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OS/2
Using New Deal software with OS/2
To run New Deal software under OS/2
- Run your New Deal software in a regular full-screen DOS box,
not a box that boots a specific version of DOS. In other words,
the DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE setting on the session page should be clear.
- Increase the number of DOS_FILES available to that DOS box
to at least 80.
- Make sure the HW_TIMER setting is on.
- All other values can be left at their defaults.
No special installation of your New Deal software is necessary.
"SYS Error 0005. Access Denied"
You may get this error while installing under OS/2, because OS/2
thinks there is an extended attribute set for all of the files
on the installation disks.
To change this extended attribute:
- Use the DISKCOPY command to copy each New Deal installation
disk to a diskette that is not write protected.
- Run CHKDSK /f on each diskette. OS/2 will
correct what it thinks is an extended attribute error on every
single file.
Serial (COM) Port Issues
In OS/2's PROGRAM PARAMETERS, set DIRECT_COM_ACCESS to ON.
Printing or Parallel Port Issues
Run Preferences in NewManager. Select the Computer module and
be sure the LPT port is set to "7" (not BIOS or DOS).
In your CONFIG.SYS file:
- To optimize printing time, add/IRQ to the line
BASEDEV=PRINT01.SYS
- If you are using only one printer, you may delete PRINT01.SYS
- If you have only one printer, your buffer size should be
PRINTMONEBUFSIZE=1024,0,0 . The maximum buffer size is 2048.
The minimum appears to be 134. There have been no reported problems
with using a setting of zero.
CD-ROM Drives
If NewManager does not properly recognize your CD-ROM drive,
try adding a line like this one to the [system] section
of your GEOS.INI file:
drive e = 65535
where e is the letter corresponding to your CD-ROM drive.
Task Switching
If you cannot task switch between your New Deal software
and OS/2's WorkPlace Shell, it may be that your video board
is unable to make the change from your OS/2 video mode
to the New Deal video mode and back.
Try using the standard VGA 640x480 (16-color) driver in New
Deal, or try using the same video resolution (same screen size
and same number of colors) in both OS/2 and in your New Deal
software.
OS/2 and FaxWorks
If you have installed FaxWorks, it will be configured as a printer in your
New Deal software on LPT3.
In the Light version of FaxWorks, only the IBM
Proprinter emulation is supported, so you must install the IBM
Proprinter driver on LPT3 in New Deal's Preferences, Printer.
If you have the full version of FaxWorks,
you can use the HP LaserJet driver in New Deal, which may provide
a better quality result than the Proprinter driver.
If everything is installed and configured properly, to fax a
New Deal document simply print it using the appropriate printer
driver for LPT3. You will be switched to the FaxWorks phone book
and prompted for the destination phone number for your fax. When
your fax has been transmitted, you will be returned to your New Deal
software.
Support Limitations
Please note that we cannot provide you with OS/2 support beyond
the information contained in this document. However, you should
have no problems running your New Deal software under OS/2 using the
settings above. The following suggestions from our customers have
not been verified or tested by New Deal.
User Tips
Differences in hardware and software configurations from one computer
to another can require different settings. Because OS/2 offers
a wide variety of configurations, we cannot guarantee any of these
settings will work for you. However, some of our customers recommend
the settings below.
One customer reports increased performance when using the following
parameters:
- Removed "%" from PROGRAM, PARAMETERS
- Added C:\NEWDEAL to working directory
- Set HW_ROM_to_RAM OFF
Another customer reports best performance with these parameters:
- COM_HOLD Off
- COM_RECEIVE_BUFFER_FLUSH None
- COM_SELECT All
- DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION On
- INT_DURING_IO On
- PRINT_SEPARATE_OUTPUT On
- PRINT_TIMEOUT 15
- PROGRAM, PARAMETERS %
- PRINTER SETTINGS, QUEUE OPTIONS "PRINT WHILE SPOOLING"
selected
- IDLE SENSITIVITY 100
A third customer recommends these settings:
- VIDEO_8154A_XGA_IOTRAP Off
- XMS_MEMORY_LIMIT 1024 (or the amount of RAM in Kbytes that
you want New Deal to use)
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