1 INFO-VAX	Wed, 22 Mar 2006	Volume 2006 : Issue 161       Contents:C Re: Can I use DCPS LPD temporary files as a print to file solution? 8 Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS8 Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS8 Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS8 Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS8 Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS Re: Zip on VMS ver 6.2  F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:43:35 GMT  From: d_gillbilly@hotmail.com L Subject: Re: Can I use DCPS LPD temporary files as a print to file solution?8 Message-ID: <mpl0221at438mmc526fvhaa13nrtq95gvl@4ax.com>  F On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:34:49 GMT, Paul Anderson <paul.anderson@hp.com> wrote:  9 >In article <vd0m12podkqprfkrqm675rml4t9lgogbpn@4ax.com>, ! ><d_gillbilly@hotmail.com> wrote:  > B >> It seems good PS documentation requires spending some money. My< >> manuals here are V2 and I was thinking about getting some >> newer/better documentation. > F >Adobe has the PostScript Language Reference manual (red book) on line >in PDF format:  > 5 >   <www.adobe.com/products/postscript/pdfs/PLRM.pdf>  >  >Paul    Thanks Paul,  #    My copy is 15 years out of date.       Duane   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:34:14 -0500 , From: Forrest Kenney <Forrest.Kenney@hp.com>A Subject: Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS % Message-ID: <44204726.8AD1489@hp.com>   = 	I doubt the problem with your drive had anything to do with  F the size of the disk.  I has everything to do with the interface chip C that converts the SCSI commands sent over the USB bus to IDE/Atapi   commands for the disk.  ? 	The V8.2 driver that was on V8.2 IA64 has lots of issues with  H getting the disk geometry data.  The driver in V8.2-1 is a little betterG and the one in V8.3 is better stil.  Perfect no, I am sure someone will G show up any minute now with a device that does not work with the latest  driver.   ; 	If you contact me directly I will see about getting you a  C driver that works on V8.2 for IA64 to try.  But just today I got a  B report of a DVD reader/writer that appears to have a problem with B the latest driver.  I am now trying to get a copy of that disk so > I can figure out what is going wrong.  The standards for theseC all of this is open enough that it is easy for a new device to not   work.      Forrest  OpenVMS development    ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:08:10 GMT " From:   VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORGA Subject: Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS 0 Message-ID: <00A53079.59388B87@SendSpamHere.ORG>  T In article <44204726.8AD1489@hp.com>, Forrest Kenney <Forrest.Kenney@hp.com> writes: >  >  > > >	I doubt the problem with your drive had anything to do with G >the size of the disk.  I has everything to do with the interface chip  D >that converts the SCSI commands sent over the USB bus to IDE/Atapi  >commands for the disk.  > @ >	The V8.2 driver that was on V8.2 IA64 has lots of issues with I >getting the disk geometry data.  The driver in V8.2-1 is a little better H >and the one in V8.3 is better stil.  Perfect no, I am sure someone willH >show up any minute now with a device that does not work with the latest >driver. > < >	If you contact me directly I will see about getting you a D >driver that works on V8.2 for IA64 to try.  But just today I got a C >report of a DVD reader/writer that appears to have a problem with  C >the latest driver.  I am now trying to get a copy of that disk so  ? >I can figure out what is going wrong.  The standards for these D >all of this is open enough that it is easy for a new device to not  >work. >  >  >Forrest >OpenVMS development  G No rush Forrest.  I only plugged it in for academic purposes.  It's not < presently an issue or need, but it could become necessary.    E Keep plugging away at the driver and I'll let you know when/if I need  to actually use it.    --  K VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker   VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM              5   "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"     ------------------------------    Date: 21 Mar 2006 13:02:06 -0800( From: "Rich Jordan" <jordan@ccs4vms.com>A Subject: Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS A Message-ID: <1142974926.099367.8700@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>   E I have a Microtech external SCSI card reader that has two full height F PC card slots; used with adapters (one SD and one Compactflash to fullG PC card) its worked perfectly on my PWS600au under VMS V7.3-1 and -2... F I haven't tried booting it though; my biggest available card is a 64MB
