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In article <2g6khh$l0k@silver.shef.ac.uk> cck@kuso.shef.ac.uk writes:

	Ah, My old school. Sigh, all those years in Sheffiels ...
	Rather interesting host name that 8-)

>Has anyone had difficulty getting TrueType fonts to install under
>Windows 3.1J?

	Which fonts are you thinking of? I should be getting my
	hands on a new (Jpop speaking) PC soon, as I will have to
	configure it for the OLs, maybe I can keep a look out.

>I have tried both Microsoft and IBM Windows 3.1J fresh out of the
>shrink wrapping with the same problem.  The individual files are
>expanded but at the assembly stage, I get an error message
>telling me to call IBM or Microsoft Technical Support.

	Can you send me the message? I'll get my better half to
	ring them on "your" behalf.

	[munch]
>Unfortunately, this did not work with the TrueType files supplied
>with Microsoft Word (also fresh out of the shrink wrap).

	Hmm, no comment.

>My machine is a 40 mHz 386 with 20 megs of memory.  I have had
>the same problem on a 25 mHz with 8 megs of memory.  The problem
>occurs whether Windows is running on top of DRDOS/V or IBM
>PCDOS/V.  It occurs when I boot from a specially made floppy that
>is an absolutely bog standard DOS/V config.sys with no TSRs, no
>disk cache.

	I think the preferred one is MS-DOS 5.0/V, although
	6.x/V is now out and about.

>I have not called technical support for two reasons.  One, it is
>a damn expensive call from the UK and two, when I have called IBM
	^^^^^^^^^
	See above.

>in the past, I have found their support people thick as planks.

	Actually, I usually deal in workstation environments and UNIX,
	I don't read kanji (the MA fees were just too high!), so my
	automatic response is to switch to English. 

	The typical Japanese, on encountering any of the above problem
	you are experiencing will pick up the phone and start dialing.
	Trying to think it through just would not occur to them, viz,
	installing Sunos 4.1.2JLE would have taken me an hour, it took
	Black Death (nickname for my boos) 2.5 days and 1 phonecall every
	15m. Its still isn't right either!

	Peter
	----*
	B.Eng Control Engineering 8-)

	PS: I only tripped across this, I am usually found on rec.arts.anime
	so don't post a reply, please EMAIL. I would have done the same
	but my TRN blows a gasket on Mailing.


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