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Posting history for user PTRBLT::BALLOU

71 notes across 18 conferences

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all the ambiance of a Ground Round
win<>lOse, tight<>lOOse

Possible 2 Other Accounts for PTRBLT::BALLOU

Username	Total Posts	First Post	Last Post	Most Used Personal Name
MOVIES::BALLOU	1	`Tue Dec 22 1992`	`Tue Dec 22 1992`	all the ambiance of a Ground Round
VMSDEV::BALLOU	222	`Mon Aug 14 1989`	`Tue Aug 11 1992`	It's late, but at least it's slow!

Summary of Posts

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Conference	Total Posts	Conference Title
noted::ibmpc-92	17	IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc. (archive, new is RANGER::IBMPC-93)
vmszoo::vms_posix	10	POSIX for OpenVMS - Public forum
noted::mswindows	7	Microsoft Windows
decwet::nt-developers	5	MS Windows NT Developers
7.286::turbo_c	5	Welcome to the Turbo/Borland C/C++ Notes File!
ranger::mswindows_examples	5	Microsoft Windows Programming Examples
noted::ibmpc-93	4	'93 conference archived; use NOTED::IBMPC-94 now
noted::pwdos4	4	PATHWORKS for DOS/VMS V4.x
turris::vaxc	3	VAX C Notes
turris::gnu	3	GNU Conference
decwet::windows-nt	1	Windows NT
clt::cma	1	DECthreads Conference
7.286::ibmpc_shareware	1	Shareware for IBM PC and compatibles
misery::feline	1	Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
rdvax::x	1	The X Window System
tuxedo::dce-products	1	DCE Product Information
noted::dup_old_ultrix	1	Volume 3, Take a RISC with ULTRIX...
smurf::i18n	1	I18N

Conference decwet::nt-developers (MS Windows NT Developers)

5 posts

TOPIC	160.0	Media Vison and NT install
	160.17	`Fri Nov 13 1992 14:46`	Shhh, it's sleeping ...	19 lines
TOPIC	420.0	Any users of NETBIOS over TCP/IP?
	420.6	`Wed Jan 27 1993 15:38`	There's somethin' skewwy here ... :-)	19 lines
	420.11	`Thu Jan 28 1993 13:02`	Bletch. :-)	10 lines
	420.13	`Thu Jan 28 1993 18:42`		8 lines
TOPIC	467.0	Print to Print service problems?
	467.5	`Fri Mar 05 1993 14:16`	Make sure the VMS node is defined in \WINNT\SYSTEM\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS	0 lines

Conference decwet::windows-nt (Windows NT)

1 posts

TOPIC	349.0	WNT in a PATHWORKS environment
	349.35	`Thu Jan 14 1993 19:38`	I have the same problem as in .29	25 lines

Conference noted::ibmpc-92 (IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc. (archive, new is RANGER::IBMPC-93))

17 posts

TOPIC	868.0	Adding Memory to a PC.
	868.55	`Sun Oct 18 1992 14:04`	More memory, SMARTDRV -- way to go	39 lines
TOPIC	922.0	Disk Compression Utilities (Stacker, SuperStor, etc.)
	922.34	`Tue Sep 22 1992 11:12`		13 lines
TOPIC	961.0	Questions on Media Vision Products:
	961.80	`Mon Sep 14 1992 19:19`	Doesn't the Sony 535 have a proprietary, non-SCSI interface?	4 lines
TOPIC	1412.0	Employee Purchase Program for Lotus Products
	1412.29	`Fri Sep 04 1992 18:57`	My take on the tale	9 lines
TOPIC	1813.0	Changing Word licensed to text
	1813.7	`Fri Sep 25 1992 11:47`	So I'm paranoid ...	7 lines
TOPIC	1855.0	How to detect key up/down?
	1855.5	`Wed Aug 19 1992 18:52`	Send a non-specific EOI to the PIC	6 lines
TOPIC	2085.0	TC Computers
	2085.2	`Tue Sep 15 1992 16:48`	TC Computers is indeed the new name of Treasure Chest	7 lines
TOPIC	2213.0	Interrupt vector for a DECpc 325
	2213.3	`Sat Oct 03 1992 19:27`	Let's check software problems first ...	41 lines
TOPIC	2245.0	Hard drive gets stuck....
	2245.2	`Thu Oct 08 1992 19:12`	Stiction. Back up that little puppy NOW!	16 lines
TOPIC	2276.0	Mac SCSI disks OK on a PC?
	2276.3	`Sun Oct 18 1992 14:19`	Right -- don't low-level format!	20 lines
	2276.5	`Mon Oct 26 1992 18:35`	I thought some disks lie ...	4 lines
TOPIC	2344.0	CD-ROM Software
	2344.33	`Thu Nov 05 1992 15:58`	Different paths through the "operating system"	36 lines
TOPIC	2369.0	Download homemade ram-cards to PC ????
	2369.3	`Tue Oct 27 1992 18:08`	I think this would make most (all?) PCs cry "Uncle" loudly!	25 lines
TOPIC	2372.0	Drift rates of PC clocks?
	2372.10	`Tue Oct 27 1992 17:56`	Not low-drift by any means ...	17 lines
TOPIC	2449.0	File protection/ACL's on a PC
	2449.2	`Thu Nov 05 1992 18:12`	SS$_NO_WAY	19 lines
TOPIC	2624.0	Slooow memory POST - AMI BIOS
	2624.11	`Fri Dec 04 1992 13:40`	Perhaps the simpler explanation ...	5 lines
TOPIC	2828.0	[E]ISA bus memory mapping
	2828.1	`Mon Dec 28 1992 21:34`	I/O ports and memory addresses are completely separate	30 lines

