This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Vinzenz is the expert on WUTIL and Windows. I'm delighted to hear that we're no longer captive to CHS! –Len
Writing a mouse driver for DOS would probably be no trickier than writing the one for Windows. The unknown is Code Blue, which might not be altogether well-behaved. It could easily trash the mouse while reaching for the printer port, for instance. What DOS software did you hope to mouse…
Hi Brent, The rule on graphics-based software for the Rainbow is very simple: if it wasn't written expressly for the Rainbow, then it must be a Windows application or it won't run. There are a few Windows-based games. Windows 3.0 includes Reversi and the new Windows Solitaire. There are a…
Steve, I have version 4.0 running on my Rainbow and version 4.5 running on my AST. 4.0 is generic DOS and 4.5 seems to be unchanged (though I haven't actually losded it onto the Rainbow for a test). DT is among the simpler Norton Utilities, and it can be invaluable.…
Mike, If your driver's name is really decmouse.SYS then it's likely not a Windows mouse driver at all, but rather a DOS mouse driver, i.e., meant to be loaded in CONFIG.SYS. That would certainly explain Windows SETUP couldn't find the mouse driver! A Windows mouse driver is a totally different…
Mike, I take it the mouse driver is from Windows 2.x. If so, it should work with Windows 3.0, but only in real mode. Manual installation is the easiest option. Copy the DEC mouse driver to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, open your SYSTEM.INI file, look for a line reading mouse.drv=mouse.drv and…
Bob, Which version of DOS are you running? Jerry Miller discovered a problem with DEC's 2.11 (I believe) that resulted in progressive corruption of the hard disk. The details were published in Rainbow News, together with software to diagnose and (if I remember correctly) fix the problem. But I truly…
Try Norton's DT utility.
Steve, The system hangs you've experienced while typing in WfW are now a known problem under RB Windows. You'll find the situation much improved if you do your extended stretches of typing in draft mode rather than layout mode. Also try to use shift+home/delete to wipe out a line of…
Willett, I also seem to recall a problem with Windows if you use WUTIL. Mike Pasini may be able to tell you more. In any case, for Windows users the best idea is to follow Suitable Solutions's instructions to the letter. –Len
Paul, It's the character-mode MS Word you're try to run, no? Or is it Word for Windows? Winword _does_ run, I can vouch. Someone else will have to respond about version 3.0 of the original Word. But, while we're at it, what's the trouble? –Len
Windows 3.0 will run on anything, even an 8088. This time around the Microsoft documentation even days it'll run on an 8088. But it's mighty slow on that 8088. And, yes indeed, most copies of Windows 3 do run on 80286s, just as with Windows 2.11. We can hope Samna…
I'm afraid the situation is not so simple as figuring out what went wrong. Ami Pro 1.2 behaves differently on the Rainbow depending upon the version of Windows it's running under. When under 2.11, it's about as fast as Winword. Under 3.0 it handles memory differently. Presumably to save development…
Willett, Some second thoughts regarding the choice between Word for Windows and Ami Pro under Windows 3: This afternoon I received a call from one of the Win 3 beta testers saying that he'd become impatient with the speed of Ami Pro 1.2 (the latest version) under Win 3. So…
While you're at it, John, you might consider Excel. It'll give you graphics, mouse support, and Mac file-level compatibility, none of which QP will support on the Rainbow until its Windows version appears. –Len
You might like to know that the current issue (July 1990) of PC Magazine has a comparison of Word for Windows and Ami Pro, with comments on the differences between both and Wordperfect 5.1. Both WFW and Ami Pro receive Editor's Choice ratings.
Alan, If you're using Wordperfect for the RB, v4.2, you can access ALT-key macros by pressing + where the WP manual says ALT. Esc-key macros? I don't think they exist. –Len
I use them both. Ami Pro is the one I prefer for rapidly entering and formatting technical text. Once you learn to use paragraph styles, Ami Pro is as straightforward in operation as Wordperfect. Word for Windows is attractive for straight text entry and uncomplicated formatting. With text it'll do…
Willette, Ami Pro will do all the stuff that 5.0 will and then some, it just makes you redo your font specs, TOC, indexes. That's not onerous, because in Ami font formatting is done within paragraph styles. (A style is a set of instructions for formatting a particular category of…
Willett, The Rainbow Adaptation Kit for Windows 3.0 should be ready late this summer. And an observation about the baggage you say you're carrying: the file formats for Wordperfect 4.2 and 5.0 are fully supported in Ami Pro and Word for Windows through import/export filters. This means that you can…