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From: tim@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Tim Pugh 776-5253)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Soft PC
Message-ID: <1991May8.164603.23524@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
Date: 8 May 91 16:46:03 GMT
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mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) writes:

>In article <1991May3.184530.19369@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> rjv21207@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Randal John Vose) writes:
>>Yet another question from a future NeXT owner:
>>
>>I've read articles and seen references to "Soft PC" for the NeXT.  Does this
>>program really live up to it's name?  (sorry if I'm repeating something that
>>was already discussed...)  
>>

>The only gripe I have is that I can't get it to print! For awhile, sending
>output to /tmp/dosOUT worked fine. Then you just had to lpr /tmp/dosOUT
>when you were done with your SoftPC session.

>Now, however, I cannot get it to output ANYTHING. Calls to Insigna 
>Solutions have been met with "No one available now. Can someone return
>your call?" Well, I'm not sure. 

>I'm going to call again right now. If anything positive happens, I'll
>definitely post it.

>Other than the printing, I love the program!

Unfortunately, I must report a problem with the floppy disk drive.
Normal operation provides for booting DOS from a virtual C: drive.
On my system:

	68040 NeXTcube
	NeXT Step 2.1
	PLI SuperFloppy 2.8 (external)

I am able to boot from virtual C: but subsequently am unable to
access A: drive.  I can overcome the problem if I boot from A:
dirve using a floppy formatted with the system (s) option under
DOS 3.3.

Apparently, not all systems configured like mine have the problem.
In particulay, the Insigna Solutions rep (Dave) has such a system
but does not have the problem?  I would appreciate hearing from
anyone else who has this problem.

Tim