From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:04:00 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 736 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Monday 01 December 2003 Number 736 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: WS4eB: network applications et-al : voytek at sbt dot net dot au 2 Re: Australian IT : John Angelico" 3 Thunderbird : Dennis Nolan 4 Re: Australian IT : Stan Pallis" 5 Re: Australian IT : John Angelico" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:23:00 +1100 (EST) From: voytek at sbt dot net dot au Subject: Re: WS4eB: network applications et-al Daryl, > Which industry? Imaging as in document imaging AFAIK, TIFF-F is the standard > I've used a tiff file about 5 times in the last 5 years. > Wouldn't know what to do with one if it hit me. you never fax ? computer based faxing is mainly based on tiff-f format. the format that pmfax uses > These days people send documents around as *.pdf I'd be willing to wager word docs (unfortunatly...) is what majority use... > > How would you make a multipage tiff file? > Could you use CopyShop/2 ImageScan/2 or TAME/2 I'm not sure if I ever used ImageScan or Tame; CopyShop supports hundred of formats as (provided by the ULead libraries) including TIFF-F. scanning to PMfax creates multipage TIFF (-F) files > > > Voytek Eymont wrote: > > SNIP >> Daryl >> >> pile of TIFF files....? how do you manage that ? TIFF-F is multi page >> TIFF file, as used by PMfax, as >> well, AFAIK, it is the industry standard for doc imaging. >> >> with scanned tiff file, it's just one file, dble click, and, in 1/10 of >> the time that it takes >> acrobat to start, you view the files in PMfax, (or, a varirty of other >> viewers) >> and, you can, anotate them, >> and, the quality is better. >> >> >> >> Voytek Eymont > >> > >> >> . >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:57:45 +1100 (AEDT) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Australian IT On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:14:34 +1100 (EST), australianIT dot com dot au wrote: > >Microsoft targets car market >FIRST Microsoft set out to put a computer in every home. Now the >software giant wants to put one in every vehicle as well. >http://email.news dot com dot au/ct/click?q=c8-2lnnQWOPdb8tYyYpK270Tecv Arrgh!! You thought tolls were our only problem...?!? Soon it won't be safe to drive on our roads. Next, Bernie Eggleston had better watch out! Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:18:24 +1100 From: Dennis Nolan Subject: Thunderbird Well I've got Thunderbird working. The problem was having the IBM Browser installed, with it's entry first in the dpath statement in Config.sys. There is great comunilaty of dlls for the Mozilla products, and the IBM Browser were earlier versions which didn't work. With a bit of luck Firebird will now work. Regards Dennis. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 21:56:49 +1100 From: "Stan Pallis" Subject: Re: Australian IT The Microsoft platform is already in 23 different car models, including the BMW 7 series, Citroen, Daimler, Fiat, Volvo, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Toyota Well I won't be buying these then -----Original Message----- From: John Angelico [mailto:talldad at kepl dot com dot au] Sent: Monday, 1 December 2003 3:58 PM To: OS/2 SIG Mailing List; Frank Gurrieri (work); Neocast Howard; Patrick Cahill Subject: Re: Australian IT On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:14:34 +1100 (EST), australianIT dot com dot au wrote: > >Microsoft targets car market >FIRST Microsoft set out to put a computer in every home. Now the >software giant wants to put one in every vehicle as well. >http://email.news dot com dot au/ct/click?q=c8-2lnnQWOPdb8tYyYpK270Tecv Arrgh!! You thought tolls were our only problem...?!? Soon it won't be safe to drive on our roads. Next, Bernie Eggleston had better watch out! Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:32:10 +1100 (AEDT) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Australian IT On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 21:56:49 +1100, Stan Pallis wrote: >The Microsoft platform is already in 23 different car models, including the >BMW 7 series, Citroen, Daimler, Fiat, Volvo, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Subaru and >Toyota >Well I won't be buying these then Notice they carefully avoid the Thai Finance Minister's sad experience with his Beamer... PS: did you see the link in Aust IT to a story about MoTec software to analyse on-track performance? Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... WHO said Windows was a Power Tool??? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------