MAY-2011 13:52:46.60 Uptime 842 20:38:06 Can anyone beat this? ... dansabrservices (273)

SSH mysteriously stops working 15 45 (5/19/2011 5:48:53 AM) comp.os.vms Although I REALLY didn't change anything, SSH has mysteriously stopped working. When going out, I get asked for a password when normally that's not the case (but then things work). When coming in, there is a ... helbig (4924)

Connecting uVAX3100-95 or -96 to MSA30 via SCSI 9 36 (5/26/2011 12:56:02 PM) comp.os.vms Anyone seen this be done, did a preliminary test with an old 3100-40 but it didnt find any from >>>sho dev Any hope on upgrading the KA420-ROM-PATCH, It seems to fix some boot problems on 3100-10 with +1G disk... CY

Problem registering PLI PAKs 14 36 (6/22/2011 12:55:34 PM) comp.os.vms Hi, Albeit posting this in the Hobbyist-Forum first, i thought firing up my Newsreader would be a good idea too :-) I wanted to renew my terminated PLI licenses some weeks ago. Although i've tried it several ... ss

dabs.com replaces its VMS cluster, and chaos ensues. 6 41 (6/24/2011 3:22:14 PM) comp.os.vms http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/06/24/dabs_delivery_debacle/ This is a story of what happens when you replace a perfectly functional VMS cluster with something else. ... Roy.Omond (379)