Conference noted::ibmpc-93 ('93 conference archived; use NOTED::IBMPC-94 now)

4 posts

TOPIC	509.0	The Official Qualitas 386max/BLUEmax Topic
	509.3	`Sun Jan 31 1993 14:35`	Windows doesn't like 386max expanded memory	26 lines
TOPIC	510.0	The Official Adaptec SCSI contr., driver (ASPI) Topic
	510.199	`Mon Mar 15 1993 15:00`		8 lines
TOPIC	871.0	The Official IRQ Topic
	871.3	`Tue Jan 19 1993 18:46`	Probably more than you wanted to hear (read?) :-)	51 lines
TOPIC	1206.0	Programming serial ports
	1206.2	`Thu Feb 25 1993 01:16`	Is this suitably obscure? :-)	14 lines

Conference noted::mswindows (Microsoft Windows)

7 posts

TOPIC	1935.0	C/C++ V7 - Issues
	1935.12	`Wed Sep 16 1992 16:26`	Has anyone heard about bugs or patches to the Quarterdeck DPMI server?	30 lines
	1935.15	`Mon Sep 21 1992 02:58`	QDPMI bugs	26 lines
TOPIC	2038.0	When DS!=SS Calling C RTLs Using Auto Params
	2038.2	`Wed Sep 16 1992 16:54`	You might need to use DPMI if Windows does not provide an equivalent routine.	13 lines
TOPIC	2039.0	Truetype Mystery...
	2039.10	`Wed Oct 28 1992 17:08`	Check the resolution (300x300)	6 lines
TOPIC	2174.0	MSDOS Window Air-vent Font Menu Entry, How to
	2174.2	`Wed Oct 14 1992 22:01`	You need a Windows 3.1 driver for this.	2 lines
TOPIC	2551.0	RPC
	2551.2	`Wed Feb 03 1993 21:10`	Microsoft has an implementation on DOS and NT	32 lines
TOPIC	2642.0	Error trapping under Windows
	2642.3	`Wed Mar 03 1993 17:42`	A small amount of assembly language might do here	15 lines

Conference turris::vaxc (VAX C Notes)

3 posts

TOPIC	4627.0	Link Vax C code against Posix
	4627.1	`Wed Aug 12 1992 16:20`	SS$_OUT_OF_LUCK	30 lines
TOPIC	4773.0	Requesting Assistance
	4773.7	`Thu Nov 05 1992 18:24`	grump	11 lines
TOPIC	4779.0	JLong V2.02
	4779.5	`Thu Nov 05 1992 18:34`		18 lines

Conference clt::cma (DECthreads Conference)

1 posts

TOPIC	509.0	Thread on ULTRIX V4.3.
	509.4	`Sat Jan 02 1993 13:56`	Not to be pushy ... but when?	9 lines

Conference 7.286::ibmpc_shareware (Shareware for IBM PC and compatibles)

1 posts

TOPIC	1525.0	FreeCell Game request
	1525.2	`Tue Nov 17 1992 21:22`	Runs on Windows 3.1 with Win32s	2 lines

Conference misery::feline (Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected)

1 posts

TOPIC	390.0	SAD, SAD DAY FOR MY EBONY AND ME
	390.39	`Mon Sep 21 1992 03:25`	Where to bury a cat	60 lines

Conference noted::pwdos4 (PATHWORKS for DOS/VMS V4.x)

4 posts

TOPIC	5377.0	`Mon Jan 18 1993 15:35`	Problem with NT client and VMS PATHWORKS server	23 lines
	5377.2	`Thu Jan 21 1993 21:04`	Thanks for the suggestion, but that's not it :-(	10 lines
	5377.4	`Mon Jan 25 1993 00:49`	Versions 4.1 and 4.1-1	8 lines
	5377.5	`Wed Jan 27 1993 16:59`	No joy with 4.2 either :-(	6 lines

Conference 7.286::turbo_c (Welcome to the Turbo/Borland C/C++ Notes File!)