 right now.  F They also make smaller internal ones that look like the fit in a CDROMD slot; the ones I've seen have the full size PC card slot plus one orE two other slot type (CF and SD I think).  I'd imagine they would work  well for memory card usage.   9 None of that helps with using USB portable drives though.    Rich   ------------------------------    Date: 21 Mar 2006 13:44:28 -0800( From: "Rich Jordan" <jordan@ccs4vms.com>A Subject: Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS C Message-ID: <1142977468.433038.326240@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>   G I got the external one on Ebay a couple of years ago.  A quick look now E (search "microtech scsi" and ignore the USB type adapter cables) only G shows those internal units (which again I have not tried).  The PC card 1 adapters for CF and SD cards I got from Best Buy.   E I initialized several 16 and 64MB cards, copied files to/from, backed D up to/from, zipped to/from, etc, without problems.  The docs I foundF online did not provide any info about card size limitations, so I haveE no idea if your big cards will work (perhaps the newer internal units F will have some specs available online, but it does look like Microtech! itself is no longer in business).    Rich   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:10:20 -0500 * From: "d b turner" <dbturner@islandco.com>A Subject: Re: USB mass storage - accessing memory cards on OpenVMS 5 Message-ID: <0r1Uf.319$yn4.70@bignews7.bellsouth.net>    this really is old news   K we  had stock of the ide reader (plugs into on board ide bus) and replaces   the floppy drive   reads sd cf         4 "Rich Jordan" <jordan@ccs4vms.com> wrote in message = news:1142977468.433038.326240@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... H >I got the external one on Ebay a couple of years ago.  A quick look nowG > (search "microtech scsi" and ignore the USB type adapter cables) only I > shows those internal units (which again I have not tried).  The PC card 3 > adapters for CF and SD cards I got from Best Buy.  > G > I initialized several 16 and 64MB cards, copied files to/from, backed F > up to/from, zipped to/from, etc, without problems.  The docs I foundH > online did not provide any info about card size limitations, so I haveG > no idea if your big cards will work (perhaps the newer internal units H > will have some specs available online, but it does look like Microtech# > itself is no longer in business).  >  > Rich >    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:11:14 -0600 - From: Hunter Goatley <goathunter@goatley.com>  Subject: Re: Zip on VMS ver 6.2 6 Message-ID: <%O_Tf.295$yn4.161@bignews7.bellsouth.net>   Martin Vorlaender wrote:4 > "Hunter Goatley" <goathunter@goatley.com> wrote...% >> As for chicken/egg, you can either H >> download the UNZIP.*EXE executables I provide (linked under VMS V6.x) >> or download UNZIP.BCK.  >>/ >> ftp://ftp.process.com/vms-freeware/fileserv/ 4 >> http://vms.process.com/ftp/vms-freeware/fileserv/ >>F >> The UNZIP.* executables can be found in the vms-freeware directory. >  > Sorry, Hunter, but - >  > $ mcr []unzip.alpha_exe -v. > UnZip 5.52 of 28 February 2005, by Info-ZIP. > ... I > Compiled with DEC C V6.2-003 for OpenVMS (V7.3-2 Alpha) on Feb 28 2005. 9 >                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^!   @ Yes, it was compiled on that version of Alpha, but the image was= linked under OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 (I compiled it on V7.3-2, but / linked it against the system images from V6.2).   ' > Just had the same discussion on ITRC.  > L > FWIW: I made an old version (5.42) of UNZIP.EXE available on my employer's1 > server, linked under OpenVMS Alpha 1.5 ;-) , at . > ftp://ftp.pdv-systeme.de/vms/unzip.alpha_exe9 > http://www.pdv-systeme.de/users/martinv/unzip.alpha_exe  > F I used to go back that far, but it's been years since I've heard about anytone still using V1.5.    --     Hunter ------9 Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/ B PreciseMail Anti-Spam Gateway for OpenVMS, Tru64, Solaris, & Linux9 goathunter@goatley.com     http://www.goatley.com/hunter/    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2006.161 ************************