Don Nickell wrote to Robert Bashe on 05.Jan 1997:
[Importing graphics files into WP 5.1(+)...]
DN> Hmmm... Sounds like I should play with various formats. I've been
DN> using Paint Shop Pro and there are about 25 formats available. I've
DN> tried TTIF, WPG, and PCX with no luck. The WPG is probably a later
DN> standard. I also have Logitech's cheapo FTCOLOR and they have 2
DN> TTIFs I see; neither work.
Your experience with WPG and PCX formats surprises me... to my knowledge, 
there has never been a change in the WPG format and the PCX format is 
standardized. Of course, it's possible that Paint Shop Pro writes slightly 
incompatible formats.
I import WPG files written by ChemWin (a chemical structural formula drawing 
program for Windows) into WP 5.1 regularly.
What does WP say when you try to import one of these files? Just 
"incompatible format"?
The only problems I've ever had were with TIF files.
Cheers, Bob
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From: STEVE SHATTUCK                                        Time: 10:38am
\/To: ROBERT BASHE                                        (Read 5 times)
Subj: R: WP 5.1+ graphics

When Robert enlightened Don Nickell about WP 5.1+ graphics

RB>Your experience with WPG and PCX formats surprises me... to my
RB>knowledge, there has never been a change in the WPG format and the
RB>PCX format is standardized. Of course, it's possible that Paint Shop
RB>Pro writes slightly incompatible formats.

The WPG format has been changed at least 6 times since version 4.2.  
Initially started out as a bit-mapped format, added support for TIFF and 
PCX under the WPG extension, added several Vector graphics formats, also 
under the hood, so for example, if you bought the Graphics package that 
was released with WP 5.1 for Windows, the graphics could not be used in 
any DOS version at the time.

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From: HERB PALM                                             Time: 08:28am
\/To: LUTZ WINKLER                                        (Read 5 times)
Subj: WPDOS6 FAXx

LW> HP>  COM1 - addr 03F8  IRQ 4
LW> HP>  COM2 - addr 02F8  IRQ 3
LW> HP>  COM3 - addr 03E8  IRQ 3
LW> HP>  COM4 - addr 02E8  IRQ 4
Snip . . .
LW> Sorry, Herb. While the addresses you listed are correct, the IRQ
LW>assignments are not. By default, COM1 and 3 share IRQ4 and COM2 and 4
LW>share IRQ3.
Your reference, please.  I'm going by notes I saved from some time ago
and can't find my original reference.    Herb.
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From: STEVE SHATTUCK                                        Time: 10:38am
\/To: HERB PALM                                           (Read 5 times)
Subj: R: WPDOS6 FAXx

When Herb enlightened Lutz Winkler about WPDOS6 FAXx

HP>  COM1 - addr 03F8  IRQ 4
HP>  COM2 - addr 02F8  IRQ 3
HP>  COM3 - addr 03E8  IRQ 3
HP>  COM4 - addr 02E8  IRQ 4

LW> Sorry, Herb. While the addresses you listed are correct, the IRQ
LW>assignments are not. By default, COM1 and 3 share IRQ4 and COM2
LW>and 4 share IRQ3.

HP>Your reference, please.  I'm going by notes I saved from some time
HP>ago and can't find my original reference.    Herb.

Microsoft Knowledgebase.  In fact there is an easy way to remember the 
proper IRQ assignments, "The sum of the port number and the IRQ is 5 for 
low ports and 7 for high ports."  Thus:

COM 1 + IRQ 4 = 5
COM 2 + IRQ 3 = 5
COM 3 + IRQ 4 = 7
COM 4 + IRQ 3 = 7

No need to resort to tables, which in your case are obviously WRONG.  
Also, for absolute accuracy, these are not exactly the stand.  IBM used 
different IRQ's in the original PS2.  Also for absolute accuracy, these 
are "standards" and NOT absolutes.  My modem runs under COM3/IRQ5 simply 
to avoid Windows 95's reluctance to share IRQ's.

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From: JEFF NEWMAN                                           Time: 11:51pm
\/To: ROBERT BASHE                                        (Read 5 times)
Subj: WP 5.1+ graphics

On (07 Jan 97) Robert Bashe wrote to Don Nickell...
 RB> [Importing graphics files into WP 5.1(+)...]
 RB> Your experience with WPG and PCX formats surprises me... to my
 RB> knowledge, there has never been a change in the WPG format and the PCX
Bob, The Original DOS5.0 WPG file stayed the same for 5.1. A new and
improved WPG file format appeared in WP Presentations, and I am 
fairly sure the 6.x variations have still another "enhancement"
I believe PCX has at least 3 variations also, but TIFF has even more.
I imported a TIFF file into an overhead, added a title and had 
a 1+ meg file that a 3meg HP II printer could not handle. I had
to export it as a PCX to reduce size.
"The nice thing about standards is there's so many of them..."
author forgotten
... ... Very good, Mr. Einstien, but next time please show your work.
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