1 INFO-VAX	Sat, 29 Jul 2006	Volume 2006 : Issue 419       Contents:( Re: Announcing Availability Manager V2.6( Re: Announcing Availability Manager V2.6/ Re: page_setup and a signature 'font' on a dimm ' Re: USB temperature and humidity logger  XP1000 USB port working in VMS  F ----------------------------------------------------------------------    Date: 29 Jul 2006 08:31:39 -02006 From: peter@langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER)1 Subject: Re: Announcing Availability Manager V2.6 , Message-ID: <44cb1ceb$1@news.langstoeger.at>  f In article <1154114190.937658.190550@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, "Ian Miller" <ijm@uk2.net> writes:3 >first problem report I've seen for the new version  > M >http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1046887   % But the problem mentioned is not new. H I have it for years now (@home) and I haven't found the solution so far.B (I think, the situation/setup is just like @office where it works)   --   Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER % Network and OpenVMS system specialist  E-mail  peter@langstoeger.atF A-1030 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist   ------------------------------    Date: 29 Jul 2006 19:23:00 -02006 From: peter@langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER)1 Subject: Re: Announcing Availability Manager V2.6 , Message-ID: <44cbb594$1@news.langstoeger.at>  e In article <44cb1ceb$1@news.langstoeger.at>, peter@langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER) writes: g >In article <1154114190.937658.190550@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, "Ian Miller" <ijm@uk2.net> writes: 4 >>first problem report I've seen for the new version >>N >>http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1046887 > & >But the problem mentioned is not new.I >I have it for years now (@home) and I haven't found the solution so far. C >(I think, the situation/setup is just like @office where it works)   A I even had the AVAILMAN.INI file copied from office to home then. L Didn't work (but proofed that the mentioned AVAILMAN.INI is not the problem)  F And the funny part it, that the installation of V2.6 on my V8.2 systemL "cured" the problem (while on the other V7.3-2, it did not). Don't know why.  G So, I've now AVAILMAN running (@work and) on one (of 2) system(s) @home   = Strange product (and good to still have AMDS on my V7.3-2)...    --   Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER % Network and OpenVMS system specialist  E-mail  peter@langstoeger.atF A-1030 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist   ------------------------------  # Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:12:02 GMT ; From: "Jeffrey H. Coffield" <jeffrey@digitalsynergyinc.com> 8 Subject: Re: page_setup and a signature 'font' on a dimm? Message-ID: <mNLyg.139003$H71.66873@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>    wilmesr@hotmail.com wrote:   >>  6 > <ESC>*p1500x2000Y<ESC>(1Q<ESC>(s1p36.0v0s0b0TS<ESC>E > B The PCL 5 manual says <ESC>E will print any received data and thenJ reset the printer. I would expect to see the signature on a separate page.  ! > Any thoughts anyone ?  Bueller?  >  > Thanks in advance! > RW >   * Try <ESC>0U<ESC>(s4099T instead of <ESC>E.  F <ESC>0U selects the ASCII symbol set and <ESC>(s4099T selects Courier.  = If the file doesn't have any other PCL sequences then you may = be able to use a Postscript header but you would need to know 4 the Postscript command to select the signature font.  
 Jeff Coffield    ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:56:48 -0700 4 From: Alan Frisbie <Usenet02_REMOVE@Flying-Disk.com>0 Subject: Re: USB temperature and humidity logger% Message-ID: <1154188518.507100@smirk>    Tim Sneddon wrote: > John Reagan wrote:   >> Forrest Kenney * >> OpenVMS head midnight USB device person  C > Has anyone had a crack a getting the USB Missile Launcher running 
 > on VMS? :-)   9 I have it on good authority (an e-mail from Forrest) that : the USB Missile Launcher is now running on VMS.   The main< complaint so far (from other VMS developers) is that he gets9 all the neat toys to play with.   There is no word on how 9 many orders for this toy have been placed from the Nashua  area.   :-)   < In case you have some spare time and money, and want to play8 with one of the coolest toys around, you can get one at:= http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=mislau . 9 Their ship *very* quickly, and I am a satisfied customer. 8 In fact, I think it took longer for FedEx to deliver one7 from me to Forrest than it did for IWOOT to get them to  me from England!  ; You will need to craft an entry for the missile launcher in ; sys$use_config.dat.   A sample entry for the launcher is in  the example code.   < The user interface is very crude, and is waiting for someone- to volunteer to write a DECwindows interface.   9 In other news, Forrest has asked me to announce that some 7 USB driver fixes he made for some other controllers now 3 allow the built-in USB ports on the XP1000 to work.   ; He didn't say explicitly, but I assume this code will be in % VMS v8.3 or in a soon-to-come update.    Alan   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:08:19 -0700 4 From: Alan Frisbie <Usenet02_REMOVE@Flying-Disk.com>' Subject: XP1000 USB port working in VMS % Message-ID: <1154189209.232508@smirk>   : Forrest Kenney has asked me to announce that some fixes he; made for some other USB devices now allows the built-in USB = port on the XP1000 to work.   You will need to craft an entry  for it in sys$use_config.dat.   ; He didn't say explicitly, but I assume this code will be in % VMS v8.3 or in a soon-to-come update.     = In other news, lovers of USB toys will be happy to learn that : the USB Missile Launcher is now running on VMS.   The main< complaint so far (from other VMS developers) is that Forrest: gets all the neat toys to play with.   There is no word on= how many orders for this toy have been placed from the Nashua  area.   :-)   < In case you have some spare time and money, and want to play8 with one of the coolest toys around, you can get one at:= http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=mislau . 8 They ship *very* quickly, and I am a satisfied customer.8 In fact, I think it took longer for FedEx to deliver one7 from me to Forrest than it did for IWOOT to get them to  me from England!  ; You will need to craft an entry for the missile launcher in ; sys$use_config.dat.   A sample entry for the launcher is in ; the example code (again, I assume this will be in V8.3 or a  soon-to-come update).   < The user interface is very crude, and is waiting for someone? to volunteer to write a DECwindows interface.   Any volunteers?    Alan   ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2006.419 ************************