5 posts

TOPIC	458.0	Need TIGA.DLL for TDW!
	458.1	`Thu Sep 24 1992 17:39`	The super-duper-one-size-fits-all-slices-dices-and-minces-only-19.95-from-Ronco video DLL :-)	24 lines
	458.3	`Fri Sep 25 1992 11:35`	Temporary location	3 lines
TOPIC	461.0	borland C++ requirements
	461.4	`Wed Sep 30 1992 12:11`	Current version of Borland C++ is 3.1	7 lines
TOPIC	489.0	FREAD into FAR address
	489.2	`Fri Nov 27 1992 13:16`	It does not work.	13 lines
TOPIC	522.0	Compiler Error using Borland C
	522.1	`Fri Feb 26 1993 14:49`		9 lines

Conference ranger::mswindows_examples (Microsoft Windows Programming Examples)

5 posts

TOPIC	132.0	Explicitly Loaded DLL's and static data
	132.1	`Wed Sep 16 1992 17:21`	I think you need to persuade the compiler to load DS as part of the function prologue.	16 lines
TOPIC	134.0	Relocation information question:
	134.1	`Wed Sep 16 1992 17:24`	Relocation table format	6 lines
TOPIC	167.0	dynamically change menubar language ?
	167.1	`Wed Nov 25 1992 22:04`	SetMenu, followed by DrawMenuBar	10 lines
	167.3	`Fri Nov 27 1992 13:11`	Aha -- you're using DLLs -- it works	26 lines
TOPIC	183.0	List box with icons etc.?
	183.1	`Fri Jan 08 1993 17:30`	owner draw list box	32 lines

Conference rdvax::x (The X Window System)

1 posts

TOPIC	1490.0	VMS POSIX and XtAddInput
	1490.2	`Wed Sep 02 1992 17:09`	Won't fly	14 lines

Conference turris::gnu (GNU Conference)

3 posts

TOPIC	465.0	gnuemacs 18.58 available
	465.27	`Tue Oct 20 1992 15:59`	Is the kit still available anywhere?	3 lines
TOPIC	583.0	Emacs auto indent question
	583.1	`Thu Jan 07 1993 18:00`	Try (setq c-brace-offset -1)	17 lines
TOPIC	594.0	Folders in GNU emacs RMAIL?
	594.10	`Fri Feb 26 1993 13:16`	mail-self-blind	12 lines

Conference tuxedo::dce-products (DCE Product Information)

1 posts

TOPIC	38.0	Problem on printing documents
	38.4	`Sat Aug 22 1992 14:16`	'#' -- shell comment character	19 lines

Conference vmszoo::vms_posix (POSIX for OpenVMS - Public forum)

10 posts

TOPIC	308.0	Can't find any example of mkshm() use.
	308.4	`Thu Sep 24 1992 20:27`	My favorite slogan: A VMS POSIX process is an OpenVMS process!	13 lines
TOPIC	443.0	not enough memory for screens
	443.3	`Wed Aug 19 1992 20:46`	Check PGFLQUO	7 lines
TOPIC	449.0	setting an alarm for 1/40th of a second
	449.1	`Wed Aug 19 1992 21:09`	That works -- but you can use events for non-blocking	8 lines
TOPIC	459.0	Closing sockets
	459.1	`Thu Sep 10 1992 18:43`	Here's a clue :-)	28 lines
TOPIC	485.0	linker cann't find fcntl()
	485.1	`Thu Oct 01 1992 19:50`		6 lines
TOPIC	487.0	mksem() problem => ENOSPC
	487.1	`Fri Oct 02 1992 19:46`	1003.4 special files must reside in a container file system	4 lines
TOPIC	546.0	shmmap returns ENOMEM. how do we tune this?
	546.2	`Mon Nov 23 1992 22:42`	Check GBLPAGFIL	3 lines
TOPIC	565.0	fork fails if a RMS record is locked
	565.2	`Wed Dec 09 1992 17:22`	You should link against POSIX first.	11 lines
TOPIC	599.0	Protection of POSIX$INCLUDE directory
	599.1	`Wed Jan 13 1993 02:25`	It's likely INSPECT meddling with a "system" directory that is world-readable	10 lines
TOPIC	607.0	$ posix and Username: prompt appears
	607.1	`Fri Jan 15 1993 18:40`	Please see note 553.*	0 lines

Conference noted::dup_old_ultrix (Volume 3, Take a RISC with ULTRIX...)

1 posts

TOPIC	9954.0	dxue & Modified date... how to display/sort by.
	9954.2	`Wed Sep 23 1992 22:04`	No such thing as "creation date"	9 lines

Conference smurf::i18n (I18N)

1 posts

TOPIC	34.0	Cannot read nls message catalog as root
	34.12	`Sat Dec 26 1992 09:52`	Admittedly obscure, but ...	11 lines

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First Post:	`Wed Aug 12 1992`
Last Post:	`Mon Mar 15 1993`
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